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Woman's Hour: Weekend Woman's Hour: Kiesza, Harriet Harman

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13/12/2014

Weekend Woman's Hour: Kiesza, Harriet Harman

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Weekend Woman's Hour: Kiesza, Harriet Harman

Jane Garvey with Kiesza, Harriet Harman, MC Beaton and The Madness of Modern Parenting.

Jane Garvey with Kiesza, Harriet Harman, Zoe Williams and MC Beaton. Plus new ideas for Christmas dinner with Yottam Ottolenghi, Allegra McEvedy and Trine Hahnemann.

The Canadian singer songwriter Kiesza talks about writing her hit, Hideaway, in 90 minutes and how the Canadian army wanted to train her as their first female sniper.

Harriet Harman on why Prime Ministers Questions is such a turn off for most men and women.

Zoe Williams discusses the madness of modern parenting. We hear how two charities are supporting young people in the business world from Neeta Patel of the New Entrepreneurs Foundation.

New ideas for Christmas dinner with Yottam Ottolenghi, Allegra McEvedy and Trine Hahnemann.

Why if you're a woman in part time work you're more than likely to become 'stuck' in a low paid job. Ginette Leach tells us how her life changed when she joined the peace camps at Greenham Common. We run through the four women shortlisted for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

And the writer and former chief Woman reporter at the Daily Express M C Beaton talks about her vices and how she feels about being the most borrowed UK adult fiction author from the UK's libraries.

Presented by Jane Garvey.
Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed
Editor: Jane Thurlow.

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