Annabelle Hirsch talks to Anita Rani, with readings from Julia Gillard, Helena Kennedy, Miriam Margolyes and Aditi Mittal

Author Annabelle Hirsch delves into her collection of 101 objects that make up the neglected history of women, in conversation with Countryfile presenter Anita Rani. This quiet, intimate and particular history takes in everything from humble household items to objects of female pleasure and of female subjugation. Readings from Julia Gillard, Helena Kennedy, Miriam Margolyes and Aditi Mittal bring to life these fascinating, too-often-overlooked, manifold histories of women.

Hirsch is a writer and translator; Gillard is former prime minister of Australia; Kennedy is a barrister and a Labour member of the House of Lords; Margolyes is an actor of stage and screen; and Mittal is a comedian and actor.