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Woman's Hour

Women's Boat Race, Football Clubs' Sexual Consent Training, Becoming Deaf Aged Four

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Oxford and Cambridge Women's Boat Race: Saturday marks a moment of history when for the first time the Women's Boat Race is rowed on the same day and over the same course as the men's. Clare Balding will present coverage of the race. She joins Jenni to consider its history and what it means for women's sport.

Sexual consent training for footballers: Brighton and Hove Albion FC is one of the first clubs to provide training to its young male and female players. Jenni talks to Sue Parris, head of education and welfare and footballer Chike Kandi.

Joy of Sidecars: Anna King reports on the motorbike enthusiasts who carry on biking when they have children by bolting on a sidecar and taking them along.

Supporting Deaf Children and their Families: Susan Daniels, CEO of the National Deaf Children's Society has been deaf since she was four years old. She talks to Jenni about her experiences of growing up as a deaf child, the work of the NDCS and what needs to be done to ensure that all deaf children reach their true potential.

The Role of the Grandmother: 70-year old Virginia Ironside, journalist, agony aunt and grandmother of two and Helen McCarthy, historian of modern Britain at Queen Mary University of London debate how being a grandma has changed over the past 100-years.

Presenter: Jenni Murray
Producer: Rebecca Myatt. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Producer:
Rebecca Myatt
Interviewed Guest:
Clare Balding
Interviewed Guest:
Helen McCarthy
Interviewed Guest:
Virginia Ironside
Interviewed Guest:
Susan Daniels
Interviewed Guest:
Anna King
Interviewed Guest:
Sue Parris
Interviewed Guest:
Chike Kandi

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