03/11/2010
Presented by Jane Garvey. Joan Rivers on her film A Piece of Work. News on the US Mid Term elections, Dolphin expert Janet Mann, author Michael Holroyd on his new book.
Presented by Jane Garvey. Joan Rivers on her film 'A Piece of Work' . The documentary follows her during her 75th year and is a brutally honest look at the ruthless entertainment industry.The biographer Michael Holroyd talks about his latest work:A Book of Secrets. Professor Janet Mann is one of the worlds leading authorities on dolphin behaviour and she tells Jane about the secret world she's captured on film for the 91热爆's 'Natural World' series. And the results of the mid term elections in the United States. With many disgruntled with the Obama administration, the threat of the Tea Party candidates to the Republican Party will today's vote be the "political earthquake" within the US some expect? And will this be the Year of the Republican Woman and how will the so-called Mama Grizzlies fare?
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Joan Rivers
The comedian discusses the making of a documentary that follows her throughout her 75th year
Duration: 13:46
US Mid-Term Elections
Prof Cindy Weber from Sussex University, and Sheila Norman-Culp, from Associated Press in London, unpick the outcomes for Republican women and 'Mama Grizzlies'.
Duration: 10:22
Janet Mann - dolphin expert
Prof Janet Mann, one of the world's leading authorities on dolphins, on her work with the Shark Bay and Dolphin Research Project in Western Australia
Duration: 09:53
Women on the fringes of high society
Michael Holroyd discusses the lives of Vita Sackville-West, Violet Trefusis and others in his latest biography 鈥楢 Book of Secrets: Illegitimate Daughters, Absent Fathers'.
Duration: 06:47
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- Wed 3 Nov 2010 10:0091热爆 Radio 4
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