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Incredible Women

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Rebecca Front and brother Jeremy explore the world of children's author and wolf enthusiast Eleanor Fane-Gore. With the help of Graham Norton, Michael Rosen and and Laura Solon. Show more

Incredible Women

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Rebecca Front and brother Jeremy Front enlist the help of Honor Blackman to find out how actress Peggy Saville created her saucy yet innocent screen image in her 1960s heyday. Show more

Incredible Women

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Rebecca Front (The Day Today) and brother Jeremy Front ask Barry Cryer to help shine a light on TV comedy supremo Valerie Panther, the first woman in broadcast entertainment. Show more

Incredible Women

Series 2

Episode 3: Marion Perez

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Rebecca and Jeremy Front explore the world of maverick genetic pioneer Prof Marion Perez, who claims to have created 'the perfection gene'. Featuring Prof Robert Winston. Show more

Incredible Women

Series 2

Episode 4: Paddy Jones

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 2 months

Jeremy spends 24 hours with photographer and former 60s wildchild Paddy Jones, who had a penchant for smuggling grenades home in her suitcase and using them in her next photo shoot. Show more

Incredible Women

Series 2

Episode 2: Lucy Winterton

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

One day with Lucy Winterton, the rent-a-gob journalist famous for her anti-men puns and books based loosely on her long-suffering husband. Featuring Jeremy Paxman. Show more

Incredible Women

Series 3

Episode 1: Danielle Simmons

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Rebecca Front and her brother Jeremy Front explore the sometimes confusing world of reality TV star Danielle Simmons. With the help of Eamonn Holmes. Show more

Incredible Women

Series 3

Episode 2: Helen McKee

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Jeremy meets MI5 whistleblower Helen McKee, who is currently holed up in the broom cupboard at the Manuellan Embassy. Show more

Incredible Women

Series 3

Episode 3: Rita Rayner

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Jeremy meets singing legend Rita Rayner. She and her sisters are reforming close harmony group the Rayner Sisters to record a song for a new album of 50s hits. Show more

Incredible Women

Series 4

Maria Webber

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Rebecca Front introduces us to the government's new special adviser to schools, Maria Webber, with the help of her brother, interviewer Jeremy Front. Show more

Incredible Women

Series 4

31/12/2015

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Rebecca Front and Jeremy Front introduce us to crime writer Linda Ridley, who draws on her East End background to write bestsellers chock-full of gruesome crimes. Show more