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Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.1 | Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4. |
| 0:10.3 | Good morning and welcome to Friday's Woman's Hour. |
| 0:13.4 | Women will be playing at the Queen's Tennis Tournament for the first time in over 50 years. |
| 0:18.9 | We'll be hearing how the Lawn Tennis Association will be marking the event. |
| 0:23.4 | Also today, we'll be finding out the latest on the safety of weight loss jabs and contraception |
| 0:28.3 | and understanding why some teachers quit the profession after having a baby. |
| 0:34.3 | Also, I've got a top film recommendation for you. |
| 0:40.6 | The Salt Path is a very beautiful and inspiring film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs. I'm going to be speaking to the |
| 0:45.9 | director, Marian Elliott, shortly. You may have read the book. The film is based on the best-selling |
| 0:50.9 | memoir of Raina Wyn. After losing their family home, Ray and her husband Moth bought a cheap tent and decided to walk 630 miles around the south-west coastal path. They were both in their 50s and had £115 in the bank. Also, Moth had been diagnosed with a rare degenerative brain disease. |
| 1:13.4 | They made a wild decision at a moment in their life when they had nothing to lose and it changed |
| 1:18.1 | the course of their lives ultimately for the better. Well, don't we all sometimes wonder what would |
| 1:23.4 | happen if we made a decision to do something else? While this morning, I'd like to hear from |
| 1:28.3 | you if you've actually done it. Did you quit your job to live a totally different life? Where did you |
| 1:34.8 | end up and how has it panned out? Maybe like the winds, the choice was not in your hands and you were |
| 1:39.6 | forced onto a new path. Did it give you a new perspective on life? I would love to hear your tales this |
| 1:45.1 | morning of adventures and stepping into the unknown with only faith and hope and possibly a healthy |
| 1:51.2 | dose of fear. Get in touch in the usual way. The text number is 84844. You can also WhatsApp the |
| 1:57.0 | program on 0300-100-444 or you can email us by going to our website and if you'd like to |
| 2:04.6 | follow us on social media it's at BBC Woman's Hour the text number though once again |
| 2:09.4 | 84844 but of course you've got it saved in your telephone first it's reported today that more |
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