11/06/2010
Presented by Sheila McClennon. Women who love football and men who hate it; Cornelia Sorabji - India's first woman barrister; grandparenting in Europe; autism and mental health.
Presented by Sheila McClennon
Women who love football and men who hate it! With the World Cup kicking off today, Sheila McClennon talks to football mad sports commentator Julie Welch and to Will Buckley, author of "The Man Who Hated Football"
Cornelia Sorabji, India's first woman barrister is the subject of a book by her nephew Professor Richard Sorabji;
Grandparenting in Europe - a new report from the pressure group Grandparents Plus. Does Britain have anything to learn from policies in other European countries that support grandparents as carers for their grandchildren and how would this fit with the new government's ideology and spending cuts? Sheila McClennon talks to Sarah Wellard of Grandparents Plus and Professor Sarah Harper of the Oxford Centre for Ageing.
And Autism and Mental Health - the National Autistic Society says mental health services are failing children with autism and that many of their mental health problems go undiagnosed. Sheila McClennon talks to Dr Judith Gould of the National Autistic Society and Barbara McIntosh, Foundation for People with Learning Difficulties.
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Autism & Mental Health
Autistic children's mental health problems may be going untreated. Dr Judith Gould and Dr Barbara McIntosh discuss new research.
Duration: 15:58
World Cup Woes
Women who love football and men who hate it! With writers Will Buckley and Julie Welch.
Duration: 08:12
Cornelia Sorabji
The story of India's first woman barrister, according to her nephew Richard Sorabji.
Duration: 07:11
Grandparents & Childcare
Should the UK be doing more to recognise the role grandparents play in childcare? Sarah Wellard from Grandparents Plus, and Professor of Gerontology Sarah Harper discuss.
Duration: 10:20
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- Fri 11 Jun 2010 10:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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