Weekend Woman's Hour
Jenni Murray conducts the BBC Philharmonic. Feminist writing. Women and non-custodial sentences. Civil rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa. Folk music and female friendships.
Jenni Murray conducts the BBC Philharmonic. Amanda Craig and Kishwar Desai on whether feminist writing has lost its edge. Should more women convicted of non-violent offences be given non-custodial sentences? Jane Garvey visits a women's centre in Birmingham to talk to staff and clients and discusses the issues with Minister for Justice, Helen Grant MP, Alan Beith MP and Jenny Earle, director of the Prison Reform Trust. Zimbabwean civil rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa. Folk music from Nancy Kerr and Fay Hield. Authors Gill Hornby and Marie Casey discuss female friendships.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Jane Garvey |
| Interviewed Guest | Jessica Cottis |
| Interviewed Guest | Amanda Craig |
| Interviewed Guest | Kishwar Desai |
| Interviewed Guest | Alan Beith |
| Interviewed Guest | Jenny Earle |
| Interviewed Guest | Helen Grant |
| Interviewed Guest | Nancy Kerr |
| Interviewed Guest | Fay Hield |
| Interviewed Guest | Beatrice Mtetwa |
| Interviewed Guest | Gill Hornby |
| Interviewed Guest | Anne-Marie Casey |
| Producer | Rebecca Wood |
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- Sat 22 Jun 201316:00BBC Radio 4
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