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Woman's Hour

School dinners; Child brides in Yemen; Lea DeLaria

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Gabriella Gillespie, now 50, grew up in Wales and now lives in Bristol. Her Yemeni father was jailed for the man-slaughter of her British mother when she was six. On his release, he sent three of his daughters to Yemen for a 'holiday'. In Yemen, the sisters were sold off in marriage. Yasmin was the first to marry. Ismahan, 17, killed herself on her wedding day. Gabriella herself was married twice, first at the age of 15 but her husband died and then her father arranged a second marriage to a much older man. It was a very unhappy and violent relationship. After 17 years, she fled to the British Embassy with her five children and was sent back to the UK. She has now written a memoir called "A Father's Betrayal".

As children across the UK go back to school we discuss school meals. From September they will be offered free to all children of Primary school age in England, and in January new nutritional standards come in to force. So what's the history of the school meal system in the UK - and what will these imminent changes mean for pupils, parents, teachers and school caterers?

Lea DeLaria gave us the critically acclaimed Jazz reinventions of 'The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd' and Blondie's 'Call Me' and soon she will be releasing her fifth album where she will be taking a new look at one of pop music's most enduring singer songwriters, David Bowie. She is also working on the third series of Orange is the New Black to be broadcast next year on Netflix. Lea plays Big Boo one of the inmates in the prison where the series is based. Lea will be joining me to talk about her successful career.

And is there any such thing as "The One"? Do they really exist?

Presenter:Jenni Murray
Producer: Bernadette McConnell. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Gabriella Gillespie
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Bradley
Interviewed Guest:
Patricia Mucavele
Interviewed Guest:
Lea DeLaria

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