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Woman's Hour

Amanda Holden; Vicky Pryce; Extraordinary women of the 'fifties

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Amanda Holden on marriage, divorce, and her risky pregnancy. Vicky Pryce responds to government plans for women prisoners to serve sentences closer to home. Conservative MP Margot James and shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry MP discuss developments in rape cases. Journalist Rachel Cooke on the ten extraordinary characters who challenge the traditional view of women in the 1950s.

Presenter: Jane Garvey.
Producer: Ruth Watts. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Amanda Holden
Interviewed Guest:
Vicky Pryce
Interviewed Guest:
Margot James
Interviewed Guest:
Emily Thornberry
Interviewed Guest:
Rachel Cooke
Producer:
Ruth Watts

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