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Alina Ibragimova, Food poverty, Jayson Greene

Violinist Alina Ibragimova, food poverty in the UK, Jayson Greene on the death of his daughter, and 麻豆社 Women's Footballer of the Year 2019.

Four years ago, two year old Greta Greene was killed by a piece of falling masonry while out with her grandmother. Her father, Jayson, has written a memoir 鈥極nce More We Saw Stars鈥�. He discusses how he has dealt with his grief and loss. Violinist Alina Ibragimova famously performed Bach鈥檚 complete sonatas and partitas at the 麻豆社 Proms in 2015. She talks ahead of her performance of Strauss's rarely performed Violin Concerto next week at the Royal Festival Hall. The winner of the 麻豆社 Women鈥檚 Footballer of the Year is announced today. We hear what makes her game special and about the Women鈥檚 World Cup which kicks off in France in two weeks鈥� time with Rebecca Myers of The Sunday Times. And, two international reports highlight concerns with food poverty and the impact of austerity on families in the UK. We ask what these reports have found.

Presenter: Jenni Murray
Producer: Ruth Watts

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43 minutes

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  • Wed 22 May 2019 10:00

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