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Radio 4,15 Nov 2018,57 mins
Comedian Jessie Cave. Author Cath Staincliffe. Power List 2018; Amber Davis A&R Director at Warner/Chappell
Woman's HourAvailable for over a year
Jessie Cave is a comedian, cartoonist and actor and best known for her role as Lavender Brown in the Harry Potter films. She talks about her new play Sunrise, about moving on from a painful break-up and dating again as a single mother. Women serving time in English prisons are not getting the proper medical care when they are pregnant according to a study. We hear from the researcher Dr Laura Abbott, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery at the University of Hertfordshire and Naomi Delap, Director of the charity Birth Companions who support disadvantaged women during pregnancy and birth. . Crime novelist Cath Staincliffe is the creator of ITV’s Blue Murder and Radio 4’s serial Looking For Trouble. Her new book "Fear of Falling" depicts the friendship between Lydia and Bel and the struggles they face around having children. Why the focus on fertility and adoption? The Woman’s Hour 2018 Power List celebrates the Top 40 most successful women having an impact on the music we’re all listening to. Today we hear from Amber Davis A&R Director at Warner/Chappell. Presenter Jenni Murray Producer Beverley Purcell Guest Jessie Cave Guest Cath Staincliffe Guest Amber Davis Guest Dr Laura Abbott Guest; Naomi Delap
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