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Radio 4,08 Nov 2013,58 mins

Giselle Allen; Lisa Jardine; Children in parks; Lady Rhondda

Woman's Hour

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Soprano Giselle Allen [currently singing the role of Ellen Orford] discusses the female characters in Peter Grimes with director Phyllida Lloyd. Biographical historian Professor Angela V John talks about her new biography of Welsh suffragette Lady Rhondda. Lisa Jardine - the retiring Chair of the HFEA - asks why we don't hear about all the people who fail with IVF. Reporter Geoff Bird takes a look at new research into how children behave in parks. Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Helen Lee.

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