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Radio 4,19 Nov 2016,58 mins

Rochelle Clark, England's most capped rugby player; Magda Szubanski, star of Kath & Kim; the Gilmore Girls back after 16 years.

Woman's Hour

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Rochelle 'Rocky' Clark Britain's most capped Rugby player. Actor Magda Szubanski, the star of comedy Kath & Kim. Parents Estelle Clarke and Liz Dutton and the Education Correspondent Sean Coughlan look at the cost of higher education and the struggle to pay for it. In light of our recent 70th anniversary poll which said 32% of you would consider having cosmetic surgery - we look at why women consider invasive procedures to enhance their looks. Netflix is releasing four new episodes of the hit US TV series Gilmore Girls, 16 years after it was first created. We hear from Lauren Graham who plays Lorelai and Alexis Bledel who plays Rory. Plus we discuss why so many of us fill our conversation with phrases like 'so',' like', and 'you know what I mean'. And winner of The Women's Engineering Society Karen Burt Award, Clare Lavelle, a chartered engineer who's worked on big projects in the energy sector - including the development of the world's first commercial wave farms. Presented by Jane Garvey. Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed Editor: Beverley Purcell.

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