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Naomie Harris, Prof Alexis Jay, former model Victoire Dauxerre

Naomie Harris on her new film Moonlight, and former catwalk model Victoire Dauxerre on why she had to leave a profession that put so much pressure on her to be super skinny.

Naomie Harris has been nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress for the film Moonlight. She tells us about her role as a crack addict mother and how she dealt with bullying at school.

Professor Alexis Jay the Chair of the Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse and author of the Jay Report talks about lessons learnt from Rotherham, and the desire to change awareness about the nature and extent of abuse.

French former model Victoire Dauxerre tells us about the reality of being on the catwalk for the major fashion houses and how she had to survive on just three apples a day to ensure she fit into the size 0 clothes.

Listener Val Dawson on why she's chosen to live in a cabin in her son's back garden.

The award winning actress Cherry Jones tells us about playing the iconic role of aging Southern Belle Amanda Wingfield in Tennessee Williams' play The Glass Menagerie.

A new ±«Óãtv drama The Moorside is set around the fake kidnapping of nine year old Shannon Matthews, which dominated the news in 2008. The drama focuses on the local women in the community who worked to find her. We hear from one of them Natalie Murray about life on the estate.

The writer, director and actress Alice Lowe discusses her new film Prevenge. It's a dark British comedy horror film about a pregnant woman on a killing spree. Alice tells us why she wrote and starred in the film when she was herself seven months pregnant.

Presented by Jane Garvey
Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed
Editor: Jane Thurlow.

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58 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jane Garvey
Producer Rabeka Nurmahomed
Editor Jane Thurlow
Interviewed Guest Naomie Harris
Interviewed Guest Alexis Jay
Interviewed Guest Victoire Dauxerre
Interviewed Guest Val Dawson
Interviewed Guest Cherry Jones
Interviewed Guest Natalie Murray
Interviewed Guest Alice Lowe

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  • Sat 11 Feb 2017 16:00

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