Adoption, Protesting Indian Wrestlers, Naoise Dolan
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
According to a new report from Adoption UK nearly half of families with adopted children aged 13 to 25 say they are at ‘crisis point’ or ‘facing severe challenges’. Author, Becky Brooks, discusses her report alongside Clare, a parent of adopted children.
Indian women wrestlers have been living on the streets of Delhi in protest after they accused their sport's federation's top official of sexual harassment and abuse. There is just three months until the World Championships and the Asian Games when ordinarily these women would be focussed on intense training. Nuala discusses the situation with Divya Arya, Women's Affairs Journalist at BBC Delhi.
A new production of Rigoletto opens next week at Opera Holland Park. Described as “a propulsive tragedy of toxic masculinity and unfettered power”, the director, Cecilia Stinton, explains why she has set it in an Oxbridge-style college post World War I, and the relevance of the story to a modern audience. The soprano, Alison Langer, who plays the role of Gilda, also joins Nuala and performs live in the studio.
New research has found that women are twice as likely to die within 30 days of a heart attack compared with men. To explore why women continue to appear more vulnerable after having a heart attack Nuala is joined by consultant cardiologist Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan.
The Happy Couple is the second novel by the acclaimed Irish novelist Naoise Dolan, whose debut Exciting Times was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. It follows a young couple, Celine and Luke, in the run-up to their wedding and explores the creeping doubts they have about each other, marriage and monogamy. Naoise joins Nuala in the studio.
Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Emma Pearce
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.9 | Hello, this is Nula Mugavren and you're listening to the Woman's Hour podcast. |
| 0:10.6 | A new report out today by adoption UK looks at how families with adopted children between |
| 0:16.4 | the ages of 13 and 25 are doing. |
| 0:19.5 | Nearly half say they are really struggling to get the support they need. |
| 0:23.8 | So I'll speak to our guests in just a moment who have personal experience of that. |
| 0:28.1 | And I'd also like to hear your experience. |
| 0:31.5 | If you have adopted children or if you're a person who was adopted, please do get in touch |
| 0:36.1 | about how it was for you during the teenage or the early adult years. |
| 0:41.8 | What did you need? |
| 0:43.2 | What did you get? |
| 0:44.6 | And how would you advise others in that situation? |
| 0:47.7 | You can text the program, the number is 84844 at BBC Woman's Hour is where you'll find |
| 0:53.2 | us on social media or you can email us through our website. |
| 0:57.8 | For WhatsApp messages or indeed a voice note, that number is 037001444. |
| 1:04.8 | So that's coming up in just a moment. |
| 1:07.0 | Also today, Indian female wrestlers, they are protesting in extreme heat in Delhi, following |
| 1:13.0 | allegations of sexual abuse and harassment of their teammates. |
| 1:17.2 | The allegations have been denied by the Wrestling Federation's president. |
| 1:21.3 | This Me Too protest comes at a crucial time in their training for both world championships |
| 1:26.2 | and also future Olympics. |
| 1:28.4 | So we're going to be in Delhi to hear what has been happening. |
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