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27/07/2011

A year from the Olympics we talk to the women who've helped build the Olympic Park. The ethics of IVF as a lottery prize. How to deal with a terrible boss. Elaine Sciolino on La Seduction: How the French Play the Game of Life. Presented by Jenni Murray.

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Wed 27 Jul 201110:00
BBC Radio 4

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  • IVF Lottery

    As Britain's first IVF lottery launches, its founder Camille Strachan and the British Fertility Society's Dr Gillian Lockwood discuss.

    Duration: 10:06

  • The women builders behind the Olympics

    With 365 days to go before London 2012, we visit the Olympic Park to meet the women who have helped build the Games.

    Duration: 09:48

  • Horrible Bosses

    Author Jill Walker and the FT's workplace agony aunt Lucy Kellaway discuss.

    Duration: 09:10

  • The Microwave

    The Science Museum's Helen Peavitt talks about another gadget in their exhibition The Secret Life of the Home.

    Duration: 04:27

  • ‘La Seduction’

    American journalist Elaine Sciolino on how all levels of society in France employ seduction to conduct day to day life.

    Duration: 08:13

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  • Wed 27 Jul 201110:00
    BBC Radio 4

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