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Woman's Hour: Sophie Grabol - Sarah Lund in The Killing; Grey Pound Marketing

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29/01/2015

Sophie Grabol - Sarah Lund in The Killing; Grey Pound Marketing

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Jenni Murray speaks to Sofie Grabol about new television crime thriller Fortitude.

Presented by Jenni Murray. Sofie Grabol on Fortitude; grey pound marketing; Lisa McKenzie on working class women; Elsie Widdowson, nutritionist during WWII; and women in prison.

Jenni Murray speaks to Sofie Grabol, star of Danish detective drama The Killing. Sophie talks about appearing in brand new television crime thriller Fortitude where she plays the governor of a small Arctic town. She talks to Jenni about filming in Iceland, taking on a marathon work load after surviving breast cancer, and whether we might see the return of that famous jumper any time soon.

Joan Didion, Jessica Lange and Yasmina Rossi have all recently signed deals to become the faces of bigs brands. As we are seeing more over 50s faces in advertising, is this a cynical marketing ploy or symptomatic of a change in attitude to age and beauty? Tiff Stevenson, a comedian whose work draws on her fear of ageing and attitudes to older women in society; Tim Pethick, CEO of Saga Publishing and Sandra Howard, former model and fashion journalist discuss.

Academic Lisa McKenzie talks about her new book Getting By about the people who live on St Ann's estate in Nottingham, and being a working class woman with a PhD.

Forgotten Women of Science: Elsie Widdowson. The Science Museum in London is commemorating this with a special exhibition focusing on Churchill's interest in science. Rachel Boon is a curator of the exhibition and has inside knowledge on the women who made their mark in science during World War Two. Elsie Widdowson may not be a household name, but she was a nutritionist who made a huge impact on life at home during the war.

The Women's Justice Minister Simon Hughes says that the number of women being sent to prison needs to be reduced. But how can this be achieved in practice? BBC presenter Rachel Burden spent a day with women at Styal prison in Cheshire.

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