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Two women from different parts of the world, united by a common passion, experience or expertise, share the stories of their lives.
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Make-up Artists
Mon 6 Mar 2017
Two female make-up artists on how paint, powder and oil can create characters.
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Cricketers
Mon 27 Feb 2017
Star cricketers from New Zealand and the West Indies discuss the women's game.
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Glossy Magazines
Mon 6 Feb 2017
Two successful editors reveal the challenges and triumphs of running a glossy magazine.
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Tour Guides
Mon 23 Jan 2017
Two women who take tourists off the beaten track in Nepal and South Africa
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Pianists
Mon 9 Jan 2017
Two child prodigies turned world-class pianists on their personal and musical journeys
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Alone at Sea
Mon 2 Jan 2017
Two women who steer boats across oceans single-handed on the challenges of being at sea
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Musical Theatre
Boxing Day 2016
Two female directors shine a spotlight on musical theatre in Nigeria and Pakistan
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Divorce Lawyers
Mon 19 Dec 2016
How to deal with the financial and emotional fallout when a couple split up
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Finding the funny in feminism
Mon 5 Dec 2016
Stand-up comedians Aditi Mittal and Zahra Noorbakhsh seek out the funny in feminism
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Speech Writer to the President
Mon 28 Nov 2016
Sarada Peri and Garentina Kraja on being a wordsmith to their country's leader
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An Extraordinary Meeting Between Two Former Hostages
Mon 21 Nov 2016
What life as a hostage in the depths of the jungle or in a darkened room can teach you
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Investigative Reporters: Khadija Ismayilova and Sacha Pfeiffer
Mon 14 Nov 2016
Female journalists determined to publish the truth whatever the price
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Ballroom Dancers: Oti Mabuse and Alex Hixson
Mon 7 Nov 2016
Two female professionals take us backstage in the world of ballroom dancing
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Child Stars: Mandisa Nakana Taylor and Mara Wilson
Mon 31 Oct 2016
The star of the film Matilda talks to a trail-blazing South African youth TV presenter.
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Graffiti Artists: Lady Pink and Olga Alexopoulou
Mon 24 Oct 2016
Subway tunnels of 1970s New York and giant murals in Greece - Graffiti artists talk shop
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The Scientists at The Crick
Mon 17 Oct 2016
Is the future of science female? Lab leaders and aspiring scientists discuss
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Nuns: Mother Hildegarde and Sister Tracy Kemme
Mon 10 Oct 2016
What goes on behind the closed doors of a convent? Two nuns from Australia and US explain
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Domestic Workers: Marissa Begonia and Siphokazi Mdlankomo
Mon 3 Oct 2016
Life in service: the secret tales of domestic workers in the Philippines and South Africa
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Jazz Musicians: Melissa Aldana and Nomfundo Xaluva
Mon 26 Sep 2016
Award-winning female jazz musicians from Chile and South Africa chat
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Standing up to Bullying: Zainab Chughtai and Lauren Paul
Mon 19 Sep 2016
Two women trying to stop girls being bullied in the US and Pakistan.
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Hair Stylists: Sapna Bhavnani and Charlotte Mensah
Mon 12 Sep 2016
An Indian hair stylist to the stars speaks to an award winning British afro hairdresser
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Making Sex Work Safer: Daisy Nakato and Catherine Healy
Mon 5 Sep 2016
Sex workers turned campaigners from Uganda and New Zealand
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Truckers: Elin Engstrom and Heather Jones
Mon 29 Aug 2016
Women who make a living driving tankers and 50 metre super trucks in Australia and Sweden
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Women at Sea: Zimasa Mabela and Jasmin Labarda
Mon 22 Aug 2016
Two women in charge of ships in South Africa and the Philippines discuss life at sea.
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Adoption: Judith Fleming and Amy Seek
Mon 15 Aug 2016
The perspectives of two women at opposite ends of the adoption process in the US and UK
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