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We talk to journalist Fiona Govan based in Madrid who writes for Olive Press about the controversy surrounding a new ad campaign in Spain proclaiming 鈥淎ll Bodies are Beach Bodies鈥�. Posters including women of all shapes and sizes, including women with mastectomies with a slogan 鈥淪ummer Belongs to Us too.鈥� Helpful messaging? Or 鈥渁bsurd鈥� as some opposition politicians claim which is creating 鈥渁 problem where it doesn鈥檛 exist鈥�.

Should children who misbehave be excluded permanently from school? Recently, Southwark Council in London hit the headlines when it urged its headteachers to sign up to an 鈥業nclusion Charter鈥� to avoid school exclusions. Some campaigners argue that excluding troubled children leaves them vulnerable to exploitation and puts them at risk of becoming part of a world of crime. Others say that it is necessary to exclude pupils who are disrupting the education of others or pose a danger to staff and other children. Anita is joined by Louisa McGeehan, chief executive of Just for Kids Law, a legal charity for children and young people; Tom Bennett, School Behaviour Advisor to the Department for Education, and Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson, headteacher of Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham.

We talk to Namulanta Kombo about her award winning podcast 鈥淒ear Daughter鈥� which started with her idea of writing letters to her young daughter with advice for life.

And the writer and comedian Helen Wood who wrote shows such as 鈥楾he Usherettes鈥� and 鈥楾he National Trust Fan Club鈥� tells us about her latest production 鈥楲et鈥檚 Talk About Philip鈥� which explores the the mystery and secret surrounding her brother鈥檚 death 32 years ago.

Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
Studio Manager: Sue Maillot