Afghanistan, Paralympics, Mary Poppins
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 August 2021
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
We get the latest on Afghanistan with BBC journalist Sana Safi and talk to Seema Malhotra MP whose constituency in West London has a large Afghan community. She explains the help that's being provided to refugees.
We go live to BBC Sports Correspondent Katie Smith in Tokyo who talks about female success at the Paralympics in Tokyo.
We hear a live performance from the Zizi Strallen who plays Mary Poppins in the West End. She sings Practically Perfect accompanied by Isaac McCullough on the piano.
We explore the notion of co-dependency with counsellor Susan McGrath, as well as a member of Co-Dependants Anonymous UK. We find out how co-dependency develops and what you can do about it.
And mirrors: why are some more flattering than others, and what are the range of feelings that come up when we look in the mirror? We hear from mirror expert Dr Melissa Kao and psychotherapist Susie Orbach.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | Hello, this is Krupa Party with the Monday's edition of Woman's Hour. |
| 0:09.0 | Hello, and thank you for joining us on this bank holiday Monday. |
| 0:12.6 | The final plane carrying UK troops arrived at RAF Brise Norton from Kabul yesterday, |
| 0:18.6 | drawing to a close Britain's 20-year engagement in Afghanistan. |
| 0:23.1 | For the many thousands who have reached the UK, |
| 0:25.7 | the start of this week marks a new bittersweet chapter, |
| 0:29.7 | but for the hundreds left behind who are entitled to come to this country, |
| 0:34.0 | fear and panic remains. |
| 0:36.0 | We have guests ready to explore both sides of this. |
| 0:39.0 | What can we make of the reports that girls and boys have already been told |
| 0:42.9 | to study in separate classrooms, |
| 0:44.8 | and that many women are not returning to their workplaces |
| 0:48.0 | with the Taliban-sighting security reasons? |
| 0:51.0 | One woman who has been able to continue working |
| 0:53.6 | after much struggle getting out of the country |
| 0:56.6 | is the Afghan-paralympian Zakia Qudadi. |
| 0:59.7 | She's now made it to Tokyo to participate later in the week, |
| 1:02.9 | more on her, and the success of Great Britain |
| 1:05.8 | sitting at second place in that medal's table shortly. |
| 1:09.1 | And here's one that we'd like your take on, Mirrors. |
| 1:12.1 | Why does some Mirrors feel more flattering than others? |
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