Synopsis
How black women choose to style their hair, the lengths we go to for our appearance, and how the Autumn Statement will impact on women's lives.
- Programme: Woman's Hour
- Episode: Black hair styling, How the autumn statement will affect women
- Channel: BBC Radio 4
- Broadcast year: 2015
- PSHE | Black History Month | Different types of hair
Licence: ERA Licence required
Free to watch for UK schools, colleges and universities with an ERA Licence
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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