Weekend Woman's Hour

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It's fifteen years since the world first met Erin Brockovich through Julia Robert's Oscar winning film portrayal of the single mum who took on a billion dollar gas and electric company in small town America. She joins me to talk about the film' s legacy and women's rights today. What happens when you turn to Yes Parenting? Parenting coach and creator of Yes Parenting Bea Marshall discusses why she never says no to her children. We find out about the art of Make up with Lan Nguyen-Grealis who has worked with top photographers Rankin and Bailey. What is it really like to grow up as a lesbian in rural England? Tomorrow a bronze statue of Joan Littlewood will be unveiled at the Theatre; Why was she such a significant figure in the cultural life of Great Britain? The Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, talks about how she's been working to make sexual consent guidance clear. 'Overshare' was named word of the year in 2014 by Chambers Dictionary - we hear from two journalists who admit to pouring their lives out to unknowns on social media and the reaction they have received. And the Opera Soprano Ilona Domnich performs an aria from her upcoming role in The Tales of Hoffman. Highlights from the Woman's Hour week. Presented by Jenni Murray. Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed.