Film about artist Leonora Carrington who worked alongside Max Ernst, Andre Breton and Pablo Picasso in Paris at the height of surrealism, yet lived out her days in Mexico City. Show more
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Woman's Hour
Where Have All the Good Nuns Gone?
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Jane Garvey on negative stereotypes of nuns on TV and film. Plus Cecelia Ahern on her latest book How to Fall in Love, and WH power-lister Mary Curnock Cook, chief exec of UCAS. Show more
Woman's Hour
Exclusive figures on gender identity and young people, Musician Gwenno, Catholic guidelines on the modern family
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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A top clinic reveals surprising statistics about gender identity among the under-18s. Plus electronic synth pop with musician Gwenno, and new Catholic guidelines on family life. Show more
Last Word
Glen Campbell, Dame Helen Alexander, Prunella Briance, Clancy Sigal
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Matthew Bannister on musician Glen Campbell, businesswoman Dame Helen Alexander, writer Clancy Sigal, childbirth campaigner Prunella Briance. Show more
Joanna Moorhead tells the remarkable life story of her father's cousin, surrealist artist and writer Leonora Carrington. Show more
The rebellious young artist starts a new life in London and falls in love with Max Ernst. She finds herself at the centre of an extraordinary artistic movement. Show more
Leonora moves to Paris with Max Ernst to join other artistic geniuses such as Picasso and Dali. Her family's attempts to control her continue to fail. Show more
Leonora finds a way out of the asylum - and war-torn Europe. But she is still unsure where and with whom to settle. Show more
15 minutes
The artist suffers a mental breakdown and ends up in an asylum in Madrid, where an extreme form of treatment is practised. Show more
Woman's Hour
Leonora Carrington; Crafts for children; Women and guns in the US
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington; gender pay gap; texts that change your life; crafts for children; women carrying guns in the US. Show more
Woman's Hour
Women in Science; Jessica Swale; Vatican PR
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Encouraging women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths; the signficance of the appointment of a female PR to a Vatican commission. Jenni Murray presents. Show more