Woman's Hour

Pretty Yende; Nancy Astor; Patricia Highsmith; Menopause and memory

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 14^th May 2014, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 14^th May 2014, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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South African soprano Pretty Yende; the novels of Patricia Highsmith; the life of Nancy Astor; the effects of early menopause on memory. Jenni Murray offers the female perspective. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Jenni Murray
Producer:: Eleanor Garland
Interviewed Guest:: Pretty Yende
Interviewed Guest:: Jacqui Turner
Interviewed Guest:: Liz Calder
Interviewed Guest:: Laura Wilson

Woman's Hour

Samantha Lewthwaite; Liz Calder; Business Start-Ups

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 30^th Sep 2013, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 30^th Sep 2013, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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What do we know about so-called 'white widow' Samantha Lewthwaite, and how has her image come to dominate coverage of the Kenyan shopping mall attack? Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more