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Radio 4,21 Jul 2014,58 mins

Sharing holidays; Commonwealth sportswomen; Supporting mothers when children end up in care

Woman's Hour

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The pitfalls of holidaying with friends who don't share the same approach to parenting. With the opening of the Commonwealth Games just days away, who are the key sportswomen to keep an eye on? A mother's experience of seeing four of her children taken into care because of her lifestyle, and the project that's addressing the problems of other women like her. How botany has evolved and what it's taught us with scientist Professor Kathy Willis.

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