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Esther Rutter on the knitted bikini, Sally Challen and composer Suzanne Ciani

Esther Rutter on the secret feminist history of knitting. Electronic music artist Suzanne Ciana. And what's behind Phoebe Waller-Bridge's success.

Esther Rutter on the secret feminist history of knitting.

Sally Challen was jailed for 22 years for killing her husband Richard in 2011. She was released earlier this year after a change in the law on coercive control. She talks to Jane about her marriage, her sentence and what it’s like to be a free woman.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag won three separate awards at this years Emmy’s - what's behind her success?

Jennie Joseph, a UK trained midwife, tells us about her work in the US reducing maternal and perinatal mortality among black women and other women of colour. Plus could you continue to love your son if he was accused of violent sexual crimes? And the five time Grammy award nominated composer and electronic music artist Suzanne Ciani on her career spanning 40 years.

Presenter Jane Garvey
Producer Rabeka Nurmahomed
Editor Beverley Purcell

Guest; Emma Bullimore
Guest; Hetta Howes
Guest; Tracy-Ann Oberman
Guest; Anupama Chandrasekhar
Guest; Sally Challen
Guest; Esther Rutter
Guest; Jennie Joseph
Guest; Suzanne Ciani

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57 minutes

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  • Sat 28 Sep 2019 16:00

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