The MOBO award winning British singer/songwriter zaramcfarlane joins Jane to discuss her new album, inspired by her travels to Jamaica and her celebration of Black Britishness and womanhood
Listen to sisters Ella and Amy. They're behind Kids Against Plastic and talk to us about the world's reliance on plastic, especially single use plastic, and the way the world dumps it. On Wednesday they're part of the online climate change forum called ‘Race Against Climate Change’.
We go to Ireland to hear about a tampon TV ad which is causing a stir. It's been taken off air because some people have been offended by it because it's about how to use the product correctly. Two Irish women defends the ad. They are Alexandra Ryan and Ciara Kelly. After Ireland we go to India to learn about a petition which urges the Indian Prime Minister to tell men to do their share of housework. So far the petition has got 70,000 signatures.
And we go to the jazz and soul singer, Zara McFarlane who talks about her album Songs of An Unknown Tongue. She says that her latest single called Black Treasure is a "declaration, proclamation and celebration of black Britishness and womanhood."
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