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Weekend Woman's Hour: Lesley Manville, big feet, men-only spaces

Lesley Manville on her new film Phantom Thread. Denise Fergus talks about James Bulger 25 years after his murder. Plus the future of all-male spaces. Presented by Jane Garvey.

The actor Lesley Manville on being Oscar nominated for her new film Phantom Thread.

Twenty-Five years after the brutal murder of two year old James Bulger, his mother Denise Fergus tells us about her son's short life and the impact it's had on her family.

We hear from two British Skeleton athletes taking part in next months winter Olympics in South Korea, Lizzy Yarnold and Laura Deas.

What is the future of all male spaces following allegations that hostesses were groped at The Presidents Club fundraiser? Journalists Mark Oxley-Rice and Martin Daubney discuss.

The problems of finding decent shoes when you're a woman with big feet? We talk to Caroline Stillman and Tskenya-Sarah Frazer who both run independent plus size footwear brands: Tskenya Co and Carobella Boutique.

Does Clare's Law, introduced in 2014, allowing people to ask the police for information about a new partner, actually work? Sandra Walklate Professor of Sociology at Liverpool University and Deputy Chief Constable Louisa Rolfe discuss new findings that show women living in some areas of the UK are less likely to find out about a partner's past domestic violence than those living in others.

The travel journalist and writer Julia Buckley on living with chronic pain.

Presented by Jane Garvey
Producer by Rabeka Nurmahomed
Edited by Jane Thurlow

Interviewed guest: Lesley Manville
Interviewed guest: Denise Fergus
Interviewed guest: Lizzy Yarnold
Interviewed guest: Laura Deas
Interviewed guest: Mark Oxley-Rice
Interviewed guest: Martin Daubney
Interviewed guest: Tskenya-Sarah Frazer
Interviewed guest: Caroline Stillman
Interviewed guest: Sanda Walklate
Interviewed guest: Louisa Rolfe
Interviewed guest: Julia Buckley.

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58 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest Lesley Manville
Interviewed Guest Denise Fergus
Interviewed Guest Lizzy Yarnold
Interviewed Guest Laura Deas
Interviewed Guest Mark Rice-Oxley
Interviewed Guest Martin Daubney
Interviewed Guest Caroline Stillman
Interviewed Guest Tskenya-Sarah Frazer
Interviewed Guest Sandra Walklate
Interviewed Guest Louisa Rolfe
Interviewed Guest Julia Buckley
Producer Rabeka Nurmahomed
Editor Jane Thurlow

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  • Sat 27 Jan 2018 16:00

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