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16/05/2012

Susie Wolff, newly appointed test driver for Williams' Formula 1 team. The impact on women of proposed reform of the House of Lords. Women and autism. Cook the Perfect...salad nicoise with Rowley Leigh. Presented by Anne McElvoy.

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Wed 16 May 2012 10:00
麻豆社 Radio 4

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  • Women In The Lords

    Anne McElvoy talks to Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Hussein-Ece about the impact that proposed reform of the House of Lords would be likely to have for women.

    Duration: 09:00

  • Women & Autism

    Anne McElvoy discusses women and autism with Carol Povey, Director of the National Autistic Society鈥檚 Centre for Autism, and with Annette, who diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome when she was 39.

    Duration: 09:11

  • Ellen Terry鈥檚 House

    Louise Adamson visits Smallhythe Place in Kent - the country retreat of the great Victorian actress Ellen Terry, now owned by the National Trust.

    Duration: 08:22

  • Cook The Perfect鈥ith Rowley Leigh

    Rowley Leigh - pioneer of modern Anglo-French cooking and chief proprietor of Le Caf茅 Anglais - demonstrates how to make the perfect tuna-free salade nicoise.

    Duration: 08:24

  • Susie Wolff

    Anne talks to Susie Wolff, who has just joined the Formula One Williams racing team as their new test driver, following only five other women who have entered the sport.

    Duration: 06:43

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  • Wed 16 May 2012 10:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4

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