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Emma Bridgewater, New female politicians in Iran, Are you turning into your mother?

Emma Bridgewater on her use of pattern, new female politicians in Iran, Aizzah Fatima talks about her one-woman play, and are you turning into your mother?

Pottery designer Emma Bridgewater talks about creating modern day classic kitchenware. Described as "quintessentially British", her most recognisable designs range from simple polka dots to greyhounds chasing rabbits and they're all still made in Stoke-on-Trent. She'll tell us how it feels to be a designer turned industrialist.

Is turning into your mother inevitable and is it something to be welcomed or resisted? Alex Manson-Smith and Sarah Thompson blog about modern motherhood and counsellor Myira Khan works with clients on their relationships with their mothers.

Dirty Pakistani Lingerie is Aizzah Fatima's comic one woman show examining what it is to be a US Pakistani woman. Currently on tour around the UK, Aizzah and director Erica Gould join Jane tomorrow from Birmingham.

A record number of women have been elected to the Iranian parliament; their numbers will increase from 9 to 20 of 290 seats following Friday's elections.
We ask Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Persian reporter Rana Rahimpour who these women are, where they stand politically and what challenges they face.

Presenter: Jane Garvey
Producer: Laura Northedge.

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54 minutes

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Wed 2 Mar 2016 10:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Chapters

  • Am I turning into my mother?!

    Bloggers Alex Manson-Smith and Sarah Thompson discuss with counsellor Myira Khan

    Duration: 11:49

  • Iran elects 11 more female politicians

    Rana Rahimpour discusses who these women are and what challenges they face

    Duration: 06:23

  • Emma Bridgewater

    The pottery designer talks about how it feels to be a designer turned industrialist

    Duration: 09:31

  • Dirty Pakistani Lingerie

    Writer Aizzah Fatima and director Erica Gould talk about the comic one woman show

    Duration: 10:06

Credits

Presenter Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest Emma Bridgewater
Interviewed Guest Alex Manson-Smith
Interviewed Guest Sarah Thompson
Interviewed Guest Myira Khan
Interviewed Guest Aizzah Fatima
Interviewed Guest Erica Gould
Interviewed Guest Rana Rahimpour
Producer Laura Northedge

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  • Wed 2 Mar 2016 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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