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Woman's Hour: 13/05/2010

13/05/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, 13/05/2010

Presented by Jenni Murray. The character of Maid Marian through film and TV history.

Presented by Jenni Murray. The changing image of Maid Marian, why more women don't work in hospitals, how US TV series Glee is inspiring UK choirs and novelist Barbara Trapido.

Presented by Jenni Murray.

An increasing number of women are entering medical school and it's predicted that women will form the majority of UK medics by 2017 but the new president of the Medical Women's Federation says hospitals aren't ready for this changing workforce. 
As a new Robin Hood film opens starring Russell Crowe as Robin and Cate Blanchett as Maid Marian - we look at versions of Maid Marian in history. How the American TV series Glee is influencing singing in British choirs and Barbara Trapido discusses her latest novel Sex and Stravinsky.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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