A new ballet 'The Cellist' opens tonight at the Royal Opera House in London. It\u2019s inspired by the life and work of the British cellist, Jacqueline du Pr\xe9. It portrays the highs and lows of the virtuoso\u2019s life after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, aged 28. Its choreographer, Cathy Marston, talks to Jane Garvey about why it was such a personal project for her.
Journalist and novelist, Joan Smith discusses the death of Caroline Flack, the CPS decision to prosecute her, and what impact have the findings of the Levenson inquiry really had?
If you\u2019re someone who follows the various targets on climate change, then the year 2050 is surely on your radar. It\u2019s the very latest date scientists agree the world needs to be carbon neutral by in order to avoid life-changing and irreversible damage to the planet. A mere 30 years away \u2013 a lot of radical change needs to happen in the next TEN years to make that 2050 target feasible. Christiana Figueres has co-authored a book called \u2018The Future We Choose\u2019. It details positive action we can all take \u2013 and also specifically as women \u2013 to help us reach that 2050 target.
Friday\u2019s Court of Appeal ruling says under English marriage law Islamic marriage is an "invalid" non-legal ceremony. What are the consequences of that decision for thousands of Muslim women? Director of Southall Black Sisters, Pragna Patel, explains.
Presenter: Jane Garvey\nProducer: Kirsty Starkey
Interviewed Guest: Joan Smith\nInterviewed Guest: Cathy Marston\nInterviewed Guest: Christiana Figueres\nInterviewed Guest: Pragna Patel