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14/07/2019

Business woman and philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley, 50 years since man first stepped onto the surface of the moon and Mina Dennert the creator of the I Am Here movement.

Business woman and philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley was only 5 years old when she travelled on the Kinder transport trains from Vienna which took 1,000 refugee children across Europe to London to escape the Nazis. As a young refugee, she found love and acceptance with an English foster family, and vowed that she would repay them by living "a life worth saving". She talks to Richard about her early years and how she later rose to prominence in the male-dominated world of technology.

Mina Dennert is the creator of the 鈥淚 Am Here鈥 movement, actively countering those who propagate racism, homophobia and sexism online by entering conversations online and offering alternative viewpoints, as well as links to facts and articles.

Military leaders in Sudan have reached a significant agreement with the opposition alliance to share power until fresh elections can be held. But how realistic is the chance for peace in an area that has seen so much unrest over the years? Richard talks to David Pratt, Foreign Affairs Writer and Photographer,

50 years since man first stepped onto the surface of the moon - an event that was watched live on TV by 650 million people. Psychologist Richard Wiseman has interviewed those who formed the young mission control team, and writer Andrew Smith has interviewed nine of the astronauts who walked on the moon.

Some people turn themselves round completely and change the direction of their lives, but what makes that kind of change possible? And is there such a thing as a fixed self; the person we think we are? Richard Wiseman and behavioural coach Connie McLaughlin share their thoughts with Richard Holloway.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sun 14 Jul 2019 10:00

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  • Sun 14 Jul 2019 10:00