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Woman's Hour

Scottish referendum, gay police officers, women poets

Duration: 58 minutes

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

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The Scottish referendum - what happened with the women's vote and how critical was it in deciding Scotland's future?

The Police Superintendents' Association of England and Wales recently asked gay members about their experiences at work, and found nearly half fear the consequences of revealing their sexuality while rising through the ranks. Jenni Murray is joined by Chief Superintendent Mike Gallagher of the Metropolitan Police, and Steph Morgan, a retired assistant chief constable to discuss what more needs to be done to remove the stigma faced by gay and lesbian police officers.

Twenty one years ago Peggy Reynolds interviewed four relatively unknown poets about the impact of gender and nationality on their poetry and on their sense of identity. Today, Carol Ann Duffy is the first female Poet Laureate, Gillian Clarke is the National Poet of Wales, Liz Lochhead is the Makar or National Poet of Scotland, and Eavan Boland is a highly distinguished scholar-poet. For Archive on 4 on Radio 4, this Saturday, Peggy revisits all four to ask them to reflect on the state of women's poetry today. She joins us to discuss how the poetry landscape for women has changed.

There is a strong, but neglected tradition of women's poetry written in response to the events of the First World War. Just as the soldier poets came to speak for a 'lost generation' these women poets speak for the women whose lives were also blighted. Jane Potter is from Oxford Brookes University and Louise Fazackerley is a poet who has written about the experiences of her soldier husband. They'll be exploring who are these forgotten poets, and what women have to say about war? Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Mike Gallagher
Interviewed Guest:
Steph Morgan
Interviewed Guest:
Peggy Reynolds
Interviewed Guest:
Jane Potter
Interviewed Guest:
Louise Fazackerley
Producer:
Cecile Wright

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