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11/10/2010

Presented by Jane Garvey. Including the original IT girl Tara Palmer Tomkinson; Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter; children and hand washing; and new laws affecting women in Kenya.

Presented by Jane Garvey. Tara Palmer Tomkinson on her first novel 'Inheritance', her battle with drugs, and eating diamonds by mistake. World renowned violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter talks about her life and career. We look at Women's Rights in Kenya with Baroness Stern of Vauxhall and Mary Njeri of the Kenyan NGO the Coalition on Violence Against Women and we consider hygiene and toilets in British Schools as part of the Global Handwashing Day initiative.

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  • Tara Palmer Tomkinson

    The former IT girl on her new career as a chick-lit author

    Duration: 10:22

  • Kenyan Women's Rights

    Baroness Stern and Mary Njeri discuss how to get important equality legislation through the Kenyan parliament

    Duration: 10:14

  • Herring Girls

    The Scottish fisherwomen who came down to Yarmouth to work gutting herrings on the quays

    Duration: 04:45

  • Anne-Sophie Mutter

    World renowned violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter talks about her life and career.

    Duration: 08:54

  • Children and handwashing

    Hygiene and toilets in British Schools

    Duration: 06:29

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  • Mon 11 Oct 2010 10:00
    ±«Óãtv Radio 4

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