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Louise Candlish, Domestic abuse, Samara Joy, Women and gaming

Bestselling author Louise Candlish on her latest novel, A Neighbour's Guide to Murder.

The bestselling author Louise Candlish joins Anita Rani to talk about her latest novel - A Neighbour's Guide to Murder - which explores the practice of sex for rent and a trial by social media. Louise reflects on her career and explains why she’s so interested in writing about the homes and streets we live in.

The Government has announced it will spend £53 million on a new programme to tackle domestic violence. Anita discusses the plans with Kyla Kirkpatrick, who works with the charity Safe Lives and is the Director of the Drive Partnership Programme that works with perpetrators, and Ellie Butt, Head of Policy at Refuge.

The American jazz vocal powerhouse Samara Joy has five Grammy awards to her name and is quickly gaining superstar status in the jazz world. She is making her debut at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms on Saturday 19 July, where she will be backed by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra, in a special tribute to the Great American Songbook. The Prom will be also be live on Radio 3, on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four and iPlayer.

In the next in our Women and Gaming series we look at the wider impact gaming can have on society. Anita talks to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Technology Editor Zoe Kleinman, and Emily Mitchell, winner of the BAFTA Young Game Designer award in 2017, and creator of Fractured Minds, an immersive puzzle game which confronts the daily challenges of living with anxiety.

Presented by Anita Rani
Produced by Louise Corley

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