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Radio 4,09 Aug 2014,58 mins
Jacqueline Bisset; the Contraceptive Pill and Mood Swings; Sexual Identity
Woman's HourAvailable for over a year
Jacqueline Bisset on her new film 'Welcome to New York' and some strong views on infidelity. Alice Roberts, author and broadcaster and Peter Greenhouse a consultant in sexual health discuss the effect of the contraceptive pill on mood and wellbeing. Do we have to define ourselves as lesbian or straight? Two women talk about what prompted them to change their sexuality. England hooker Emma Croker on the Women's Rugby World Cup and playing after a caesarean. Laura Perrins and Ellie O-Hagan discuss the Women against Feminism movement. Indian author Deepti Kapoor on her new novel 'A Bad Character'. We celebrate 100 years of the Brownies with Girlguiding's Chief Guide, Gill Slocombe and comic Susan Calman. And 89 year old theatre critic Blanche Marvin on the wonders of wearing the same items of clothing again and again. Producer: Sarah Shebbeare Editor: Jane Thurlow.
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