Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Caitlin Moran

Jo chats to writer Caitlin Moran about her new book, More Than a Woman.

Jo chats to writer Caitlin Moran about her new book, More Than a Woman.

A decade ago, Caitlin Moran thought she had it all figured out. Her instant bestseller How to Be a Woman was a game-changing take on feminism, the patriarchy, and the general 'hoo-ha' of becoming a woman. Back then, she firmly believed 'the difficult bit' was over, and her forties were going to be a doddle.

If only she had known: when middle age arrives, a whole new bunch of tough questions need answering. Why isn't there such a thing as a 'Mum Bod'? How did sex get boring? What are men really thinking? Where did all that stuff in the kitchen drawers come from? Can feminists have Botox? Why has wine turned against you? How can you tell the difference between a Teenage Micro-Breakdown, and The Real Thing? Has feminism gone too far? And, as always, WHO'S LOOKING AFTER THE CHILDREN?

Now with ageing parents, teenage daughters, a bigger bum and a To-Do list without end, Caitlin Moran is back with More Than A Woman: a guide to growing older, a manifesto for change, and a celebration of all those middle-aged women who keep the world turning.

Caitlin Moran became a columnist at The Times at eighteen and has gone on to be named Columnist of the Year six times. At one point, she was also Interviewer and Critic of the Year – which is good going for someone who still regularly mistypes 'the' as 'hte'.

Her multi-award winning bestseller How to Be a Woman has been published in 28 countries, and won the British Book Awards' Book of the Year 2011. Her two volumes of collected journalism, Moranthology and Moranifesto, were Sunday Times bestsellers.

Her first novel, How to Build a Girl, debuted at Number One, and is currently being adapted as a film.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Wed 7 Oct 2020 19:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

More episodes

Previous

Emma Bullimore’s TV FOMOs

Next

Maren Morris and Jamie Cullum

See all episodes from Jo Whiley

Music Played

  • Macklemore, Ryan Lewis & Wanz

    Thrift Shop

    • The Heist.
    • ADA US / Macklemore, LLC.
    • 3.

  • Bastille

    Survivin'

  • The Dandy Warhols

    Bohemian Like You

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 7.

  • Cruel Hearts Club

    Dirty Rotten Scum

    • Dirty Rotten Scum.
    • 1.

  • Maren Morris

    Better Than We Found It

  • Curtis Mayfield

    Freddie's Dead

    • Sound Of The City: Chicago (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Tina Turner

    Steamy Windows

    • Tina Turner - Simply The Best.
    • Capitol.

  • The Sundays

    My Finest Hour

  • Blu Cantrell

    Breathe (feat. Sean Paul)

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.

  • Elbow

    New York Morning

    • The Take Off and Landing of Everything’.
    • POLYDOR.

  • Bomb the Bass

    Beat Dis

    • Unbelievable 2 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Master KG

    Jerusalema (feat. Nomcebo Zikode)

    • Jerusalema.
    • 1.

  • James Bay

    Hold Back The River

    • Hold Back The River EP.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Tammy Wynette

    D.I.V.O.R.C.E.

    • Country Moods (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 2.

  • Jorja Smith

    Come Over (feat. Popcaan)

  • Portishead

    Wandering Star

    • Dummy.
    • Go! Beat.
    • 5.

  • Lou Hayter

    My Baby Just Cares For Me

    • Skint Records.

  • Leon Bridges

    Beyond

  • The Killers

    Human

    • Day & Age.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Joji

    Your Man

    • Nectar.
    • 88rising Records/12tone Music/Mad Decent/Columbia.
    • 18.

  • Lemon Jelly

    Nice Weather For Ducks

    • XL Recordings.

  • Joni Mitchell

    A Case Of You

    • Blue.
    • Rhino.
    • 9.

Broadcast

  • Wed 7 Oct 2020 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2