Weekend Woman's Hour: Kim Cattrall, Modern families, Janet McQueen, Dark Justice
Kim Cattrall on her new TV role, the impact of the modern family on kids, Alexander McQueen's sister and muse Janet, plus simple tricks for your pregnancy wardrobe.
Kim Cattrall, the sexy sassy one in Sex and the City, talks about her new role tackling the subject of ageing, the menopause and midlife crisis.
Online vigilante group, Dark Justice, have set up fake profiles to catch paedophiles trying to groom young people. Should this vigilante action be encouraged or is it in fact putting lives at risk?
We examine the progression of the traditional secretary role and question whether they can be a good way up the career ladder for women or remain a sexist stereotype.
Do you need to change your entire wardrobe to feel and look good during pregnancy or are there a few simple tricks to avoid spending a fortune on new garments?
Janet McQueen talks about her brother the late Alexander McQueen and explains how she inspired his work.
The newest family forms include gay parents or women who have chosen sperm donation and to go it alone - but how do the children being raised in these families fare socially and psychologically?
And is the new remake of the film Cinderella still a magical tale of finding true love and overcoming evil or now a makeover myth about shoes and marrying into money?
Presented by Jane Garvey.
Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed
Editor: Beverley Purcell.
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Alexander McQueen
Known to his family as 鈥楲ee鈥�, Alexander McQueen鈥檚 career 鈥� first as chief designer at Givenchy, later going on to found his own label 鈥� saw the East End boy and unlikely darling of the fashion world become as well known for his ability to shock and provoke as for his creations. 聽His extravagant runway shows featured聽Gothic聽makeup, dresses made from fresh flowers, towering heels, butterflies and amputee models, while his designs exaggerated silhouettes and made low-slung jeans fashionable. 聽But the shows also invited controversy - with names like 'Cocaine Nights' and 'Highland Rape', critics labelled his work聽鈥榤isogynistic' 鈥� something he always denied. 聽聽In February 2010, on the eve of his mother's funeral, he took his own life, aged just 40.
Jane speaks to his sister Janet McQueen, and Andrew Wilson who has written a biography of the designer.
鈥楢lexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin鈥� by Andrew Wilson is out now, published by Simon & Schuster UK
Susan Golombok 鈥� Modern Families
Cinderella 鈥� how relevant is this fairy tale to a modern audience?
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Jane Garvey |
| Interviewed Guest | Kim Cattrall |
| Interviewed Guest | 'Scott' from Dark Justice |
| Interviewed Guest | Sharon Girling |
| Interviewed Guest | Rebecca Reid |
| Interviewed Guest | Lucy Brazier |
| Interviewed Guest | Melissa Murrell |
| Interviewed Guest | Jessica Clark |
| Interviewed Guest | Janet McQueen |
| Interviewed Guest | Andrew Wilson |
| Interviewed Guest | Susan Golombok |
| Interviewed Guest | Tracy McVeigh |
| Interviewed Guest | Charlie Byrne |
| Producer | Rabeka Nurmahomed |
| Editor | Beverley Purcell |
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- Sat 28 Mar 2015 16:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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