Radio choice Charlotte Runcie

Woman’s Hour RADIO 4, 10.00AM

 Women have too often been told they should know their place, but where, in fact, is the best place to be a woman? Across this week on Woman’s Hour, we hear the results of a study that considers crime figures, house prices, school performance, wages, happiness indicators and local culture to determine where in the UK women have it best. It begins today with a phone-in, inviting listeners to reveal what makes their own home town great. The overall winner wil be revealed tomorrow – but will those who live there agree with the result?

Whodunnit: The Calendar Conspiracy

RADIO 4FM, 1.45PM

 Being born in July, as I was, is apparently a terrible thing. It is said that summer babies have it tougher than those born at other times of the year, forever playing catch-up at school and falling behind their peers, being more likely to be bullied and to suffer behavioural problems. This first episode in a new series of non-fiction whodunits asks whether it’s true that summer babies are at a disadvantage, what could be done about it, and why there isn’t more outrage about the unfairness of it all.