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• 25 May 12: Lutyens, Williams & Maconchy

  Fri, 25 May 12

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  Joanne Binns – an award winning campaigner against anti-social behaviour – describes the intimidation and violence she suffered at the hands of local thugs. Dr Rhiannon Mathias talks about composers Elisabeth Lutyens, Grace Williams and Elizabeth Maconchy. When it comes to getting rid of your old clothes, should you choose philanthropy or personal profit? Iranian film maker Tina Gharavi talks ‘I am Nasrine’ - the story of a young girl forced to leave a comfortable middle-class home in Tehran to live on a council estate in the North East.

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• 23 May 12: Hilary Devey

  Thu, 24 May 12

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  With Jenni Murray. Hilary Devey from Dragons' Den talks to Jenni about her autobiography. Winner of the Great British Bake Off Jo Wheatley cooks the perfect American pancakes. Is it time to set a living wage rather than a minimum wage? And why are only a quarter of the names on the New Elizabethan list women?

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• 23 May 2012 Egg Donation

  Wed, 23 May 12

  Duration:
  37 mins
  
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  Margaret Byrne, CEO of Sunderland AFC, on being female in football; Egg donation - who gets paid for egg donation? Olympic hopeful Natasha Perdue on her weightlifting career and journalist Kathleen MacMahon on her first novel.

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• Womans Hour from Sweden; 17 May 2012

  Tue, 22 May 12

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  Is Sweden the feminist utopia it's cracked up to be? The country is rated top for gender equality, but what is life like for women in a country where shared parenting in the norm and childcare is unquestioningly subsidised by the state? Jenni Murray travels to the capital Stockholm to find out.

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• 22 May 2012

  Tue, 22 May 12

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  Do men want to be the principal breadwinner in a relationship? Writer Tony Parsons thinks so, and joins Jane to discuss. The Chelsea Flower Show - while the designs exhibited may be beautiful, how environmentally friendly are they? Should we even be concerned about how green gardening is, or should we just enjoy the showcase of talent? Also, should schools take parent's views into account when deciding how to teach potentially controversial subjects? And the historian Lucy Worsley on her new TV series - a 17th Century History for Girls. Presented by Jane Garvey.

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• 21 May 2012 Shirley Manson

  Mon, 21 May 12

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  Advice from the Alzheimer's Society about talking to children about dementia, Garbage's Shirley Manson on returning to the music industry after a seven year break with a brand new album. Why Nevada brothel owner Dennis Hof wants to open an establishment in London. And a preview of tonight's Radio 4 documentary The Trouble with Kane which examines a programme offering young people in the UK family therapy and home drug testing as an alternative to custody.

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