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Weekend Woman's Hour - Jacqueline Wilson, Samosas, Young women poets

Dame Jacqueline Wilson brings back the Tracy Beaker character in her latest novel, we Cook The Perfect samosas with Romy Gill and Charly Cox and Nikita Gill perform poetry

Dame Jacqueline Wilson will be telling us about her new Tracey Beaker novel twenty-six years after her first appearance in a book.

We hear from the writer Leta Hong Fincher about the feminist movement within China.

Two bereaved fathers Paul Williams and Adam Powsney tell us about how they were affected by the loss of their babies.

The Conservative MP for Faversham and Kent, Helen Whately, tells us how the party is working to get more women involved in Tory politics.

Romy Gill the first Indian woman to own and run a restaurant in the UK cooks vegetarian samosas.

We discuss the impact of voice recognition devices on family life. Katherine Hill from Care for the Family and Janet Read Professor in Child Computer Interaction at the University of Central Lancashire talk about pros and cons of these devices in our homes.

Two young poets Nikita Gill and Charly Cox perform their work and discuss how they are using writing about their experiences to challenge societal norms.

Presented by Jane Garvey
Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed
Editor: Erin Riley

Guest: Dame Jacqueline Wilson
Guest: Paul William
Guest: Adam Powsney
Guest: Helen Whately
Guest: Leta Hong Fincher
Guest: Rebecca Smith and Neil Smith and their children,
Guest: Alice Molly and Rose Smith
Guest: Katharine Hill, and Janet Read.
Guest: Romy Gill
Guest: Charly Cox and Nikita Gill.
Reporter: Andrew Fletcher

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57 minutes

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  • Sat 6 Oct 2018 16:00

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