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Fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg

Jenni Murray presents the programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

Jenni Murray talks to Diane Von Furstenberg about being an independent woman. Plus best-selling author Marian Keyes on her new book.

Fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg is still producing iconic wrap dresses forty years after she came up with the idea. She talks to Jenni about creating her multi-million pound empire, life lessons from her mother, who was a holocaust survivor, and becoming the independent person she wanted to be.

In the next part of our sexual abuse series we look at Jimmy Savile, Operation Yewtree and the culture of sexual abuse amongst celebrities. We hear from a survivor of Savile's abuse and talk to Dan Davies, author of 'In Plain Sight' which investigates his crimes.

In the 18th century Queen Caroline, wife of King George II, ruled as regent on four occasions. With the help of her twenty-one Ladies of the Bedchamber she petitioned for a Royal Charter to be issued to Thomas Coram, to start the first Foundling Hospital in London. Carol Harris the Social History Editor of the Foundling Museum talks about the legacy of her work. 

She's been called 'The queen of page turners' and 'The voice of a generation' Marian Keyes the number one global bestseller is published in 39 languages, and has sold over 25 million copies worldwide. She talks to Jenni about her new book the story of losing the life you knew and finding a new one.

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