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27/01/2011

With Jenni Murray. Including women playing male Shakespearean roles. Are milk teeth being neglected? Maria Sveland, author of Bitter Bitch; and women and computer gaming.

Jenni Murray presents. Including Swedish author Maria Sveland who talks about her novel "Bitter Bitch", described as a 'Fear of Flying for the 21st century'. Online games may be thought of as the preserve of geeky blokes and teenage boys - but new research shows women particularly those over fifty are taking an increasing interest. What games are women playing, and why? In the twenties one of the biggest stars of the screen was a Danish actress called Asta Nielsen. One of her most famous roles was as Hamlet. To mark a screening of the film we'll be talking about her performance and talking about the present-day actresses who are taking on some of the traditionally male roles in Shakespeare. Jenni is joined by acclaimed actress Kathryn Hunter and by Professor Tony Howard. And a leading paediatric dentist, Monty Duggal, explains why he thinks dentists are routinely failing children with serious tooth decay.

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45 minutes

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Thu 27 Jan 2011 10:00

Chapters

  • Milk Teeth

    A Leeds dentist describes as ‘supervised neglect’ the way children’s teeth are not being properly cared for. Jenni is joined by Monty Duggal, Professor of Paediatric Dentistry at Leeds University.

    Duration: 08:10

  • Women and Equality

    Maria Sveland is the author of the autobiographical novel Bitter Bitch. It asks how society can enshrines equality between men and women when family life for most of us, underlines inequality.

    Duration: 10:26

  • Women and Gaming

    New research shows that more women are taking an interest in online games. Jenni is joined by Belinda Parmer, founder of Lady Geek TV and Aubrey Fry, creative director of Sine Wave Company.

    Duration: 10:12

  • Podcaster Amy Kavanagh

    Woman's Hour listener Amy Kavanagh tells us about her podcast listening habits.

    Duration: 01:07

  • Women as Hamlet

    Jenni is joined by Professor Tony Howard of the University of Warwick and by Kathryn Hunter who's played Richard III, the Fool in King Lear and as King Lear himself.

    Duration: 10:58

Broadcast

  • Thu 27 Jan 2011 10:00

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