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Sophie Grabol - Sarah Lund in The Killing; Grey Pound Marketing

Presented by Jenni Murray. Sofie Grabol on Fortitude; grey pound marketing; Lisa McKenzie on working class women; Elsie Widdowson, nutritionist during WWII; and women in prison.

Jenni Murray speaks to Sofie Grabol, star of Danish detective drama The Killing. Sophie talks about appearing in brand new television crime thriller Fortitude where she plays the governor of a small Arctic town. She talks to Jenni about filming in Iceland, taking on a marathon work load after surviving breast cancer, and whether we might see the return of that famous jumper any time soon.

Joan Didion, Jessica Lange and Yasmina Rossi have all recently signed deals to become the faces of bigs brands. As we are seeing more over 50s faces in advertising, is this a cynical marketing ploy or symptomatic of a change in attitude to age and beauty? Tiff Stevenson, a comedian whose work draws on her fear of ageing and attitudes to older women in society; Tim Pethick, CEO of Saga Publishing and Sandra Howard, former model and fashion journalist discuss.

Academic Lisa McKenzie talks about her new book Getting By about the people who live on St Ann's estate in Nottingham, and being a working class woman with a PhD.

Forgotten Women of Science: Elsie Widdowson. The Science Museum in London is commemorating this with a special exhibition focusing on Churchill's interest in science. Rachel Boon is a curator of the exhibition and has inside knowledge on the women who made their mark in science during World War Two. Elsie Widdowson may not be a household name, but she was a nutritionist who made a huge impact on life at home during the war.

The Women's Justice Minister Simon Hughes says that the number of women being sent to prison needs to be reduced. But how can this be achieved in practice? 大象传媒 presenter Rachel Burden spent a day with women at Styal prison in Cheshire.

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45 minutes

Chapters

  • Sofie Gr氓b酶l

    Duration: 09:35

  • Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain

    Duration: 07:16

  • Forgotten women of science: Elsie Widdowson

    Duration: 05:04

  • Prisons

    Duration: 09:37

  • Grey Pound

    Duration: 10:47

Sofie Gr氓b酶l

Sofie聽Gr氓b酶l, star of Danish detective drama The Killing, is back on TV in crime thriller Fortitude, playing the Governor of a small Arctic town. She talks to Jenni about filming in Iceland,聽taking on a marathon work load after surviving breast cancer, and whether we might see the return of Sarah Lund's and her famous jumper any time soon.

Fortitude聽begins on Sky Atlantic on Thursday 29 January at 9pm.

Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain

Lisa McKenzie left her factory job after nine years of making tights, went to study at Nottingham University and is now a research fellow at the London School of Economics. But she doesn鈥檛 want to be middle class, she doesn鈥檛 care about opera and her new book 鈥淕etting By鈥 is about social inequality and working class women like herself, from the St Ann鈥檚 estate in Nottingham. Lisa talks about her unique life experience which enables her to bring the academic world and her local community together.

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Prisons

The Women鈥檚 Justice Minister Simon Hughes says that the number of women being sent to prison needs to be reduced. But how can this be achieved in practice?聽spent a day with women at Styal prison in Cheshire. She talks to聽Jenni about her experiences.

Forgotten women of science: Elsie Widdowson

It鈥檚 been fifty years since the death of Winston Churchill, a significant character in the fight for freedom during the Second World War. in London is commemorating this with a special exhibition focusing on Churchill鈥檚 interest in science. But as always, where are the women? Rachel Boon is a curator of the exhibition and she tells Jenni about the women who made their mark in science during World War Two. Elsie Widdowson may not be a household name, but she was a nutritionist who made a huge impact on life at home during the war.

Grey Pound

We鈥檙e seeing more over 50s faces in advertising. Joan Didion, Jessica Lange and Yasmina Rossi have all recently signed deals to become the faces of big brands. Is this a cynical marketing ploy or symptomatic of a change in attitude to age and beauty? Jenni is joined by聽Comedian , Tim Pethick, Saga Publishing, and former model and writer .

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest Sofie Grabol
Interviewed Guest Tiffany Stevenson
Interviewed Guest Sandra Howard
Interviewed Guest Tim Pethwick
Interviewed Guest Lisa McKenzie
Interviewed Guest Rachel Boon
Interviewed Guest Rachel Burden
Producer Rebecca Myatt

Broadcast

  • Thu 29 Jan 2015 10:00

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