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BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, 26/09/2014

Is 'empty nest syndrome' worse for the single parent, and what exactly is a sex siren?

As many families see their youngsters depart for university, Jenni Murray asks if 'empty nest syndrome' is worse for single parents? Plus political success for feminist parties.

For the first time Sweden's feminist party has a seat in the European Parliament. Soraya Post will take her seat as representative of The Feminist Initiative. The party has been growing - it's membership up to two hundred thousand, and it narrowly missed out on winning seat in Sweden's General Election. Part of its success has been put down to its wealthy backers - including Abba's Benny Anderson who has donated to the Feminist Initiative. Feminist parties are not new to Scandinavia - so how credible a force are they and could the model ever work in the UK?

For many Brigitte Bardot remains the ultimate sex siren, so much so, that despite celebrating her 80th birthday this weekend, an image of the her as a young woman was still being used on the front cover of Paris Match magazine as recently as last month. Bardot set the template for a wave of female stars , Raquel Welch and Ursula Andress to name a few, but what about today - does the sex siren live on in 2014, is Beyonce maybe the new Bardot ? Jenni asks Ginette Vincendeau , author of 'Brigitte Bardot: The Life, The Legend, The Movies' and Stephen Gundle, author of 'Glamour: A History'. 

As many young adults around the country start packing to leave home for university or work, some parents will be experiencing what has become known as the empty nest syndrome. But what is it like for single parents when the empty nest is literally empty - is the silence golden or more of a leaden weight.

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