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A Memento In Time

Buying the perfect present takes a lot of thought and often a great deal of time. Poppy Watt met Kats Palmer-Tomkinson, founder of Memento, a company that takes the pain out of present giving with a high-end, bespoke gift sourcing service for any individual, business or situation.

Rachel Millward : CEO of BEV (Birds Eye View)

An inspiration amongst women in her field, Birds Eye View founder and CEO Rachel Millward, spoke to Patricia McLoughlin about the forthcoming BEV 2010 festival, as well as an altogether more personal and much anticipated arrival of her own.

Flying Without Wings

When Laura Mancuso’s husband Angelo D’Arrigo, was killed in a flying accident in 2006, she was determined to take on his unfinished work. In a moving interview, she explained to George R Vaughan how she overcame huge personal loss to ensure that his dream survived.

Jan Ward - Heavy Metal

Jan Ward - Making Progress in a "Man's World".

Abi Mowbray meets up with Jan Ward, recent recipient of the Natwest Everywoman Award and director of Corrotherm International Ltd and discovers that this inspirational entrepreneur thrives on being a woman in a man's world.

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Janet Edwards - Everyone’s a Singer

Janet Edwards believes you can teach the world to sing and she should know! Among those she has helped as a voice coach are stars like Leona Lewis. She met up with Abi Mowbray to reveal a little more about her art and explains why she is convinced that singing sets us free.
"Pina colada" shots of pineapple snow, with Malibu foam

This week resident chef Dimitry Rode is in celebratory mood so to toast International Woman's Day and the fact that Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first woman ever to win the best director Oscar he has put together a spin on Pina Colada with shots of pineapple snow and Malibu foam.
BEV, Bigelow and a Baby

There was a celebratory atmosphere at the opening night of the Birds Eye View women’s film festival at the NFI on London’s South Bank and as Patricia McLoughlin reported from the event, there was much to be positive about.
Special Screening

With fingers crossed and hopes high for Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) to become the first woman ever to win the Oscar for Best Director on March 7, BEV are running their own competition and planning a special celebration for the big night.
Stacey Jackson - Music For Youth

Music is regarded by many as the one true voice piece of the young, even though the boundaries have changed in the modern era with the rise of reality TV. Poppy Watt caught up with singer and performer Stacey Jackson to find out a little more about her initiative to get more children into music with MFY – Music for Youth.
Casa Parisi - Tips for Spring Space Making

Spring is just around the corner and this often prompts many of us to pursue a tidy up campaign or even consider a possible change of home. Casa Parisi have come up with some ideas on how to give your living space a fresh new look without stretching your resources.
Dimitry Rode: Recipe of the Week

This week our resident chef, Belowzero's Dimitry Rode puts together some unique party food ideas in the form of mini-cheesecake bites and mini cheeseburger and quail egg bites for when you need to rustle up something famliar but with a slightly different spin.
Festival Party

BEV NEWS ICA Theatre, Thur 11 Mar, 7pm–1amThe culmination of a sizzling festival will see a night of live music, acts & DJs including Hooligan Night, Patti Plinko, Anna Calvi & Mr Beasley
Upfront

There are many faces to the bully it would seen. Patricia McLoughlin examines the problem and wonders whether adopting the stance of victim can sometimes cause even more harm in the long run.
Claudia Morris – Living A Dream

The number of new female artists emerging on the music scene is almost unprecedented and each one seems to have their own unique story to tell. George R Vaughan caught up with singer Claudia Morris ahead of a series of shows in London and discovered she has many more strings to her bow than just an impressive voice.