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Weekend Woman's Hour

Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Little. Including Carole King, Imogen Cooper, baldness in men, boat builder Gail McGarva and only children.

Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Little.

Carole King talks about her extraordinary career, in which she created some of the most memorable pop hits for the stars of the 1960s and 70s, including Will You Love Me Tomorrow and You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman. But it was not until she released her solo album Tapestry, one of the biggest-selling albums of all time, that Carole King received international acclaim as a singer in her own right.

Classical pianist Imogen Cooper performs in the studio and talks about her obsession with Schubert's music.

As growing number of couples decide to have just one child, the pros and cons of growing up solo and why one professor thinks we need a global spiritual awakening.

Gail McGarva, one of the few remaining wooden boat builders able to build 'by eye', talks about her specialist craft.

And one of the most important questions: should a man whose hair is receding just accept his baldness; embrace it even? Or does society prefer a man with a full head of hair? Journalist Brian Beacom explains his decision to have a hair transplant and the author Toby Young explains why he is bald and proud.

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Sat 11 Apr 2009 16:00

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  • Sat 11 Apr 2009 16:00

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