Alan Hall West coast-based radio production duo, the Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva) have developed one of the most distinctive signatures in broadcasting. They’re one-off features and ambitious series projects – such as the Twin Towers Sonic Memorial Project, Lost and Found Sound and Hidden Kitchens - have become part of the regular diet on NPR’s All Things Considered and in countless syndicated forms. Now, they’re embarking upon a major new broadcast project, The Secret Life of Girls, with stories being gathered, as is their style and reach, from around the globe.

This 2-part series brings urbane Davia and motherly Nikki out from behind their microphones for a self-penned radio portrait that offers a rare glimpse into the world of the Kitchen Sisters.

Programme 1: Lipstick, Shoeboxes and Tapea (tx.19.02.09)

Programme 2: Town Mouse, Country Mouse (tx.26.02.09)