Istanbul, 1938. A writer becomes obsessed with the life of an infamous master criminal. 
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Sarah Butler "Olympic Suffragette"
Sarah Butler is a financial journalist from South London. On Friday, she was a Suffragette in the Olympic Stadium.
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New Regulations on Hyperandrogenism
Jane discusses the new policy with Katrina Karkazis, from Stanford Univ. & Rebecca Jordan-Young, Columbia University.
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Amanda Vickery on Men
Amanda Vickery, Prof. of Early Modern History at Queen Mary, Uni. of London about her R4 series exploring the history of masculinity.
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London Wardrobes: Kubi Springer
Henrietta Harrison meets Kubi Springer to find out what one of the leading figures in the urban music industry keeps in her wardrobe.
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What makes a good summer read?
Jane talks to Sherise Hobbs from Headline Books and Kate Skipper from Waterstones.
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Amanda Vickery on Men
The knight, the gentleman, the lover, the sailor, the explorer, the suit - male archetypes which still have an echo today. Jane talks to Amanda Vickery, Professor of Early Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London about her new Radio 4 series in which she explores the history of masculinity.
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What makes a good summer read?
Over the next few weeks, Woman’s Hour will be looking at some classic summer reads. We’ll be dipping into a variety of genres from crime and historical fiction to feminist literature and romance. But first, what constitutes a good summer read? Jane talks to Sherise Hobbs from Headline Books and Kate Skipper from Waterstones.
Books mentioned:
Tigers in Red Weather, by Lisa Klaussmann; One on One - 101 True Encounters by Craig Brown; The Thread by Victoria Hislop; Shadow of Darkness by Deborah Harkness; Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. 50 Shades of Grey by EL James; Bare to You by Sylvia Day; a new book coming on E-book - Because You Are Mine - which will be published in approx. 8 weeks. -
London wardrobes: Kubi Springer
Britain has long been a world leader in fashion with successful designers like Stella McCartney and Vivienne Westwood. But what about the style of everyday people? As the world looks to our capital for the Olympics, we take a look inside Londoners' wardrobes. Henrietta Harrison meets Kubi Springer at her home in Crystal Palace in South London to find out what one of the leading figures in the urban music industry keeps in her wardrobe.
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New regulations on Hyperandrogenism
The International Olympic Committee has introduced a policy which means some athletes could be tested for female hyperandrogenism (characterised by high testosterone levels). If their androgen level is found to be in the male range, they risk being disqualified from the 2012 Games. To discuss the new policy, Jane is joined by Katrina Karkazis, from the Centre of Biomedical Ethics at Stanford University and Rebecca Jordan-Young, Associate professor of women’s gender and sexuality studies at Columbia University.
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Sarah Butler - 'Olympic Suffragette'
Sarah Butler is a financial journalist from South London. For the last few months, she’s spent a lot of time in a car park in Dagenham. But it was worth it… on Friday, she was a Suffragette in the Olympic Stadium. She joins Jane to describe the experience.
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BBC Radio 4Mon 30 Jul 2012 10:00 BBC Radio 4
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