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Radio 4,26 Apr 2014,58 mins

Weekend Woman's Hour: Juliette Binoche; Midwives; Victoria Coren

Woman's Hour

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Juliette Binoche - star of The English Patient and Chocolat on her latest film 'A Thousand Times Goodnight' in which she plays a war photographer torn between her job and a family worried for her safety. At the Liverpool Women's Hospital we discuss midwife shortages in England with Cathy Warwick from the Royal College of Midwives, Head of Midwifery at the hospital Cathy Atherton and Dr Dan Poulter, the health minister with responsibility for maternity. Victoria Coren Mitchell on why her latest European Poker Tour victory is even more significant to her than her first. One of the Woman's Hour Game Changers, Julie Bailey on her Cure the NHS campaign. Textile designer and fashion icon, Celia Birtwell on what clothes and fashion have meant to her during a long career. And we discuss the origins of an enduring wardrobe staple, the Breton stripe with fashion editor Melanie Rickey and fashion historian Amber Butchart. Ben Harper and his mother Ellen tell us why they've collaborated on an album for the first time and sing Learn It All Again Tomorrow. Presented by Jane Garvey Produced by Jane Thurlow.

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