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Woman's Hour - Weekend Woman's Hour

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Presented by Jane Garvey. Maureen Lipman on the art of delivering a monologue. Star of stage and screen Lesley Manville is tipped for an Oscar for her performance in Mike Leigh's latest film 'Another Year'. She discusses playing Mary - a single, lonely and needy middle aged woman who likes a drink. The number of women over 50 who are HIV positive is rising. We ask why. Two thirds of the Dixie Chicks, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison, perform and discuss their new band - the Court Yard Hounds. We debate the merits of walking versus running. Stephen Wynn talks about his new book 'Two Sons in a War Zone' - an account of being a father with two boys on active service in Afghanistan. How can you stop people misusing personal photos posted on the internet? We hear about one young woman who successfully sued an American company for using her teenage photo on the cover of a porn DVD.