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28/03/2011

With Jane Garvey. The implications of the new French law banning face veils, author Jean Auel, Australian child migrants, the influence of the Aesthetic movement in Britain.

With Jane Garvey. We examine a new law which comes into effect next month in France which will ban Muslim women from wearing the Niqab, or the full face veil in any public place. The author Jean Auel talks about the long awaited instalment in her "Clan of the Cave Bear" series. This week the film "Oranges and Sunshine" opens in London and tells the story of what happened to the thousands of British children sent for a "better life" to countries like Canada and Australia by the Child Migrant Trust. We talk to Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who was instrumental in uncovering what had happened. And we look at the role of women in the aesthetic movement in nineteenth century Britain.

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Mon 28 Mar 2011 10:00

Chapters

  • FRANCE AND THE VEIL

    On 11 April a new law will ban Muslim women from wearing the Niqab, or the full face veil in public. The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Correspondent Christian Fraser reports. Sihem Habchi & Salma Yaqoob discuss.

    Duration: 10:01

  • MARGARET HUMPHREYS AND THE CHILD MIGRANTS

    From the 1920s-70s more than 130,000 British children were sent to former colonies where many suffered abuse. The film Oranges and Sunshine tells the story. Jane discusses with Margaret Humphreys.

    Duration: 12:31

  • THE CULT OF BEAUTY

    The V&A exhibition ‘The Cult of Beauty – The Aesthetic Movement 1860 – 1900’ opens this week. Stephen Calloway, curator & Elizabeth Prettejohn, Prof. History of Art at University of Bristol, discuss.

    Duration: 07:17

  • JEAN AUEL

    Jean Auel, author of the Earth’s Children series which began with The Clan of the Cave Bear, talks about her writing, fascination with Ice Age people, & her lead character, Ayla.

    Duration: 11:12

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  • Mon 28 Mar 2011 10:00

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