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Woman's Hour

Ballet dancers and pregnancy

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for over a year

For a ballet dancer, controlling your body and maintaining the perfect physique must be a constant preoccupation. So what happens when you decide you'd like to have a baby and how do you cope with the way pregnancy changes your body and affects your ability to dance?
Why are rock-hard abs and perfectly toned triceps seen as the perfect body shape? In a news series for BBC-4 writer and classicist Natalie Haynes explores the British Museum's exhibition on the Greek preoccupation with the human form and explores how these sculptures capture and enforce the Ancient Greeks ideals of body shape.
Official statistics show a drop in life expectancy for female pensioners - we look at the reasons why.
Plus returnships are a way of getting qualified individuals back to work after a long career break. They are like internships, but for the older, more qualified individual. But do businesses want to hire someone who has been out of work for more than six months?

Presenter Jenni Murray
Producer Beverley Purcell. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Jarvis
Interviewed Guest:
Natalie Haynes
Interviewed Guest:
Julianne Miles
Interviewed Guest:
Julie Thornton
Interviewed Guest:
Carmen Nuzzo
Interviewed Guest:
Laura McCulloch
Interviewed Guest:
Elizabeth Harrod

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