Listener Week: Leaving a legacy, Periods through history, Belly dancing

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Teaching 'grit', Amnesty International UK, Brain Aneurysm play, New Age of Sexism

How do we teach children to have grit? That's what the Government is suggesting needs to be a new focus in schools, to bolster children's mental health. To discuss how parents can help their children develop resilience, Anita Rani is joined by Sue Atkins, parenting coach and auth ...  Show more

Kate Nash, Sarah Brown, Cardiac surgeon Dr Indu Deglurkar

Rising to fame at the age of 20, Kate Nash soon became a staple of the British music scene in the late 2000s. Her first album, Made of Bricks, reached number one in the UK and stayed in the UK charts for more than forty consecutive weeks and she’s won a Brit Award. But she’s spok ...  Show more

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