Women's Boat Race, Football Clubs' Sexual Consent Training, Becoming Deaf Aged Four
With Jenni Murray. Including Clare Balding on the Women's Boat Race, sexual consent training for footballers, how the role of grandmother is changing and the joy of sidecars.
Oxford and Cambridge Women's Boat Race: Saturday marks a moment of history when for the first time the Women's Boat Race is rowed on the same day and over the same course as the men's. Clare Balding will present coverage of the race. She joins Jenni to consider its history and what it means for women's sport.
Sexual consent training for footballers: Brighton and Hove Albion FC is one of the first clubs to provide training to its young male and female players. Jenni talks to Sue Parris, head of education and welfare and footballer Chike Kandi.
Joy of Sidecars: Anna King reports on the motorbike enthusiasts who carry on biking when they have children by bolting on a sidecar and taking them along.
Supporting Deaf Children and their Families: Susan Daniels, CEO of the National Deaf Children's Society has been deaf since she was four years old. She talks to Jenni about her experiences of growing up as a deaf child, the work of the NDCS and what needs to be done to ensure that all deaf children reach their true potential.
The Role of the Grandmother: 70-year old Virginia Ironside, journalist, agony aunt and grandmother of two and Helen McCarthy, historian of modern Britain at Queen Mary University of London debate how being a grandma has changed over the past 100-years.
Presenter: Jenni Murray
Producer: Rebecca Myatt.
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Women's Boat Race
On Saturday the Women's boat race is taking place on the same day as the Men's.
Football Clubs and Sexual Consent Training
Brighton and Hove Albion are now training players in issues of sexual consent.
Motorcycle Sidecars
Families who didn't give up their motorbikes for a sensible car but use a sidecar instead
The Women's Boat Race
Saturday marks a moment of history when for the first time the Women鈥檚 Boat Race is rowed on the same day and over the same course as the men鈥檚.聽 Clare Balding will be presenting coverage of the race.聽 She joins Jenni to look forward to the race, to consider its history and what it means for women鈥檚 sport and, perhaps, to give us a hint about whether Oxford or Cambridge will be crossing the finishing line first. 聽
Football Clubs and Sexual Consent Training
Brighton and Hove Albion football club have been giving its players training in issues around sexual consent. The club is one of the first to provide the training to its young male and female players. In 2013 four of the club鈥檚 players were found not guilty of sexual assault on a young woman. Jenni hears from Sue Parris, the club鈥檚 head of education and welfare about why they chose to educate the players. They are joined by footballer Chike Kandi, who took part in the training session.聽Becoming Deaf Aged Four
When Susan Daniels became CEO of the National Deaf Children鈥檚 Society back in 1992 she was very much a pioneer.聽 聽聽At the time there weren鈥檛 that many female CEO鈥檚 of national charities 鈥� let alone ones who had been deaf since they were 4 years old.聽 Susan joins Jenni to talk about her own experiences of growing up as a deaf child, the work of the NDCS and what more needs to be done to ensure that all deaf children reach their true potential.聽
The changing role of the Grandmother
Are you a Nana, Granny or NooNah? Are you 45 or 75? How do you grandparent differently? 71-year old Virginia Ironside, grandmother of two and author of "Yes! I Can Manage Thank You!" and Helen McCarthy, historian of modern Britain at Queen Mary University of London debate how the role of grandmas has changed over the past 100-years.Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Jenni Murray Producer Rebecca Myatt Interviewed Guest Clare Balding Interviewed Guest Helen McCarthy Interviewed Guest Virginia Ironside Interviewed Guest Susan Daniels Interviewed Guest Anna King Interviewed Guest Sue Parris Interviewed Guest Chike Kandi Broadcast
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