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Radio 4,10 Oct 2017,45 mins
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Dyslexia, Rise in Child-on-Child Sexual Assault
Woman's HourAvailable for over a year
BBC's Panorama has revealed a rise of 71% of reports to the Police of children sexually assaulting other children in the last four years. We explore what's behind this disturbing trend. Charlotte Gainsbourg, actress and singer, talks about her new album, being the child of famous parents, dealing with the death of her father when she was 19 and the more recent loss of her sister, Norway's national men's football team have just agreed a pay cut from 2018 to put the national women players on an equal footing. Would that ever happen here in the UK? Presenter and football commentator, Jacqui Oatley, joins Jane to examine the state of the women's game here and discuss who might take on the role of England women's manager with the departure of Mark Sampson. Margaret Rooke, the mother of a teenage daughter with dyslexia has interviewed 100 children around the world about the disadvantages and strengths of living with dyslexia. She, with teenager Leah, one of the interviewees in the book, discusses how dyslexia does not have to hold anyone back and how teachers and parents can help. As part of our Best Place To Be series, we looked at eight indicators including housing affordability. We speak to two women, one from a co-housing community in Lancaster, another who lives in a "guardian" house in Halewood in Liverpool Presenter: Jane Garvey Producer: Lucinda Montefiore.
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