Constance Spry; Vivien Duffield; Mary Morrissy

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For 30 years until her death in 1960, Constance Spry was the society florist choice with her arrangements being part of many Royal occasions. A Storm in a Flower Vase is a new play inspired by her life. Its producer Mig Kimpton and floral designer Susie Edwards talk about her life and work. Writer Mary Morrissy on her latest novel The Rising of Bella Casey - the story of the sister of renowned Irish playwright Sean O'Casey. Woman's Hour Power Lister and philanthropist, Dame Vivien Duffield who inherited a vast fortune from her father Sir Charles Clore, the retail tycoon who owned Selfridges chats about the charitable Foundation that bears their names. And as the centre-right's Erna Solberg becomes the second woman to be elected Prime Minister of Norway we ask why women are reaching the top in Norwegian politics and what the impact of Norway's move to the right might have on women.