Okay, folks, you're listening to the latest episode, the latest exciting chapter,

the latest events on life on planet Porky, with myself, the Porkmeister, Mike Parry, of course,

and of course the rock chick writer extraordinaire, Miss Leslie Ann Jones. Leslie Ann, how are you?

And let me just remind you before you answer that question that as we are recording, it is just after International Women's Day.

So I hope you have applauded yourself for your lifetime achievements on this special day.

Well, that's very sweet of you to say. I have a bit of a problem with International Women's Day,

I have to say. Well, it shouldn't still be a thing, should it? It's a bit like my son said to me

yesterday on the day, he said, you know, there isn't such a thing as international men's day.

And I said, well, no, you know, we're in the 21st century.

There ought not to be this discussion any further.

But on the other hand, that's all very well for us to say in the first world.

We ought to be focusing on the issues in the third world in which women are not equal in such

countries and don't have equal opportunities and so on. And we ought to be pouring a bit of

attention and limelight throwing and effort in their direction rather than patting ourselves

on the back for our achievements here. Now, I totally agree with everything you've said.

People like Lady Brady, Karen Brady, who's vice-chairman of West Ham Football Club,

I think she's done amazing things to improve the role of women in football, in business,

in recognition of success and all that kind of stuff, you know.

And she's very much of the same view.

You know, I've had discussions with Karen about this. She just got on with it. She now lives in a

10 million pound house in Belgravia and says that, you know, when you start distinguishing between

the efforts of men and women, it's almost as if you've got to make allowances for women's

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