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Weekend Woman's Hour: Olivia Newton-John

21/04/2012

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Weekend Woman's Hour: Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John, the boxer going for Gold in 2012, and music from the Brodsky Quartet.

Open relationships - what are the rules and who makes them? Olivia Newton-John on surviving cancer, Alexandra Shulman on her debut novel, and the boxer bidding for 2012 Gold.

What's the appeal of an open relationship and how can they be successful? What are the rules and who makes them? Olivia Newton-John talks about being a cancer survivor and her new book Livwise. A look at the behind the scenes criticism over human rights abuses in Azerbaijan as it prepares to host the Eurovision. Catch up with the flyweight boxer Nicola Adams as she prepares for the Olympics. Celebrate the contribution women made in the steel industry during World War II. And hear from British Vogue Editor Alexandra Shulman about her debut novel. Plus music from the Brodsky Quartet's Jacqueline Thomas who are celebrating their 40th Anniversary and Ren Harvieu hailed as the next "big thing"

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Producer Emma Wallace
Editor: Beverley Purcell.

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