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Woman's Hour

Zoologist Lucy Cooke; Film director Deborah Perkin; The perfect Pad Thai noodles.

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for over a year

ZooLogist Lucy Cooke talks to Jenni about her new programme and the pioneering work of Dian Fossey as we open up our archive to hear an interview she gave to the programme back in 1984.

It is now almost three months since the abduction of 276 schoolgirls in north-eastern Nigeria by Islamist militant group Boko Haram. Despite worldwide condemnation and a social media campaign the girls are still missing and media interest is beginning to ebb. What's the latest?

Deborah Perkin's new film Bastards explores the struggle that women in Morocco face when they have children the state define as illegitimate. What are the problems that arise in a country where the new laws and old social attitudes are frequently out of step with each other.

Ellen Wilkinson MP was known as Red Ellen. She was a key radical in the 20th century feminist movement. She was involved in women's suffrage, led the Labour Party's anti-fascist campaign and was the first female Minister of Education. But how did she get on with her female contemporaries?

MiMi Aye was born in the UK to Burmese parents. Her food blog which she started 5 years ago aims to spread the word about Burmese cuisine. In her first book, she shares her passion for noodles and today cooks the perfect Pad Thai stir fried noodles. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Abuja Habiba Adamu
Interviewed Guest:
Deborah Perkin
Interviewed Guest:
Paula Bartley
Interviewed Guest:
Mari Takayanagi
Interviewed Guest:
Mimi Aye

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