Carla Bruni on her new album; Covid and working class women; Author Onjali Rauf; The English GCSE Syllabus
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2020
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Carla Bruni's new album is described as "a wholehearted embracing of her true self." She talks to Sangita about the inspiration behind it and life under lockdown.
The impact of Covid-19 on working class women.
Plus the choices of set texts offered by the major exam boards for GCSE English literature. Djamila Boothman, an English and Assistant headteacher at a school in North London and children’s author Onjali Rauf discuss why we need more books written by authors of different backgrounds and ethnicities
And Onjali Rauf will also be talking about her new book The Night Bus Hero which is told from the point of view of a bully.
Presenter: Sangita Myska Producer: Beverley Purcell
Guest: Carla Bruni Guest: Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson Guest: Onjali Rauf Guest: Djamila Boothman
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