Documentary in which fashion historian Amber Butchart unravels the story of the Huguenot silk weavers of Spitalfields. Show more
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Woman's Hour
The Wainwright Sisters; Women and US Politics
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Singer-songwriters Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche, trouser trends for spring and summer, women and US politics, composer Joceyln Fook and director Emma Bernard. Show more
Woman's Hour
LGBT Rights, FA Women's Super League, Corduroy, Diversity in the Media
58 minutes
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Programme that offers a female perspective on the world. LGBT rights around the world, and why corduroy is undergoing something of a revival. Show more
Woman's Hour
The Dresses of Diana, Princess of Wales; Caring for Your Spouse
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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With Nikki Bedi. Caring for your spouse; the dresses of Diana, Princess of Wales; black female police officers - 1981 and now; #thisgirlcan; and craft and its benefits to health. Show more
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Princess Diana, Honour crimes, Loneliness, Clique
54 minutes
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Clique writer Jess Brittain on friendships, Princess Di's Travolta dress, Rachael Aplin on honour-based abuse, parents who feel lonely and what to do about it. Show more
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Woman's Hour with Men's Hour: Appearance
58 minutes
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Woman's Hour joins forces with BBC Radio 5 live's Men's Hour to discuss appearance, from body image and fashion to tattoos and waxing. With Jane Garvey and Tim Samuels. Show more
Woman's Hour
Child migrant refugees living in the Jungle camps in Calais.
41 minutes
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The child migrant refugees living in the Jungle camps in Calais. Plus Sarah Alexander, chief executive and artistic director of the National Youth Orchestra on this year's Prom. Show more
Woman's Hour
Rio 2016, Naked GB rugby team photo shoot, Why haute couture matters
58 minutes
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As the Olympics gets going in Rio, we look at why Brazil is considered to be one of the most dangerous countries in the world for women. Plus an analysis of the language of sport. Show more
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Liv Tyler, Job sharing in a senior position, Syrian women refugees
58 minutes
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Programme that offers a female perspective on the world. Liv Tyler on her new capsule collection, and how to make job sharing at a senior level work. Show more
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Grime, Apprenticeships, International surrogacy, Trainers
45 minutes
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Programme that offers a female perspective on the world. Hattie Collins, author of This Is Grime, talks about women in the Grime scene. Show more
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Women in grime, Job sharing, Fashion essential - the white shirt
58 minutes
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Highlights from the Woman's Hour week. Who are the women we should be taking notice of in the UK music Grime scene? And why is the white shirt such a wardrobe necessity? Show more
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Fashion-forward velvet, Asbestos-free schools, What a year for powerlisters and politicians, The NCT's anniversary
45 minutes
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Why we will all be wearing velvet this winter, the campaign to rid schools of asbestos, celebrating 60 years of the NCT, and memories of listening to Woman's Hour as a child. Show more
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Nativity casting, Jeanette Winterson and Mary Portas
58 minutes
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What does it mean to play Mary in the school nativity? Jeanette Winterson and Mary Portas. Agnes Obel performs. Asbestos in schools. Why do some women lie about their age? Show more
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Nicole Farhi, Fashion Police, Madame Bovary, Abortion in films
58 minutes
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Nicole Farhi turns from fashion to sculpture; Madame Bovary revisited; Portrayal of abortion in films; 16th-century fashion police; talking about sex acts. Jane Garvey presents. Show more
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LBD, Home Turf, Prison, Helen Mort, Labour women
58 minutes
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Jenni Murray presents, with features including a look at the little black dress, a community dance production inspired by football, housing after prison and Autumn poetry. Show more
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Wendy and Colin Parry. Why everyone will be wearing corduroy this season, and the poet Aviva Dautch
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Wendy and Colin Parry discuss the film Mother's Day. The actor Richard Madden is the latest to be objectified - do men care? And poet Aviva Dautch on her mother's hoarding. Show more
Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. She looks at the Black Prince. Show more
Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. She looks at Marie Antoinette.
Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. A rare portrait of a working man.
Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through the clothes they wore. Here, she looks at Charles II.