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Radio 4,03 Aug 2015,58 mins

Men and relationships, Amnesty International sex work debate, Penelope Mortimer

Woman's Hour

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Men and Relationships: in the first in a special four week series Suzi Godson hears from men in their twenties through to their eighties, beginning with young men's attitudes to commitment. We speak to jockey Hayley Turner about women in horse racing and competing alongside men. As Amnesty International prepares to review an internal policy document on the sex trade, we look at the debate around decriminalisation. And, Penelope Mortimer's novel The Pumpkin Eater is the subject of our drama this week. Rachel Cooke, explains why it's such an important work. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Helen Fitzhenry.

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