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Carla Bruni on her new album; Covid and working class women; Author Onjali Rauf; The English GCSE Syllabus

Carla Bruni talks about the inspiration behind her new album. Covid and working class women. Plus author Onjali Rauf on her new book, told from a bully's point of view .

Carla Bruni's new album is described as "a wholehearted embracing of her true self." She talks to Sangita about the inspiration behind it and life under lockdown.

The impact of Covid-19 on working class women.

Plus the choices of set texts offered by the major exam boards for GCSE English literature. Djamila Boothman, an English and Assistant headteacher at a school in North London and children鈥檚 author Onjali Rauf discuss why we need more books written by authors of different backgrounds and ethnicities

And Onjali Rauf will also be talking about her new book The Night Bus Hero which is told from the point of view of a bully.

Presenter: Sangita Myska
Producer: Beverley Purcell

Guest: Carla Bruni
Guest: Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson
Guest: Onjali Rauf
Guest: Djamila Boothman

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45 minutes

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  • Wed 14 Oct 2020 10:00

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