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Woman's Hour: 04/11/2010

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04/11/2010

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With Jane Garvey. Including the actress Lesley Manville on her latest film 'Another Year'.

Presented by Jane Garvey. The actress Lesley Manville on her latest film 'Another Year', and racial barriers to adoption - is it time they were removed?

Presented by Jane Garvey. Star of stage and screen Lesley Manville is currently receiving rave reviews in Mike Leigh's latest film 'Another Year'. She discusses playing Mary - a single, lonely and needy middle aged woman who likes a drink. 
Children's Minister Tim Loughton on why he wants the so-called 'barriers' to white couples adopting children of another ethnic background to be removed. With Black and Asian children over-represented in the care system they can wait longer for adoption, so is it time to return to a practice once common in the seventies? 
The life of Iranian woman, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, remains at risk after one report this week that her execution may be imminent. What's been the impact in Iran of the international outcry against her sentence?
How can you stop people misusing personal photos posted on the internet? We hear about one young woman who successfully sued an American company for using her teenage photo in a porn movie.

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