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28/10/2011
A new art exhibition explores the symbolism of lace.
Weekend Woman's Hour
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week. Presented by Jane Garvey.
Orchids, Legal Aid cuts, Victoria and Albert
Orchids - the history of this exotic house plant. Presented by Jane Garvey.
Freedom riders; Anoushka Shankar; ordination of women
Freedom Riders; women priests and Catholicism; post-adoption depression; Anoushka Shankar.
02/11/2011
Joan Bakewell's new novel; are cougars liberated? IVF egg harvesting warning; saying no.
03/11/2011
Cook the Perfect Soda Bread with Dan Lepard; Women in protest movements; Arabian Nights.
Gang violence, The Power of Memory and Poet Rachel Boast
The changing role of the bedroom. Presented by Jenni Murray.
Cougar women, cook the perfect soda bread, Anoushka Shankar
Cougar women; music from Anoushka Shankar; cook the perfect soda bread; female protesters.
Nancy Mitford, Women's Refuges, Chile's Camila Vallejo
The life and legacy of novelist Nancy Mitford. Presented by Jane Garvey.
08/11/2011
Equality in the police. The history of unwearable shoes. Cook the perfect Christmas cake.
Wild flowers with Sarah Raven, the best way to give a terminal diagnosis?
Sarah Raven on wild flowers; giving patients a terminal diagnosis; Scottish Tory leader.
10/11/2011
Sue Tollefsen, who gave birth to her first child at 57, on late motherhood and IVF.
Amy Rosenthal's adaptation of Bar Mitzvah Boy, Nevada Brothels and bomb disposal operator Maj. Nicola Roberts
Amy Rosenthal's radio adaptation of Bar Mitzvah Boy.
Jilly Cooper on marital happiness; Cook the Perfect Christmas Cake; Sue Tollefsen.
14/11/2011
Anita Dobson on her energy and enthusiasm for Strictly Come Dancing. With Jane Garvey.
Diane Keaton; fathers & maternity care; Alison Teale; HPV vaccine
Diane Keaton; fathers and maternity care; Alison Teale performs live; HPV vaccine & boys.
16/11/2011
Imogen Stubbs on her latest theatre role - in Salt, Root and Roe. Presented by Jane Garvey
17/11/2011
The US band The Dum Dum Girls play live, does resolve weaken with age? Sinead Cusack.
Expat Thanksgiving, Paternity Fraud, Salisbury Choristers and Women in Business
Presented by Jenni Murray. Paternity fraud, Thanksgiving and girl choristers.
Weekend Woman's Hour: Sinead Cusack, Diane Keaton and Anita Dobson
Diane Keaton, Sinead Cusack, Anita Dobson, Vancouver's Missing Women: Prostitute killer.
Andrea Riseborough, Women bishops, Silence in the classroom
Andrea Riseborough, silence in the classroom, women bishops. Presented by Jane Garvey.
Giorgio Locatelli cooks the perfect Sicilian pasta; defining female beauty
Giorgio Locatelli cooks the perfect pasta; defining female beauty. With Jane Garvey.
Dame Felicity Lott, women and politics post Berlusconi
Post Berlusconi: what now for women? Dame Felicity Lott, pregnancy and birth options.
24/11/2011
Christian Louboutin; History of Madame Tussauds; Child tax credit reform.
Restorative Justice, Lap Dancing and Music Hall
Can restorative justice in schools help expel bad behaviour from the classroom?
Christian Louboutin, History of Madame Tussauds
Christian Louboutin; normalisation of lapdancing; the history of Madame Tussauds.
Ruby Wax, Anne Brontë, Childcare costs
Ruby Wax, childcare costs, Anne Brontë, and rape in Haiti. Presented by Jane Garvey.
Sibling relationships; Larkin Poe; Mary Barbour
Sibling relationships; Mary Barbour, Glasgow's WWI rights protester. With Jane Garvey.
Sports Personality - where are the women? Scandi knits
Is today's industrial action 'a woman's strike', Christmas jumper fashion - scandi knits!
Job sharing at a senior level - can it work?
Job sharing at senior level - can it work? Parenting and honesty about past indiscretions.
Yorkshire's greatest women; Women's rights in Afghanistan; Inequalities in female healthcare and author Sarah Hall
Presented by Jenni Murray. Choosing the greatest Yorkshirewomen.