Weekend Woman's Hour: Katie Price, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, Biba exhibition

Mar 30, 2024

Katie Price shares her views on young women getting cosmetic surgery. Biba exhibition celebrates its 60th anniversary. Australian politician Georgie Purcell discusses her experiences in politics. Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway talk about their film 'Mothers' Instinct'. TM Payne reflects on her two decades in the music industry.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Beauty Standards, Cosmetic Procedures, and Self-Perception

01:54 • 10min

Biba: Revolutionizing Fashion and Society

12:06 • 13min

Navigating Online Abuse and Advocating for Anti-Vilification Laws

24:40 • 10min

Exploring Maternal Instincts in Crime Thriller and Jazz Music

34:24 • 4min

Progress and Challenges in the Film Industry for Women

38:30 • 10min

Celebrating the Legacy of Sarah Vaughan in Jazz Music

48:49 • 2min

Exploration of Early Songwriting and Musical Influences

51:03 • 3min

Model turned TV personality Katie Price joins Clare McDonnell to talk about her views on young women getting cosmetic surgery, after having several procedures herself.

It’s 60 years since the first Biba shop opened and the Fashion and Textile Museum in London have just launched a new exhibition: The Biba Story - 1964-1975. On until September, it explores how the fashion phenomenon blossomed to become the world’s first lifestyle label. Nuala McGovern speaks to its founder, Barbara Hulanicki, and the curator of the exhibition, Martin Pel.

Australian politician Georgie Purcell is the youngest woman in the parliament of the state of Victoria. From posting TikToks about animal rights, politics, and beer, to archiving her life achievements with tattoos and sharing photos of herself pole dancing – she is definitely not your average politician. She’s also been a target of almost constant sexist attacks and abuse, which on occasions made her fear for her life. Georgie talks to Nuala about why she's still determined to get more women into politics.

Described as a grim portrayal of human nature, Mothers’ Instinct is a film about the darker side of maternal love. Academy Award-winning actresses Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway play best friends raising sons of the same age in the same neighbourhood. The psychological thriller follows their apparently picture-perfect life in Sixties suburbia. The two friends in real life join Nuala to discuss.

TM Payne, or Tina, spent the last two decades working in the criminal justice system, specialising in domestic abuse. She’s now turned her hand to writing and is set to publish her first crime novel on the 1 April. She talks about her years in policing and her new-found passion for fiction.

And MOBO Award-winning singer and songwriter, Zara McFarlane, one of the UK's leading jazz vocalists. She will be appearing at this year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival.

Presenter: Clare McDonnell Producer: Rebecca Myatt Studio manager: Emma Harth