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Katy B; Why we cheat on our partners; Growing up in care

Katy B talks about her new album and performs live. How you tell if your partner is going to cheat. Plus a woman who describes herself as a 'care leaver in recovery'.

Katy B's back with a brand new album Little Red - the long awaited follow up to her hugely popular debut On a Mission. She talks to Jane Garvey about "growing up" her career so far and performs "Crying For No Reason" from the album live in the Woman's Hour Studio.

It's estimated that more than a 100,000 women served as nurses in WW1, often on the Front Line. One, Elsie Knocker, was a British nurse who joined the Belgian army, setting up an advance first aid post in the cellar of a house close to the fighting. Later known as Baroness de T'Serclaes, she described her war work when talking to Woman's Hour in 1964 . Plus we look at the trauma nurses experienced as a result of serving at the front.

Over 30 years ago, aged just 9 Jenny Molloy walked into a London Police Station with her younger brothers and asked to be taken into care. Referring to herself as a 'care leaver in recovery' Jenny, now a grandmother, talks about growing up in children's homes but still visiting her alcoholic parents and the impact that's had on her as an adult. And we explore the importance, or not, of keeping links with your birth family.

Plus Why Men REALLY Cheat: The Psychological Secrets of Male Infidelity. Is your man a "Chameleon" or a "Manipulator". By identifying which category your partner fits is it possible to understand why they're cheating or even perhaps to avoid getting involved with them in the first place. Is it possible pre-empt an affair? Does the same mixture of psychological and environmental factors encourage women to cheat too?

Presented by Jane Garvey.
Edited and Produced by Beverley Purcell.

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58 minutes

Chapters

  • Growing Up in Care

    At the age of 9 Jenny Molloy walked into a police station and asked to be taken into care

    Duration: 11:37

  • Katy B

    The singer performs live and talks about her career, fame and her musical dad

    Duration: 09:24

  • WW1: Nursing on the Front Line

    The experiences of the women who served in the Great War

    Duration: 12:05

  • Why Men Really Cheat

    Author Martyn Stewart identifies the 27 different types of men who are unfaithful

    Duration: 09:56

Growing Up in Care

In 1983, at the age of nine Jenny Molloy walked into Stoke Newington Police Station with her two younger brothers and asked to be taken into care. Referring to herself as a 鈥榗are leaver in recovery鈥 Jenny, now a grandmother, joins Jane Garvey to talk about growing up in children鈥檚 homes with regular visits to her alcoholic parents and the impact on her adult life. Independent social worker, Joanna Nicolas, joins them to explore the importance, or not, to keep links with their birth family if children are fostered.

Katy B

Singer Katy B is听back with a brand new album, Little Red - the long-awaited follow up to her hugely popular debut, On A Mission. She talks to Jane Garvey about her music, the BRIT school,听 her musical dad,听and how fame can get in the way of getting on the bus these days. And she听performs a beautiful new version of her single, Crying For No Reason, with piano, live in the Woman's Hour studio.

Little Red is out today on Columbia Records

WW1: Nursing on the Front Line

It鈥檚 estimated that more than a hundred thousand women served as nurses in World War One, often on the Front Line. One, Elsie Knocker, was a British nurse who joined the Belgian army, setting up an advance first aid post in the cellar of a house close to the fighting. Later known as Baroness de T'Serclaes, she described her war work when talking to Woman鈥檚 Hour in 1964. You can hear that interview, which is available as part of our and also as part of .

Joining Jane to discuss the trauma nurses experienced as a result of serving at the front is Professor Christine Hallett, Director of the UK Centre for the History of Nursing and Midwifery, and also historical adviser to the forthcoming 大象传媒 One drama about WW1 nurses, The Crimson Field.

Why Men Really Cheat

In an attempt to get to the root of male infidelity, Martyn Stewart identifies 27听different types of men in his book 鈥Why Men Really Cheat: The Psychological Secrets of Male Infidelity鈥.听 He claims these categories, including 鈥淭he Chameleon鈥 and 鈥淭he Manipulator鈥 are influenced by a mixture of psychological and environmental factors and that, in placing men into these categories, women can better understand both the reason for male infidelity and how to avoid unfaithful men.听 But is it possible pre-empt an affair?听 And do the same influences encourage women to cheat too?听 Jane speaks to Martyn Stewart and to author Kate Figes.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest Katy B
Interviewed Guest Christine Hallett
Interviewed Guest Jenny Molloy
Interviewed Guest Joanna Nicolas
Interviewed Guest Martyn Stewart
Interviewed Guest Kate Figes
Producer Beverley Purcell
Editor Beverley Purcell

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  • Mon 10 Feb 2014 10:00

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