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Lorraine Pascale, older women and Labour, the Fab Four, smoking

Including memories of Beatlemania, Lorraine Pascale cooks the perfect chocolate mousse, and as Stoptober gets underway, we look at girls and smoking. Presented by Jenni Murray.

Was it John, Paul, George or Ringo for you? We relive Beatlemania. Lorraine Pascale Cooks The Perfect Chocolate Mousse. Harriet Harman talks about Labour's new commission on older women - how will it combat the 'toxic combination' of ageism and sexism? And as the anti smoking month of Stoptober gets underway we look at young girls and smoking. Presented by Jenni Murray.

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58 minutes

Chapters

  • Labour’s Commission on Older Women

    Jenni talks to Harriet Harman about why Labour is targeting women over 50 and how successful they are likely to be in winning their votes.

    Duration: 10:27

  • Cook the Perfect Chocolate Mousse with Lorraine Pascale

    Successful TV chef and former top model Lorraine Pascale will be demonstrating how to create her chocolate mousse with raspberries – light, fluffy and terribly tempting.

    Duration: 11:18

  • Women and Smoking

    This month smokers are being encouraged to give up cigarettes for 28 days. It’s called Stoptober.

    Duration: 05:44

  • Demeter and Persephone

    Professor Edith Hall looks at the love of a mother for her daughter through the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone.

    Duration: 04:12

  • Memories of the Fab Four

    Fifty years ago, The Beatles released their first single, Love Me Do. The song was in 1960’s terms a minor hit, peaking at number 17 in the charts, but it heralded the start of Beatlemania.

    Duration: 10:11

Broadcast

  • Wed 3 Oct 2012 10:00

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