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🗓️ 16 December 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Anne-Marie Duff joins Nuala McGovern to talk about her latest stage role in The Little Foxes at London’s Young Vic Theatre. It’s a family drama where she plays Regina Hubbard, an ambitious woman who is thwarted by her position in Alabama society in the early 1900s, where her less financially savvy brothers have the power and autonomy to run the family business. Anne-Marie discusses playing ruthless characters and the stage roles that place women front and centre.
New government figures show there's been an increase in the number of children being educated at home - an estimated 111,700 in England. Parents give various reasons including: a lack of support for those with special educational needs, issues with their child's mental health, and many think schools just can't provide for their child. Nuala speaks to a parent who has home educated her five children and Natalie Perera, the CEO of the research organisation the Education Policy Institute.
This weekend, the Iranian regime has arrested and released a young female singer for a live-streaming a performance in which she did not wear the mandatory hijab, Parastoo Ahmadi's video has gone viral in Iran. Last week the regime approved new legislation meaning that any person defying or assisting another to defy the morality laws of the country could possibly be sentenced to death. The BBC Correspondent Faranak Amidi explains what this means for women in Iran.
Giving someone else control of your finances and decisions – through Lasting Power of Attorney – is meant to come with a guarantee that they always act in your best interest. In her latest series, Willpower Detectives, BBC investigative reporter Sue Mitchell explores a widespread business practice where some people are moved out of their homes and left with no idea what is happening to their money. Sue joins Nuala to explain.
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0:36.0 | Hello, this is Neula McGovern, and you're listening to The Woman's Hour podcast. |
0:40.8 | Good morning. The actor Anne-Marie Duff will be here in just a few minutes' time on Woman's Hour. |
0:46.1 | We're going to discuss her latest role in the play Little Foxes. It's full of greed and ambition, |
0:51.5 | not least in her character of Regina. We do have a lot to talk about. |
0:56.3 | Also today, an estimated 20% rise in the number of children being home educated in England, according to government statistics. |
1:03.9 | We'll hear why and also the concerns around the figures. |
1:06.9 | But I'd like to know if you are or have home educated, what factored into your decision? |
1:12.4 | How has it worked out so far? |
1:14.3 | What are the triumphs and the challenges of the experience for your child and also for you. |
1:21.4 | And what about those of you who thought about it but then ultimately decided against it? |
1:25.8 | Why? |
1:26.6 | Or maybe you were home educated yourself. |
1:29.3 | We'd also like to hear from you. The ways to get in touch. You can text the program. The number is |
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