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Rochdale abuse; Helen Sharman; TV violence and women

Royal Ballet principal dancer Leanne Benjamin on retirement, and one father reacts to the Rochdale council report into how it failed to protect his daughter. With Jane Garvey.

Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Leanne Benjamin on leaving the stage after twenty years. One father's reaction to the Rochdale council report into how it failed to protect his daughter from sexual exploitation. Britain's first astronaut on her 1991 space flight. It's much easier to snoop on our partners thanks to digital technology, but is it ever a good thing to do? Violence against women and how it's become part of TV mainstream. Mental health - are women really more prone to depression and anxiety than men? How to stay friends with a couple when they part.
Presented by Jane Garvey.
Producer: Emma Wallace
Editor: Anne Peacock.

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58 minutes

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Presenter Jane Garvey
Editor Jane Thurlow

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  • Sat 25 May 2013 16:00

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