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Radio 4,23 Jun 2010,45 mins

23/06/2010

Woman's Hour

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Presented by Jenni Murray. Who decides what constitutes a "perfect" body? Despite the recession cosmetic surgery increases in popularity - the artist Alison Lapper discusses body image with Phillippa Diedrichs, a psychologist at the Centre for Appearance Research at the University of the West of England and Anna Richardson from Channel 4's Supersize V Superskinny. We look at the role of Theodora in history, new guidelines on treating meningitis in young people and live jazz from the American singer Nnenna Freelon.

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