Woman's Hour - Arts and Entertainment
Books, Film, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts.
How to be sensational at 70
Sheila Hancock, Amanda Barrie and Shirley Hughes give Jacqueline Wilson some advice.
'There should be stories for all.'
Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore talk to Jenni Murray about gender inequality in film.
Sheila Hancock on the "colourful language" in Barking in Essex
Sheila Hancock on the misuse of language and her role as the matriarch in Barking in Essex
Edna O'Brien on inspiration and writing
Edna O'Brien; Campus sexual politics; Flat shoes
"Everyone felt they wanted Beth to get her revenge!"
Actress Anne Archer on playing the wronged wife in the film Fatal Attraction.
"A house uncleaned is better than a life unlived" Claire Messud quoting Rebecca West
Women in Egypt; Emma Pooley
"It doesn't matter if you're a boy or a girl to play, you just have to not be silly and mess around!"
Six year old Sophie talks about her love of football.
"Wendy Quill is a Crocodile's Bottom"
Wendy Meddour and her daughter Mina May talk about the book they have written/illustrated.
The trials of a Blue Peter presenter
Helen Skelton discusses her beard of bees with former Blue Peter producer Alex Leger.
Women on Comedy: "If your jokes are the best jokes, those jokes will get in”
With Comedian Katherine Ryan & Jo Bunting, series producer of HIGNFY & TV freelancer.
"There is no doubt that she was not a poisoner, there is no doubt that there was no incest": Sarah Dunant on Lucrezia Borgia.
Blood and Beauty is Sarah Dunant's new novel about the Borgia family.
"Food has become threatening" Lionel Shriver on our relationship to eating
Lionel Shriver; Financial Abuse; Joanna Lumley; Being Brave; Single Entertaining
Emma Brockes: She left me the gun - my mother's life before me
The journalist & writer on the story of her mother's dark past growing up in South Africa
"I think she was quite baffled!"
Irna Qureshi on her mum's reaction to her studying Bollywood at university
Yoko Ono on turning 80 & ageism
Yoko Ono on turning 80 & ageism
Lauren Beukes: "in crime fiction and news women are just reduced to a body and statistics"
South African author Lauren Beukes on how violence against women influenced her new novel.
Quilts
Sue Prichard and Linda Seward visit the V&A to discuss the art of quilt making.
Jacqueline Wilson: Four Children and It
Children’s author Jacqueline Wilson channels E. Nesbit for her new book.
Julie Walters on her new stage role
The actress talks about her role as an anarchic old hippy in The Last of the Haussmans.
Nora Ephron on life, literature and her work
The late writer and director talks to Jenni Murray in this interview from 1999.
"A cup of coffee over here tastes different" Tracy Chevalier
Tracy Chevalier explores her memories of moving to England for her book, The Last Runaway.
Gillian Anderson; "I was in the middle of something that was quite unique"
20 years after The X Files, Gillian Anderson reflects on her role as Dana Scully
Charlotte Church: "I was never ashamed"
The singer talks to Jenni Murray about press coverage of her past behaviour.
‘He thought I was having an affair’ – Katie Price
The model and reality star Katie Price on why she split up with Peter Andre.
