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Radio 4,17 Apr 2015,58 mins
Carey Mulligan, Julie Fowlis, Election Manifestos, Katherine Freese of Nordita, Revenge porn
Woman's HourAvailable for over a year
Actor Carey Mulligan on her leading role as Bathsheba Everdene in the new film version of Thomas Hardy's Far From The Madding Crowd. Election manifestos: Allegra Stratton on the big offers for women in the party manifestos and the impact of the opposition leaders' debate, with women leaders in the majority. Revenge Porn in honour based communities: Newsnight's Katie Razzall on how women have found themselves the target of blackmail and the devastating impact it had on their lives. Katherine Freese, American cosmologist and first female director of the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics talks to Jenni about her passion for the search for dark matter. Singer Julie Fowlis has been nominated for Best Artist at the Radio 2 Folk Awards. She joins Jenni to talk about singing the theme song from Brave, having two daughters, recording her fourth studio album, getting a degree and touring all over the world. Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Rebecca Myatt.
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