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Front Row: The Jury: Murder Trial, Bhangra Nation, Bluestockings

The Jury: Murder Trial, Bhangra Nation, Bluestockings

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, The Jury: Murder Trial, Bhangra Nation, Bluestockings

How can juries be swayed?; Bluestockings, first women's movement; Bhangra Nation musical.

The Jury: Murder Trial, the history and continuing legacy of the bluestockings, and Bhangra Nation, the musical.

Channel 4’s new reality TV series, The Jury: Murder Trial features a real-life murder case, re-run in front of two juries who are unaware of each other’s existence.  Its creator Ed Kellie and BBC News' former legal affairs correspondent Clive Coleman discuss what the TV experiment tells us about how emotions can be swayed in the courtroom - and whether the juries will reach the same verdict.
 
Susannah Gibson’s new book “Bluestockings: The First Women’s Movement” explores the often overlooked female pioneers of 18th century intellectualism, whose legendary salons were hotbeds of cultural foment and writerly wit. She is joined by Laura Shepherd-Robinson, the historical novelist to discuss the lives of the extraordinary women from this period.
 
Bhangra Nation aims to do for Punjabi dancing what the films Bring It On and Pitch Perfect did for cheerleading and acapella singing.  We hear from the co-writer of the new musical at the Birmingham Rep Theatre, Rehana Lew Mirza, and choreographer Rujuta Vaidya.

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