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11/11/2010

Presented by Jenni Murray. Catherine of Aragon through the eyes of a new biography which paints her as a woman who battled with eating disorders during her marriage to Henry VIII.

Presented by Jenni Murray. A new biography of Catherine of Aragon paints a woman who battled with eating disorders while teetering on the brink of religious martyrdom. We look at historical evidence about the life of Henry VIII's first wife whose steadfast refusal to grant him a divorce changed the course of European history.

Two writers from the all female theatre company Clean Break discuss its new production, Charged, which deals with crime, women and justice. Founded by two women serving prison sentences, the company works with people whose lives have been affected by the criminal justice system.

It's a perceived wisdom that we need to drink three litres of water a day to stay healthy, but is this really the case? New thinking sugests we need a tailored approach to hydration, based on age and lifestyle. A dietician and nutritionist discuss the best ways to get fluid into our diet.

Performance poet Hollie McNish started writing poetry aged five with the lines 'my dad is fat and hates cats, my mum is thin like a pin.' She joins Jenni to talk about her poetry which is inspired by hiphop music and grime and sixties' protest lyrics.

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Thu 11 Nov 2010 10:00

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  • Catherine of Aragon

    Catherine of Aragon is often seen as the rather dull first wife of Henry the Eighth. In his book Catherine of Aragon: Henry鈥檚 Spanish Queen, Giles Tremlett attempts to banish this image of Catherine.

    Duration: 10:57

  • Clean Break Playwrights

    Clean-break is an all-female theatre, education and new writing company. Jenni is joined by two of its writers, Winsome Pinnock & Rebecca Lenkiewicz.

    Duration: 10:09

  • Hollie McNish

    Hollie McNish joins Jenni to talk about her performance poetry, which is inspired by hiphop music, grime and sixties protest lyrics.

    Duration: 10:14

  • Do we need to drink 8 pints of water a day?

    To discuss hydration, Jenni is joined by Ian Marber, a nutritionist and by Dr Catherine Collins, a dietician.

    Duration: 09:43

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  • Thu 11 Nov 2010 10:00

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