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04/07/2013

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Old-Fashioned Baby Names

Old-fashioned baby names are back, women on Boards, and a rape survior in India speaks out

Why Mabel is back in fashion - the retro name revival. Plus Baroness Hayter on the question of women on boards, and India rape survivor Suzette Jordan speaks to Jenni Murray.

Mabel's back in fashion after 'retro' name revival. A poll by parenting site Netmums.com has found that 40% of couples now opt for old-fashioned baby names. Baroness Hayter questions why there are no women on the Public Health England Advisory Board. How the Breast Radiation Injury Rehabilitation Service hopes to help women who had radio therapy for breast cancer BEFORE 1990 - and may have suffered injuries as a result of their treatment - improve their lives.
Suzette Jordan - an Indian rape survivor - has become one of the first women in the country to go public about her experience. She tell Jenni Murray why she decided to come forward. And Florence Knight chef at a Venetian Restaurant in London prepares a perfect recipe for the summer: a Warm Salad of Chargrilled Courgette, Pecorino and Honey.

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