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The invention of the contraceptive pill changed the world and women鈥檚 place in it forever. But would the introduction of an equivalent contraceptive for men have similarly far-reaching consequences?

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The development of a long-term but reversible form of birth control for men is said to be making 鈥済reat progress鈥�, with clinical trials due to start next year. So what changes would a new contraceptive for men bring to the way couples deal with birth control? Would letting men take responsibility be a step towards equality? Or should women be careful of ceding control when it鈥檚 they who would literally bear the consequences if something went wrong?

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Jenni is joined by male pill guinea pig James Mackenzie and journalism professor Angela Phillips, who worries that we haven鈥檛 fully thought through the ramifications such a change could bring.

Over the last few weeks Woman鈥檚 Hour has run a series of interviews and discussions looking at what various political parties have to offer women voters. Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party, joins Jenni to talk about her party鈥檚 policies.

In the next part of our series on historical abuse and assault, we visit the Sexual Assault Referral Centre to view first-hand the process of reporting historical crime.

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Our reporter, Catherine Carr meets Diana Baxter at the Harbour centre in Norwich which deals with rape and serious sexual assault cases in Norfolk.听 Diana works side-by-side with the police to provide a single point of contact resource for people reporting sexual crime, along with Detective Superintendent Julie Bent.

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If you have been affected by this series we've provided a list of organisations which offer advice and support. For more information you can听visit bbc.co.uk/actionline, or call the 麻豆社 Action Line to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077. Lines are open 24 hours are calls are free from most landlines. Some networks and mobile operators will charge for these calls.

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听is the UK鈥檚 free, 24-hour confidential helpline for children and young people who need to talk.听 Trained counsellors are there to provide comfort, support and advice about any problem that鈥檚 on your mind.听 Contact them 24 hours a day, every day, by phone or via their website.

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Helpline: 0800 1111 (calls are free from all existing networks 鈥� landline and mobile)

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is a charity that offers support, advice and guidance to adult survivors of any form of childhood abuse.

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Phone: 0800 085 3330

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听is available for anyone struggling to cope round the clock, every single day of the year. They provide a safe place to talk where calls are completely confidential. Get in touch by phone or email or find the details for the local branch online

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Phone: 08457 90 90 90

Email:听jo@samaritans.org

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听is a charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. The charity has a free anonymous 24/7 helpline that provides help, advice and support to adults worried about a child.听

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Helpline: 0808 800 5000

Text: 88858

Email:听help@nspcc.org.uk

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听works alongside parents and carers of children who are 鈥� or are at risk of being 鈥� sexually exploited by perpetrators external to the family, as well as offering guidance and training to professionals on how child sexual exploitation affects the whole family. Pace seeks to enable parents and carers to safeguard and stop their children being sexually exploited, works with parents and partners to disrupt and bring perpetrators to justice, and aims to influence national and local policy and practice.

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Phone: 0113 240 3040

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is accessible 365 days a year to women calling from anywhere in England and Wales who have survived any form of sexual violence, no matter how long ago, offering specialised, confidential support, information and referral details completely free of charge. The helpline is also available to provide an immediate source of support to friends and family of survivors, as well as other professionals, to understand how best to support female survivors of sexual violence.

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Helpline: 0808 802 9999

For Counselling, Advocacy Support and information: 0208 683 3311 (weekdays 10am-6pm)

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听has over 130 member agencies based in the UK and Ireland which provide specialist support for women, men and children who are survivors of rape, sexual violence or childhood sexual abuse.

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Email:听info@thesurvivorstrust.org

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provides information, support and counselling for men who have been raped or sexually abused.

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Phone: 0845 122 1201 (Monday & Tuesday evenings 7pm-9.30pm; Thursday afternoons 12 noon-2:30pm)

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听provides a national rape crisis helpline for anyone affected by sexual violence, no matter when or how it happened. The helpline offers free and confidential crisis support and information. They can also put you in touch with local rape crisis centres or other services for ongoing support.

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Phone: 0808 801 03 02

Email:听support@rapecrisisscotland.org.uk

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works across Northern Ireland to respond to the needs of survivors of sexual violence.听 They offer counselling to victims of rape, sexual violence and sexual abuse. Contact your local Nexus office by phone or email to arrange counselling or to ask for more information.

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Nexus NI: 028 9032 6803

Email:听听info@nexusni.org

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听If you鈥檝e been a victim or witness of any crime you can get emotional and practical help from Victim Support, whether or not it has been reported to the police.

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Phone: 0845 30 30 900

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offers emotional and practical support to all victims and witnesses of crime across Scotland.

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Supportline: 0845 603 9213.

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听offers emotional and practical support to all victims and witnesses of crime across Northern Ireland.

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Phone: 02890 244 039 or Victim Support Line: 0845 30 30 900

The Science Museum in London has a gallery, 'The Secret Life of the Home' which is filled with domestic appliances. Judi Herman went to the gallery in the company of the curator, Helen Pevitt. They were looking at an invention that has come, gone, and come back again: the Teasmade

A few weeks ago you may have heared our archive听interview with听听talking about her childrens books 鈥� over 600 million have been sold worldwide and most are still in print.听 Among the most popular are her school series 鈥� Malory Towers, St Clare鈥檚 and The Naughtiest Girl in School 鈥� they were hugely popular when they were first published in the 1940s听and they remain so today.听 Why are modern children still attracted to boarding school stories? And how are modern authors reinterpreting the genre?听 Jenni is joined by author and Children鈥檚 Books critic of The Times newspaper Amanda Craig and , author of Murder Most Unladylike, to discuss the enduring appeal of the boarding school books.

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