I've been listening to Woman's Hour, on and off since the late 1950s. It was broadcast in the afternoon on the BBC Light Programme, presented by Margery Anderson. Even when I was a student and, thanks to a small legacy from my Granny, had acquired a transistor radio, I'd listen in on afternoons when I didn't have a lecture. I missed out on WH when I was teaching and when I went off to foreign parts for five years, but when I came back as a young mum, I caught up as if I had never been away. I remember Sue McGregor as presenter with great authority and presence and, for the past 33 years, Jenni Murray has kept us both informed and stimulated. Even my middle-aged son, when he is able to listen in the morning, finds the programme interesting and topical. He often discusses with me subjects that have come up that day. It's time to say goodbye and happy retirement to Jenni; hello and welcome to Emma Barton whom I admire as an excellent broadcaster on 5 Live and a penetrating interviewer on Newsnight.
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