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Woman's Hour: Dame Julie Moore; Lynne Segal; Ali Smith on Antigone

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Dame Julie Moore; Lynne Segal; Ali Smith on Antigone

31/10/2013

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Dame Julie Moore; Lynne Segal; Ali Smith on Antigone

Dame Julie Moore. Lynne Segal on the pleasures of ageing. Ali Smith on rewriting Antigone.

Dame Julie Moore, Lynne Segal on The Perils and Pleasures of Ageing, and Ali Smith on rewriting Antigone for children. Jenni Murray presents the female perspective.

Male fertility home testing kits - how effective will they be and what impact could they have on dispelling myths and stigma around infertility? Jenni is joined by Consultant Gynaecologist Mr Tim Child and Victoria Lambert, who chairs the Medical Journalists Association.

Woman's Hour powerlister Dame Julie Moore, Chief Executive of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust tells us about her career, being partnered with trusts in special measures and the decision to treat Malala Yousafzai. 

Lynne Segal, feminist writer and activist, on the Perils and Pleasures of Ageing. Ali Smith's latest book is a retelling of Sophocles' tragedy Antigone. She joins us to discuss with Professor Edith Hall. Marina McCullen, a guide at Leeds Castle in Kent, explains why the property is sometimes known as the 'ladies' castle' because of its association with a number of medieval queens.

Presented by Jenni Murray
Produced by Kirsty Starkey.

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