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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 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

Incredible Women

Series 6

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

In Rebecca and Jeremy Front's comic celebration of actress Dame Cicely Leyland, Barry Cryer remembers her as Ensa's Aunty Mabel and Jane Garvey tries to keep her PC on Woman's Hour. Show more

Incredible Women

Series 6

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Rebecca and Jeremy Front continue their journey through the archives, showcasing Dame Cicely Leyland's acting highlights as she approaches 100. With Barry Cryer and John Wilson. Show more

Incredible Women

Series 6

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Rebecca and Jeremy Front conclude their series of Incredible Women dedicated entirely to actress and national treasure Dame Cicely Leyland. With Fenella Fielding and Laurence Fox. Show more