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The codebreaking sisters. Women in elite sport. How female DJs are adapting during lockdown

Codebreaking sisters Patricia and Jean Owtram. The 91热爆 Sport Elite British Sportswomen's survey 2020. And with nightlife on pause during lockdown how have DJs been adapting?

On VJ Day we hear from Patricia and Jean Owtram who both served their country while their father was a prisoner of war in the Far East.

We discuss the findings of the 91热爆 Sport Elite British Sportswomen's survey 2020 published this week.

Karen Maine tells us about her new film Yes God, Yes about 16 year old Alice growing up a Catholic and attending Catholic school in the early noughties in the American mid-west.

Plus as President Alexander Lukashenko is re-elected in Belarus, we talk about the woman who challenged him.

And with nightlife on pause during lockdown how have female DJs been adapting?

Presenter Jenni Murray
Producer Rabeka Nurmahomed
Editor Beverley Purcell

GUEST Susannah Townsend
GUEST; Priyanaz Chatterji
GUEST; Tammy Parlour
GUEST; Veronika Tsepkalo
GUEST; DJ Flight
GUEST; Ngaio Anyia
GUEST; Karen Maine

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Sat 15 Aug 2020 16:15
91热爆 Radio 4

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