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- Topical subjects in the news affecting women around the world from BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. Jenni Murray and Jane Garvey present news, views, interviews and discussions from a female perspective. Woman's Hour brings you the big celebrity names and leading women in the news and subjects range widely from politics to health, law, education, arts, parenting, relationships, work, fiction, food and fashion.
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Weekend Woman's Hour
Sat, Nov 28
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Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
WHNews: 27th Nov 09
Fri, Nov 27
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A new report into problems faced by the children of service personnel. We also speak to Debbie Allen - best known for her part in 'Fame' - who is now directing 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'. Felicity Lusk on becoming the first female head teacher at a boys' boarding school and Lisa Hannigan on being nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.
Fri, Nov 27
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With Jenni Murray. Including drama: Our Mutual Friend.
Woman's Hour: 26 Nov 09 Kate Humble and The Queen
Thu, Nov 26
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Wildlife presenter Kate Humble on her new role as President of the RSPB; Babywalkers in Prisons; A debate about the increase of women inmates in Prison and we look at significant events in the life of The Queen so far.
Thu, Nov 26
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With Jane Garvey. Including Kate Humble on her new role as president of the RSPB.
WHNews: Woman's Hour 25 Nov 09
Wed, Nov 25
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In Woman's Hour today: the government's new strategy on domestic violence; author Zadie Smith on her new book of essays, 'Changing my Mind'; listener responses to the discussion on whether the washing line or tumble dryer is best; and fathers attending childbirth - are they a help or a hindrance? Jenni Murray presents.
Wed, Nov 25
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With Jenni Murray. Including Zadie Smith on her new collection of essays.
WHNews: 24 November 2009 with Jane Garvey
Tue, Nov 24
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Why don't children do chores today? Jane talks to Annette Mountford from Family Links and writer and mother of four Lucy Cavendish. A discussion about the national Chlamydia screeing programme and whether it has been set up properly. An interview with biographer Diana Souhami about Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas, the eccentric and indomitable couple who lived in France during two world wars. Has the dinner party died or just transformed? Jane talks to chef Angela Hartnett and columnist...
Tue, Nov 24
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With Jane Garvey. Including chores for children, and dinner parties - are they in decline?
WHNews:23rdNovember2009
Mon, Nov 23
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The Iraq War Inquiry begins on Tuesday 24th November. Rose Gentle speaks about her son Gordon, a Royal Highland Fusilier who was killed in Iraq aged 19 and about her campaign for the inquiry; Dame Margot Fonteyn: Jane is joined by Anne-Marie Duff, the BAFTA nominated Shameless actor who is playing the title role in a forthcoming BBC Four film about the dancer, and Meredith Daneman, a former student at the Royal Ballet School and Margot Fonteyn’s biographer; Bras - why are 80% of us wearing...
Mon, Nov 23
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Jane Garvey looks at The Iraq War Inquiry; Margot Fonteyn; birth registration and bras.
WHNews: Woman's Hour 20 Nov 09
Fri, Nov 20
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with Jenni Murray: Rights for cohabiting couples - would a cohabitation law 'retard the emancipation of women' as Baroness Deech said in a lecture this week, or protect women in such relationships? Inspirational women: the artist Charlotte Newson appeals for your photos to use in a tribute to the suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. Rachel Crolla, a teacher from Bradford, has just become the first woman to climb to the highest point of every country in Europe. Caz Graham joins her on Scafell...
WHNews: Woman's Hour 19 Nov 2009
Thu, Nov 19
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The Mums' Vote - Why are politicians targeting mothers? Do mothers have a collective political identity? Vaira Vike-Freiberga - Former Latvian leader's bid to become EU's first president. The Washing Line - Is it time to ditch the dryer? Lizzie Mickery - On her new TV drama series, Paradox.
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Wed, Nov 18
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In today's programme - Jenni Murray discusses whether it is selfish not to have children; the enduring appeal of the vampire; there's a visit to the Mother and Baby Unit at Holloway Prison and we hear from a woman who catches deadly black mamba snakes.
WHNews: Tues 17 November 2009
Tue, Nov 17
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In response to an anonymous letter written to the programme by an MP, Jane is joined by Sue Cameron from the FT and Julia Hartley-Brewer of the Sunday Express to discuss whether the Kelly Review impacts disproportionately on women MP's. We hear about a project in Hull which has provided doulas to women from disadvantaged backgrounds and ask whether doulas are a solution to plugging the gaps in a cash-strapped NHS.
Woman's Hour 16 Nov 09
Mon, Nov 16
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Disabled young people: what happens when they move from child to adult services?; the glamorous, enduring appeal of Amelia Earhart; with the national debt can we afford benefits for all?; and the history of the Christmas pudding and a modern recipe with an interesting twist.
WHNews: Thurs 12th Nov 09
Thu, Nov 12
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Today we hear from Romola Garai about her acting career, most recently as Emma in the BBC production and her role in the new film, 'Glorious 39'. Jenni speaks to Pauline Hardinges about her decision to break a secrecy agreement regarding the 30,000 refund she received for some of the care of her mother who has Alzheimer's disease. Phil Spiers chief executive of First Stop and Sarah Pickup, honorary secretary of ADASS, explain what a family's financial entitlements are when it comes to the...
WHNews: Woman's Hour 11 Nov 09
Wed, Nov 11
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With Jenni Murray. Today: Sexism in the Church of England?; Andrea Marshall, discoverer of the manta ray; Darina Allen cooks apple fritters; and the wisdom of proverbs.
WHNews: 10 November 2009 with Jane Garvey
Tue, Nov 10
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There are only three women in charge of a FTSE 100 company and they are all American. And there are another thirty per cent of female company directors in the UK also American. Jane asks why US women are doing so well over here. Leslie Scott tells Jane the story of how she invented Jenga. The difficult decision about whether to continue with anti-depressants during pregnancy. And Odette Kayirere, founder of an organisation that supports widows and orphans in Rwanda who has recently been...
WHNews:9thNovember2009
Mon, Nov 9
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What is the best approach for parents? A new report shows that parents who use a "tough love" approach are more likely to give children the skills they need for success and well being in later life; Premature Babies: 50,000 babies are born prematurely every year in the UK. This is one of the highest rates in Europe, and the figure is still rising. So what causes premature births?;Can you beat the recession by entering competitions? Probably not, but some people, known as 'compers', give it a...
Woman's Hour 06 Nov 09
Fri, Nov 6
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With Jenni Murray: On today's programme: Men & Infertility: On the day when the UK's first Fertility Show opens at London's Olympia Exhibition Centre, we ask why men find it harder than women to talk about their infertility; UCAS Forms are being filled out all over the country - should parents be involved or should young people be left to stand on their own two feet? Lycees - known as a tinned, syrupy dessert in the UK, but we discover their nobler cultural history in China; The Polygamy...
WHNews: 05 Nov 09
Thu, Nov 5
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Jenni debates whose responsibility it is to keep children safe online; author Sue Townsend talks about the return of the much-loved Adrian Mole, now 39 and a quarter and still not very grown-up; the latest revival of the play "Mrs Klein" prompts a discussion about the legacy of the psychoanalyst Melanie Klein; and Sophie Grigson cooks up some soup live in the studio.
WHNews: Woman's Hour 04 11 09
Thu, Nov 5
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Tennis legend Serena Williams talks about her extraordinary career and writing her autobiography, we hear about a new radio soap set in Kabul, couples who work together discuss the pleasures and pitfalls ( in the light of the new recommendations that MPs should not be able to employ their own relatives ) and finally, what's on your dressing table? We scratch the glass surface of this altar to womanly wiles.
WHNews: Woman's Hour 03 Nov 2009
Tue, Nov 3
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Miranda Hart - The comedian on her new BBC2 series; Women Engineers and Work Clothes - Is there a need for more appropriate work attire? The Children who Fought Hitler - The memorial school in Ypres; Allison Fisher - One of the greatest women billiard players in the world.
WHNews: Woman's Hour 2nd November 2009
Mon, Nov 2
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Today on Woman's Hour Martine McCutcheon talks about her first novel, 'The Mistress'. Jane is joined by children's solicitor, Christina Blacklaws, Anthony Douglas, Chief Executive of Cafcass and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Famlies, Baroness Delyth Morgan to talk about the reasons behind and the consequences of a 47% rise in applications to take children into care in the last year. We hear from poet Grace Nichols on her latest collection, 'Picasso, I...
WHNews: Woman's Hour 30 Oct 09
Fri, Oct 30
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Martin Thomas Q.C. and Harriet Wistrich from Justice for Women discuss provocation defence - should a spouse’s infidelity be defence for murder? Jenni is also joined by historian Dr Juliette Pattinson to talk about the remarkable life of Second World War spy Odette Hallowes. And author Maria Roberts and Dr Richard Woolfson – an educational psychologist – discuss the modern trend for single parents to flat-share.
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Thu, Oct 29
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A programme dedicated to women's relationship with clothes, including Coco Chanel, her life, work and influence; a discussion about our emotional link with what we wear; a look into Lowri Turner's wardrobe and a debate about fashion and superficiality - are we free to wear what we like without being judged?
WHNews: 28 Oct 2009
Wed, Oct 28
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On today's Woman's Hour with Jenni Murray, a discussion about grandparents as official carers for their foster children; Katie Piper talks about reclaiming her face after an acid attack; the author Juliet Nicolson on her new book 'The Great Silence' and a discussion about the value of mentoring socially excluded young people.
WHNews: Tues 27th Oct
Tue, Oct 27
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Today we hear from American crime writer, Patricia Cornwell on her latest book, The Scarpetta Factor. Kate Wheeler talks us through the BBC archive of suffragettes that is now available online. Professor of Law from Sussex, Jennifer Temkin and barrister, David Wolchover, discuss with Jenni whether juries on rape trials need to understand the range of possible responses to a rape. And hankies or tissues, what should we be using?
WHNews: Mon 26 October 2009
Mon, Oct 26
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Sheila McClennon discusses the future of The Equality Bill in the light of a possible change of government. What compels people to publish their private diaries, and do men and women approach writing a diary differently? Gyles Brandreth and Oona King discuss. And as the UN Population Fund holds a high level maternal health meeting in Adis Ababa, Sheila asks what can be learnt from countries that have reduced their maternal mortality rates? She's joined by Professor Oona Campbell from the...
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With Jenni Murray. Including drama: Our Mutual Friend.
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With Jenni Murray. Including drama: Our Mutual Friend.
Thu, Dec 3
With Jenni Murray. Including a phone-in with Delia Smith about Christmas catering: cooking and planning ahead. Plus drama: Our Mutual Friend.
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Weekend Woman's Hour
Sat, Dec 5
Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
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