Sarah Vine's Femail Half-Hour – Details, episodes & analysis

Sarah and Imogen are joined by Professor Viren Swami of Anglia Ruskin University to discuss a new study which has found that Brits are amongst those with the lowest body confidence in the world. 

Plus Daisy Waugh drops into the studio to talk about how she almost gave up writing, tarot, and her latest book, Old School Ties.

You can find Daisy's website here:

https://www.daisywaugh.com/

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Sarah and Imogen compare notes on how friendship can be as intimate as any relationship, the problems that friendships can run into and how to make new friends.

Guests this week are relationship expert Charisse Cooke and CEO of Oddfellows, Jane Nelson. 

Find out more:

https://www.instagram.com/charissecooke/

https://www.oddfellows.co.uk/

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Sarah and Imogen are joined by Ben Goldsmith, whose book, God is an Octopus, charts his grieving and spiritual journey after the loss of his teenage daughter. 

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https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/god-is-an-octopus-9781399408356/

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Sarah Vine and Imogen Edwards Jones are joined by British swimming legend Sharron Davies. Sharron explains how cheating affected her career, leading to her becoming a campaigner for fairness in sport, and how competition in sport is now being threatened again.

Find out more: 

Unfair Play, Sharron's new book:
https://swiftpress.com/book/unfair-play/

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Sarah and Imogen are joined by Alexandra Potter, the bestselling author of "Confessions of a 40 Something F*** Up" to talk about why books, tv shows and films with strong female leads over 40 are finally cutting through. Plus, Dr Linea Patel, Registered Dietitian and Sports Nutritionist explains why supplements and vitamin pills might not be as helpful as we are led to believe. 
Find out more:
Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up https://amzn.eu/d/9I9pBxl
Dr Linia Patelhttps://www.linianutrition.com/

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Sarah and Imogen are joined by Garden and landscape expert, Bunny Guinness. The Gardener's Question Time panelist is a 6 time gold medal winner at the Chelsea flower show and gives her insight into what visitors to the show can expect. Plus, in what could be a landmark case, students across the country are taking universities to court over the standard of teaching they received during the pandemic. One of those students and a solicitor managing the case join the show to explain why. 
Find out more:
Bunny Guinness' Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bunnyguinness

Student Group Claimhttps://studentgroupclaim.co.uk/

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Sarah Vine and Imogen Edwards Jones are joined by Holly Smale, the multi million selling author of Geek Girl and now, the Cassandra Complex. Holly explains how a late diagnosis of autism allowed her to understand herself and her characters for the first time. Plus, psychologist Laura Colquhoun, explains how social media addiction could affect us all. 
Find out more: Holly Smale and her new book The Cassandra Complex https://www.hollysmale.com/
Psychologist, counsellor and addiction expert Laura Colquhoun: www.theharleystreettherapist.co.uk

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Sarah Vine and Imogen Edwards Jones are joined by the Mail's Royal Editor, Rebecca English. Rebecca shares her experiences of attending the King's coronation and discusses what next for the Royal family. 

You can find Rebecca's writing here:

https://www.mailplus.co.uk/authors/rebecca-english

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Sarah Vine and Imogen Edwards Jones celebrate the King's coronation with historian Ed Owens who explains why the coronation is so important to the future of the monarchy. Plus super collector Jan Hugo visits from Australia to talk about her 10,000 item collection of royal memorabilia and her plans for the coronation. 

Find out more: 

Ed Owens: https://edowens.com/

Jan Hugo: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066606916898 

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Sarah and Imogen are joined by filmmaker and author James Barrat. James is an AI expert whose book, Our Final Invention, was named by Elon Musk as one of five books everyone should read about the future. 

Plus, Linda Robson explains how things can be made easier for those prescribed medical cannabis in the UK. 

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James Barrat: 

https://jamesbarrat.com/

Releaf

https://releaf.co.uk/

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