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Radio 4,27 Jan 2014,58 mins

Women's magazines; The Archers' June Spencer; Yvette Cooper on sex education

Woman's Hour

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Jane Garvey talks to three editors of women's magazines about how they balance their responsibilities to their readers with producing something they want to read - Lisa Smosarski of Stylist, Trish Halpin of Marie Claire and Lebby Eyres of New! With the subject returning to parliament this week, Shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper talks about the changes she'd like to see to sex education in schools. June Spencer joins us to talk about playing the longest running character on The Archers - Peggy Woolley. And, Anna Hope tells us about her debut novel set in the aftermath of the First World War. Presenter: Jane Garvey Producer: Lucinda Montefiore Editor: Ruth Watts.

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