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Pancakes through the ages | Virginia Ironside: Pets and Problems | Women in the media

05 Mar 2012

We discuss Lent: its history, traditions, deviations, and how it’s observed in the modern day. In honour of Pancake Day historian and food writer Kate Colquhoun talks us through our historical love affair with fried batter- from medieval to modern times. The British are notoriously devoted to their pets and Virginia Ironside is no exception;…

Kate Kinninmont CEO of Women in Film and TV: gender imbalance in the industry | You can get it if you really want…

Kate Kinninmont CEO of Women in Film and TV, talks about the role women have historically played in the industry, and suggests ways to redress the current gender imbalance. Kate argues that women need to have the confidence to push limiting gender stereotypes in order to claim the roles they want. www.wftv.org.uk – The voice…