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Anorexia, Iowa Democrats, Churchill's Cook

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We speak to Hannah Pearson who's 25 and has anorexia and bulimia. She recently asked for help from a specialist NHS eating disorder service close to where she lives but because she isn鈥檛 considered underweight enough she鈥檚 been told she has to wait 18 months. We hear from Hannah as well as Agnes Ayton from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Last night, Americans living in Iowa had their say on who they think is the best Democrat candidate to beat Donald Trump. Women candidates include Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar. We speak to Dr Anne-Marie Angelo, originally from Virginia, who鈥檚 now Senior Lecturer in American History at Sussex University in Brighton.

There was a time when domestic service was the single biggest employer of women in the UK but many of their stories have been forgotten. Author and historian Annie Gray is putting things right with her new book, Victory in the Kitchen. It tells the story of Georgina Landemare鈥檚 journey from scullery maid to the much-admired cook of the Churchill family. She's joined by Edwina Brocklesby, Georgina鈥檚 granddaughter.

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Eating Disorders: Information and Support









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  • Tue 4 Feb 2020 10:00

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