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Great Lives

Laura Bates on Louisa May Alcott

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

Journalist Laura Bates chooses the 19th-century American children’s author, Louise May Alcott. With Matthew Parris. From 2014. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Parris
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Churchwell

Woman's Hour

Bump, Birth and Beyond, Sexual Harassment, Men's Fashion

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Female perspectives. The launch of Bump, Birth and Beyond. Has sexual harassment arrived at a watershed? Plus the look being created by period gang drama Peaky Blinders. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Abigail Hollick
Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Charlotte Dore
Interviewed Guest:
Rowan Lawton
Interviewed Guest:
Jen Barratt
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Bea Campbell
Interviewed Guest:
Emma Dabiri
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Baxter

Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: Han-Na Chang; Tom Kerridge; Jeanette Winterson

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Han-Na Chang on her conducting debut at the Proms, chef Tom Kerridge cooks the perfect Barnsley chop, and Jeanette Winterson on the impact of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Zlakha Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Sara Khan
Interviewed Guest:
Han‐na Chang
Interviewed Guest:
Suzy Miller
Interviewed Guest:
Daisy Buchanan
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Rosamund Urwin
Interviewed Guest:
Jeanette Winterson
Interviewed Guest:
Lauren Child
Interviewed Guest:
Alison Pike
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Kerridge

Woman's Hour

Shakespeare's mothers and sons, When should you go public about sexism?

Duration: 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Is it always appropriate to speak out in public about sexist behaviour? Plus Shakepeare's portrayal of mothers and sons and the history of criminalising prostitution. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Edwina Currie
Interviewed Guest:
Michelle Posthill
Interviewed Guest:
Linda Robinson
Interviewed Guest:
Hallie Rubenhold
Interviewed Guest:
Julia Laite

Woman's Hour

Groping, Warriors, Nigel Slater

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Looking at the campaign to stop unwanted sexual assault and harassment on public transport, Maasai warriors calling for a stop to FGM, and Nigel Slater on baking and autumn food. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Nicola Gatto
Interviewed Guest:
Clare Curran
Interviewed Guest:
Marama Davidson
Interviewed Guest:
Sonyanga Ole Ngais
Interviewed Guest:
Ann-Marie Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Weinstein
Interviewed Guest:
Terri Bell-Halliwell
Interviewed Guest:
Sandra Magnus
Interviewed Guest:
Marina Warner
Interviewed Guest:
Nigel Slater

Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: Divorce mediation, Sylvia Day, #whomademyclothes

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Why don't more couples choose mediation during divorce? Sylvia Day on her erotic novels. Women in prison. The secrets of a good life in your 90s. The joy of running. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Edwina Currie
Interviewed Guest:
Mary Creagh
Interviewed Guest:
Liz Leffman
Interviewed Guest:
Tania Bassett
Interviewed Guest:
Martha Gill
Interviewed Guest:
Sylvia Day
Interviewed Guest:
Emma Nash
Interviewed Guest:
Jane Robey
Interviewed Guest:
Honor Harlow
Interviewed Guest:
Jackie Marcus
Interviewed Guest:
Bridget Minamore
Interviewed Guest:
Elizabeth Hufton

Woman's Hour

Jessica Hynes; Rubella; Rita Hayworth

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Jenni Murray presents the female perspective, with Jessica Hynes on Up the Women, fears of a rubella outbreak, and the influence of screen goddess Rita Hayworth as a role model. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Jessica Hynes
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Marion Lyons
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Manning
Producer:
Shoku Amirani

Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: Nigel Slater, Sexual harassment, Celebrating real-life role models

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Nigel Slater on his Christmas memories. Plus celebrating real-life female role models, and will the last few months prove a watershed moment for sexual harassment? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Nigel Slater
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Beatrix Campbell
Interviewed Guest:
Emma Dabiri
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Baxter
Interviewed Guest:
Sophie Scott
Interviewed Guest:
Libby Jackson
Interviewed Guest:
Hetta Howes
Interviewed Guest:
Olivia Campbell
Interviewed Guest:
Bethany Rutter
Interviewed Guest:
Sian Harries
Interviewed Guest:
Katherine Baldwin
Interviewed Guest:
Nina Stibbe

Woman's Hour

Dawn French, Soprano Amanda Forbes, Writer Valeria Luiselli

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Dawn French talks about her latest book. Soprano Amanda Forbes on the inspiration behind her latest work - the poems of Carole Anne Duffy. Plus writer Valeria Luiselli. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Valeria Luiselli
Interviewed Guest:
Dawn French
Interviewed Guest:
Amanda Forbes
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates

Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: Malala Yousafzai; Feminism in 2013; Life after divorce; Elizabeth Jane Howard; Chloe Howl

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Malala Yousafzai, Kate Tempest, Elizabeth Jane Howard and Chloe Howl. Plus Laura Bates, Caroline Criado-Perez and Reni Eddo-Lodge discuss feminism in 2013 and their hopes for 2014. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Malala Yousafzai
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Caroline Criado-Perez
Interviewed Guest:
Reni Eddo-Lodge
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Clanchy
Interviewed Guest:
Zena Forster
Performer:
Kae Tempest
Performer:
Chloe Howl
Producer:
Louise Corley

Woman's Hour

Groping, Egypt's Lost Queens, Anna Karenina

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Jenni Murray presents the female perspective, discussing groping in public places, Egypt's lost queens and a new translation of Anna Karenina. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Rosamund Urwin
Interviewed Guest:
Carole Easton
Interviewed Guest:
Rosamund Bartlett
Interviewed Guest:
Joann Fletcher
Producer:
Emma Wallace

Woman's Hour

Sex Education in Schools

Duration: 41 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

A look at why the government has rejected MPs' calls to make sex-and-relationship education compulsory in all schools. Plus writer KM Peyton and gender theorist Kate Bornstein. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Bornstein
Interviewed Guest:
KM Peyton
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Branwen Jeffreys
Interviewed Guest:
Ruth Ehrlich
Interviewed Guest:
Andy Phippen

Woman's Hour

Caroline Criado-Perez, Laura Bates, Allegra McEvedy's perfect hangover food

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Feminism 2013 style, introverts v extroverts, and a profile of Mrs Oliphant, the writer of our 15 Minute Drama. Plus, the perfect hangover food. Presented by Jenni Murray. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Allegra McEvedy
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Clanchy
Interviewed Guest:
Zena Forster
Interviewed Guest:
Susan Quilliam
Interviewed Guest:
Caroline Criado-Perez
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Reni Eddo-Lodge

Woman's Hour

Cook the Perfect Christmas Dinner with Allegra McEvedy, Yotam Ottolenghi and Trine Hahnemann

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Allegra McEvedy, Yotam Ottolenghi and Trine Hahnemann cook the perfect Christmas dinner. Plus Laura Bates on the Everyday Sexism Project and how it's changed her outlook on life. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Emma Barnett
Interviewed Guest:
Allegra McEvedy
Interviewed Guest:
Yotam Ottolenghi
Interviewed Guest:
Trine Hahnemann
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Producer:
Shoku Amirani

Woman's Hour

Jessica Hynes; Ute Lemper; Women in The Apprentice

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Jessica Hynes on new comedy Up the Women, Facebook agree to tackle gender based hate speech, women on The Apprentice, Barking Blondes, Ute Lemper and the allure of Rita Hayworth. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Fran Brown
Interviewed Guest:
Saira Khan
Interviewed Guest:
Lorraine Heggessey
Interviewed Guest:
Sharon Mavin
Interviewed Guest:
David Benedict
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Hanson
Interviewed Guest:
Jessica Hynes
Interviewed Guest:
Jo Good
Interviewed Guest:
Anne Webb
Interviewed Guest:
Ute Lemper
Producer:
Shoku Amirani

Woman's Hour

Women-Only Trains; Shabana Azmi; Supergrans; Rural Childhood

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Presented by Jenni Murray. Women-only train carriages, Shabana Azmi on campaigning for equal rights, how to be a Supergran, and the pains and pleasures of life in the country. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Producer:
Cecile Wright
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Ricky Twyford
Interviewed Guest:
Shabana Azmi
Interviewed Guest:
Eve Pollard
Interviewed Guest:
Shirley Williams
Interviewed Guest:
Abbie Ross
Interviewed Guest:
Isabel Oakeshott

Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: The American folksinger Peggy Seeger

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Highlights from the Woman's Hour week, presented by Jenni Murray. Folk musician Peggy Seeger performs, and there is a discussion on the Harvey Weinstein case. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Peggy Seeger
Interviewed Guest:
Dawn French
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Deana Puccio
Interviewed Guest:
Rachel Fitzsimmons
Interviewed Guest:
Claudia Rankine
Interviewed Guest:
Barbara Hanratty
Interviewed Guest:
Angela Robinson

Woman's Hour

Amma Asante, Lady Justice Hallett, Do nurseries benefit pre-school children?

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

The director of A United Kingdom, Amma Asante, joins Jane Garvey. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Heather Hallett
Interviewed Guest:
Denise Hawkes
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Helen McCarthy
Interviewed Guest:
Amma Asante
Interviewed Guest:
Laurence Roope

Woman's Hour

Groping, Marina Warner, Women's Prize for Economics and Politics

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

What is groping? Do women ignore a pinched bottom too quickly? Marina Warner talks about her new collection of short stories, Fly Away Home. Jane looks at a portrait of Nell Gwyn. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Nicola Gatto
Interviewed Guest:
Marina Warner
Interviewed Guest:
Aileen Ribeiro
Interviewed Guest:
Ann Pettifor
Interviewed Guest:
Anne McElvoy
Interviewed Guest:
Helene Sandmark

Woman's Hour

Woman's Hour Powerlist 2014 - Game Changers

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Highlights from interviews with Woman's Hour Power List 2014 Game Changers, featuring Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Caitlin Moran, Francesca Martinez, Julie Bentley and Laura Bates. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Doreen Lawrence
Interviewed Guest:
Caitlin Moran
Interviewed Guest:
Francesca Martinez
Interviewed Guest:
Julie Bentley
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates