Original version

BBC Radio 4 FM

BBC Radio 4 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced BBC Home Service.

BBC Radio 4

Radio 4

Radio 4 (FM)

Woman's Hour

Magazines & Reviews

Podcasts

Factual: Life Stories

Factual: Health & Wellbeing

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

BBC Radio 4 LW

Woman's Hour: Weekend Woman's Hour

Factual

Weekend Woman's Hour

22/01/2011

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Weekend Woman's Hour

Presented by Jane Garvey. The tyranny of clothes sizes - why do they vary so much?

Presented by Jane Garvey. Including the tyranny of clothes sizes - why they vary so much, and Mikhail Gorbachev's grand-daughter discusses his political legacy as he nears 80.

Presented by Jane Garvey. The tyranny of clothes sizes - we peek into the fitting rooms to ask why they vary so much. Parental leave might be getting more generous but there's an argument that women who take it harm their careers - we look at the evidence. Mikhail Gorbachev's grand-daughter discusses his political legacy and Raisa's influence as a role model for Russian women. The contraceptive pill and its legacy. The harp but not as you know it. Surrogacy - should laws here be changed to make it easier for prospective parents? Seville oranges - why there's more to them than marmalade.

Sticky upside-down Seville sponge

4 Seville Oranges
8 tbsp golden syrup, plus extra to serve
200g/8oz butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing
200g/8oz soft brown sugar
200g/8oz self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
100g/4oz ground almonds
4 large eggs

1 Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4. Finely grate the zest from 2 oranges into a large bowl. Cut the peel and pith from all of the oranges with a serrated knife, and slice quite thickly removing all the pips as you go. 
2 Drizzle the syrup evenly over the base of a buttered 23cm round cake tin. There is no need to line the tin and it shouldn't have a loose bottom otherwise the syrup will bubble through. Arrange the best orange slices on top of the syrup and finely chop any that don't fit. 
3 Put all the remaining ingredients in the bowl with the zest and chopped orange and beat with an electric hand mixer until smooth. Spoon on top of the oranges, spread lightly and make a deep hollow in the centre of the mix with the back of a spoon to ensure that the cake rises evenly. 
4 Bake for 45-50 mins until firm when pressed. Allow to settle for 5 mins before turning out. Drizzle with extra syrup if you like.

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

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC Radio 4 FM

About BBC Radio 4