Original version

BBC Radio 4 LW

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 FM

Jane Garvey

Jessica Cottis

Amanda Craig

Kishwar Desai

Alan Beith

Jenny Earle

Helen Grant

Nancy Kerr

Fay Hield

Beatrice Mtetwa

Gill Hornby

Anne-Marie Casey

Rebecca Wood

Woman's Hour: Weekend Woman's Hour

Factual

Weekend Woman's Hour

22/06/2013

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

Jenni Murray conducts the BBC Philharmonic. Feminist writing. Women and criminal justice.

Jenni Murray conducts the BBC Philharmonic. Feminist writing. Women and non-custodial sentences. Civil rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa. Folk music and female friendships.

Jenni Murray conducts the BBC Philharmonic. Amanda Craig and Kishwar Desai on whether feminist writing has lost its edge. Should more women convicted of non-violent offences be given non-custodial sentences? Jane Garvey visits a women's centre in Birmingham to talk to staff and clients and discusses the issues with Minister for Justice, Helen Grant MP, Alan Beith MP and Jenny Earle, director of the Prison Reform Trust. Zimbabwean civil rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa. Folk music from Nancy Kerr and Fay Hield. Authors Gill Hornby and Marie Casey discuss female friendships.

BBC Radio 4

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

Contributors

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC Radio 4 LW

About BBC Radio 4