Juliet Uzor Sewing Bee winner, Shame, Teenage brains

Published: April 6, 2019, 4 p.m.

Juliet Uzor tells us about winning this year\u2019s Great British Sewing Bee.

What is the best way to care for a parent with dementia? We hear from Sarah Mitchell whose mother Wendy was diagnosed with early onset dementia at the age of 58. Sarah tells us how they've adapted their lives and relationship.

A new Amnesty International report has found what it calls 'a shocking level' of unreported and acquitted rapes across the Nordic countries. Why? Jacqui Hunt the Director of Equality Now\u2019s European office and Helle Jacobsen a senior Advisor and Researcher at Amnesty Denmark, discuss.

What makes the adolescent brain different and why is it that an easy child can become a challenging teenager? Sarah-Jayne Blackmore a Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London helps us understand.

Why is \u2018Shame\u2019 the emotion of now? Hetta Howes a lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern Literature at City University London, and Tiffany Watt-Smith a cultural historian discuss.

Laura Lattimore and Rashida Hardy tell us about having severe hair loss and why wearing a wig is important to them.

The poet Helen Mort on her first novel Black Car Burning about rock climbing, trust and polyamory.

Presented by Jane Garvey\nProduced by Rabeka Nurmahomed\nEdited by Jane Thurlow

Interviewed guest: Juliet Uzor\nInterviewed guest: Sarah Mitchell\nInterviewed guest: Jacqui Hunt\nInterviewed guest: Helle Jacobsen\nInterviewed guest: Sarah-Jayne Blackmore\nInterviewed guest: Hetta Howes\nInterviewed guest: Tiffany Watt-Smith\nInterviewed guest: Laura Lattimore\nInterviewed guest: Rashida Hardy\nInterviewed guest: Helen Mort