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Radio 4,01 Feb 2011,45 mins

01/02/2011

Woman's Hour

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Presented by Jane Garvey. Unrest in Egypt and Tunisia - will the rest of the Middle East be affected? And how are the lives of women changing? Artist Becky Hastings has spent January in silence. She joins Jane to enjoy her first good natter and reflect on the nature of verbal and non-verbal communication. We discuss the ethics of "saviour siblings" - children created to help save the life of another - and trace the history of the lonely hearts ads in newspapers, magazines and online.

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