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Everybody's Talking About Jamie', Policing your child's social media. Life at home after residential treatment for anorexia.

'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' the musical, policing your child's social media accounts, and does the feminist movement need to make more room for working class women?

Everybody's Talking About Jamie' is a new musical based on the true-life subject of a 2011 大象传媒 documentary looking at a young man's desire to be a drag artist. The real Jamie Campbell and his mother Margaret join Jenni to talk about what it's like to have your life story performed on a West End stage.

In the summer we visited an eating disorders hospital where we spoke to a number of residential patients about their experiences of living with, and being treated for anorexia. But what's it like when you return home? Naomi and her parents share their story.

A coroner has said parents should have the right to monitor social media activity and called for social media "contracts" for parents. His comments came after it emerged the 15 year old killer of Spanish teacher Anne Maguire discussed his intentions on Facebook. So should parents police their teenage children's social media activity? a question for Caroline Hurst of Childnet International

Does the feminist movement need to make more room for working class women? A new essay-based book, 'Know Your Place', explores issues within working class culture. Two of the contributors Sian Norris and Cath Bore talk about their essays. Sian's focuses on growing up in a working class family with gay parents, while Cath's looks at the politics of being a female cleaner.

Plus a look ahead to this month's Late Night Woman's Hour all about hair.

Presenter Jenni Murray
Producer Beverley Purcell.

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Anorexia at home

Beat eating disorders https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ NHS eating disorders https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/eating-disorders/

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Role Contributor
Presenter Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest Jamie Campbell
Interviewed Guest Margaret Campbell
Interviewed Guest Caroline Hurst
Interviewed Guest Sian Norris
Interviewed Guest Cath Bore
Producer Beverley Purcell

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  • Fri 24 Nov 2017 10:00

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