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Woman's Hour: Claire Skinner, Bonnie Raitt, First female head of CBI, Kirstie Allsopp

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05/02/2016

Claire Skinner, Bonnie Raitt, First female head of CBI, Kirstie Allsopp

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Claire Skinner, Bonnie Raitt, First female head of CBI, Kirstie Allsopp

Claire Skinner discusses the Rabbit Hole, and singer Bonnie Raitt talks about her career.

Claire Skinner discusses the play Rabbit Hole, American blues legend Bonnie Raitt talks about her career, and Kirstie Allsopp and Cate Olson discuss the merits of mess and clutter.

Actor Claire Skinner talks about her latest role as a mother trying to come to terms with the loss of her four year old son in the play Rabbit Hole, just opened at the Hampstead Theatre in North London.

Carolyn Fairbairn, first female Director General of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), gives her views on female leadership roles. She took up the post in November and has called for a new voluntary target which would mean 25% of senior executives in big UK companies were women.

American blues singer Bonnie Raitt talks to Jenni about her recording career which started in the 1970s. 

Television presenter Kirstie Allsopp and independent bookshop owner Cate Olson debate the merits of clutter and the pros and cons of living in a messy home.

Presenter: Jenni Murray.

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