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Weekend Woman's Hour: Joanna Trollope; Toyah; Virginia Ironside

Presented by Jane Garvey. Joanna Trollope on army wives, Virginia Ironside on being 60 and Toyah on being a punk. Plus, the actresses who failed to make the move from silent films.

Joanna Trollope on army wives, Virginia Ironside on being 60 and Toyah on being a Punk. What more can be done to protect children in youth offending institutes - we talk to the father of a 17 year old who took his own life whilst serving a six month sentence. And the actresses who failed to make the move from silent films to the talkies. Plus, is cooking on Woman's Hour more 1950's than 2012?

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Sat 4 Feb 201216:00
BBC Radio 4

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