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22/03/2011

Presented by Jane Garvey. What future careers are there for girls in science and IT? Esther Freud on her new novel set in a drama school; and our love/hate relationship with dirt.

With Jane Garvey. New research suggests that most girls have already ruled out careers in science and engineering by the time they're fourteen - so how do we encourage more young women to become scientists? Esther Freud's new novel 'Lucky Break' is set in a drama school. She talks to Jane about her own experiences as a young actor. When you're pregnant - how much alcohol is too much? At a new referral service opens in Keighley, Jane discusses the best way to help those who overindulge. And dirt - a new exhibition at the Wellcome Trust looks at dirt from the perspectives of anthropologists, artists, historians and scientists. So what does it tell us about this filthy subject?

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45 minutes

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Tue 22 Mar 2011 10:00

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  • Women drinking in pregnancy

    How much are women damaging their unborn babies by drinking too much? Ellie McNeil of the voluntary street drug and alcohol agency in Keighley, West Yorkshire and Professor Moira Plant discuss.

    Duration: 10:39

  • Dirt

    The Wellcome Trust's new exhibition looks at dirt from the perspective of anthropologists, artists, historians and scientists. Kate Forde from the Trust and Rosie Cox from Birkbeck College discuss.

    Duration: 09:03

  • Esther Freud

    The novelist and former actress Esther Freud talks about her new novel Lucky Break which is about the life of young actors.

    Duration: 10:14

  • How to encourage more girls into engineering and science

    Many girls rule out careers in science and engineering by 14. Hannah Eastwood, UK Young Scientist of the Year, Jenni Oakham, Design Engineer and Anne Maingay, Painsley Catholic College discuss.

    Duration: 11:23

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  • Tue 22 Mar 2011 10:00

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