02/11/2010
Presented by Jane Garvey. Including Maureen Lipman on her new collection of monologues, civil partnership v marriage - why the difference? and how to survive parents' evening.
Presented by Jane Garvey. Maureen Lipman joins Jane to talk about the art of delivering a monologue. As a campaign for gay marriage/heterosexual civil partnership gets underway, we discuss whether they should be open to all couples. Now is the season of parents' evenings, so how do you get the most out of them? And the Court Yard Hounds perform live.
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Gay marriage and civil partnerships
Prof Robert Wintemute from Kings College London, and Kathy Gyngell, from the Centre for Policy Studies discuss whether the laws around marriage and civil partnerships should be changed.
Duration: 11:50
Maureen Lipman
British actress, columnist and comedienne Maureen Lipman talks about her knack for making the everyday supremely entertaining.
Duration: 11:20
Parents’ Evenings: how do deal with them
Dr Janine Spencer, Developmental Psychologist at Brunel University, and Justine Roberts, Chief Executive of Mumsnet, discuss how to get the most out of Parents' Evenings.
Duration: 08:51
Court Yard Hounds
Sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robison, two-thirds of the American country band the Dixie Chicks, on their new band Court Yard Hounds
Duration: 43:24
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- Tue 2 Nov 2010 10:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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