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Lynda La Plante on breaking boundaries and why there STILL aren't enough good roles for women
Season 6 Episode 59
My guest this week is a woman who - to coin a bit of 1980s jargon - punched through the glass ceiling for women in TV, creating not just one but a se…
4 years, 11 months ago
Liz Fraser on living with and loving an alcoholic
Season 6 Episode 58
What do you do if the person you love turns out to hold the seeds to your own destruction? My guest this week has lived through it and discovered the…
4 years, 11 months ago
Mariella Frostrup on fearlessness, menopause and knowing your worth
Season 6 Episode 57
My guest this week was known for her willingness for say it like it is even before she made a TV show about the menopause. No, not THAT one. The one …
4 years, 11 months ago
Bobbi Brown on taking a leap at 64
Season 6 Episode 56
If you, like me, have lived most of your life in fear of foundation, this week’s guest is your saviour. Because this woman saved us no-make-up girls’…
4 years, 11 months ago
Ruth Ozeki on why menopause is the new adolescence
Season 6 Episode 55
My guest this week is a novelist, film-maker - and Zen Buddhist priest. Ruth Ozeki was born in Conneticut in the 1950s to a Japanese mother and, as s…
5 years ago
Fi Glover and Jane Garvey on Fortunately, friendship and pushing boundaries in your 50s
Season 6 Episode 54
How do two sensible middle aged broadcasters become the voices of a generation of pissed off older women? My guests today can tell you aaallll about …
5 years ago
Paula Sutton on how age has liberated her and the rejuvenating power of dressing up
Season 6 Episode 53
Today’s guest is former fashion journalist turned interiors blogger, Paula Sutton.
For twenty years Paula lived a typical busy busy busy 9-to-9 London…
5 years ago
Val McDermid on anger, ageing – and an unlikely "cure" for menopause
Season 6 Episode 52
Dubbed the Queen of Crime, Val McDermid has written 35 books (she thinks, but she’s stopped counting), sold over 17million copies and been translated…
5 years ago
Sophie Ellis Bextor on music, men and motherhood
Season 6 Episode 51
My guest this week has always been a self-starter. From flogging Blue Peter badges in the playground to earn a few extra quid to joining theaudience …
5 years, 1 month ago
Tasmina Perry on career, confidence and how not to get stuck at the amber light (from the archives)
Season 5 Episode 50
The Shift has so many new listeners that it seemed like time to say hello, welcome and thank you for your support. It's been SO gratifying to see how…
5 years, 1 month ago