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Woman's Hour: 17/02/2012

17/02/2012

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, 17/02/2012

Where are the female lead characters on CBeebies? Louise Rennison. Group B Streptococcus.

CBeebies at 10: Where are the lead female characters? Should we test pregnant women for Group B Streptococcus? Author Louise Rennison. Clive Chatterton, the former governor of Styal Women's Prison.

CBeebies at 10: Kay Benbow, the Controller of CBeebies, tackles the suggestion that there is a lack of lead female characters on BBC programmes for pre-school children.

Should we test pregnant women for Group B Streptococcus? When he was in opposition, David Cameron tabled three Early Day Motions calling for testing on the NHS. But what is being done about it now?

Louise Rennison's books have been read by millions of teenagers. She talks about her work and the play based on one of her novels that is currrently on stage at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.

Clive Chatterton, the former governor of Styal Women's Prison breaks his silence about how he thinks female prisoners suffer in this country.

Presented by Jenni Murray.
Producerd by Helen Lee

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