Kim Cattrall; Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales; Anti-Gang Education
Kim Cattrall discusses dark comedy Sensitive Skin; Natalie Bennett on why she believes her party is enjoying a 'Green surge'; Junior Smart on his anti-gang work in primary schools.
Kim Cattrall talks about tackling a mid-life crisis in her new TV series Sensitive Skin. Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, on what her party will offer women voters. Anne Longfield, the new Children's Commissioner, and ex-offender and gang member Junior Smart talk about going into primary schools, to work with children at risk of becoming involved with gangs.
Presenter: Jane Garvey
Producer: Claire Bartleet.
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Kim Cattrall
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Kim Cattrall
Kim Cattrall is best known for playing the infamous Samantha Jones in the award winning American TV series Sex and the City. Kim is now staring in the black comedy Sensitive Skin. Her character, Davina Jackson, is a former model and actress dealing with a midlife crisis. After recently portraying a fading Hollywood legend on stage in Tennessee William’s Sweet Bird of Youth, Kim talks to Jane about why she is keen to tackle the subject of ageing in her work, playing against herself as the ‘Other’ Davina, and the legacy of Sex and the City.Natalie Bennett
The Green Party’s first election poster of this year asked “what are you afraid of boys?” protesting the Green Party’s initial exclusion from the TV leader debates, debates that its leader Natalie Bennett will now be joining. She has said that her party is enjoying a “Green surge” and they now claim more members than the Lib Dems and UKIP. Jane talks to Natalie Bennett, Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales.Anti-Gang Education
Amongst the recommendations in a recent ѿý Affairs Committee report on Gangs and Youth Crime, was support for expanding anti-gang education to primary schools to include seven year olds. Jane is joined by Anne Longfield, the new Children’s Commissioner, and ex-offender and gang member, Junior Smart, founder of SOS Project and SOS+, who works with young offenders and already goes into primary schools to work with children at risk of becoming involved with gangs.Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Jane Garvey Interviewed Guest Kim Cattrall Interviewed Guest Natalie Bennett Interviewed Guest Anne Longfield Interviewed Guest Junior Smart Producer Claire Bartleet Broadcast
- Tue 24 Mar 2015 10:00ѿý Radio 4
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