Dr Laura King appears on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire talking about her current project: Fatherhood and Childbirth.

To listen, please review the 23/02/12 Malcolm Boyden programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p003llfx / http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00nmqvv - Time 1:20:20

Our congratulations to Laura on this successful interview.

Dr Katherine Angel's review of Steve McQueen's shame for the History of Emotions blog at Queen Mary link:
http://emotionsblog.history.qmul.ac.uk/?p=846

Dr Katherine Angel recently appeared on BBC Radio 4's programme 'Am I Normal' - talking about libido's and sex drive. Please see link below for further information and to listen to the aired programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012l2yz

From BBC Radio 4 - Attraction and feelings of desire drive our libidos, but Vivienne Parry asks what is "normal". Sex drive is influenced by many things, such as stress, relationship problems, work and being overweight, not to mention having young children. So it's not surprising that about 40% of the population report having a low libido at some time in their lives, while ten per cent of women and about five per cent of men report low sexual desire lasting over six months. Whether this is a problem depends on the individual and their partner, if they have one. Vivienne Parry discovers that "normal" is highly subjective, with some people who claim to be completely asexual and others who, like poet John Betjeman, regret not having had more sex in their lives. So should we worry about a diminished love life or are we too influenced by a sexualised society?