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Woman's Hour

Celebrating midwinter in sub-Antarctic. Olivia Harrison on celebrating her husband though poetry.

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

As we celebrate the summer solstice on the other side of the world it's the shortest day or mid-winter. For the first time the British Antarctic Survey have an all-female team wintering on Bird Island in the sub-Antarctic. Midwinter is a moment of celebration for the teams on sites. The Bird Island Research Station Leader, Imogen Lloyd, joins Emma to tell her about the work they're doing. Olivia Harrison has penned a book of poetry called "Came the Lightening" to celebrate her husband, George Harrison's life, more than twenty years after his death.. As lead guitarist of The Beatles, his most famous songs included While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and Here Comes the Sun. What prompted her to share her memories in poetry? A court support service that helps thousands of people who cannot afford a lawyer could be under threat after having its government funding changed. The Chief Executive of Support Through Court Eileen Pereira explains what any loss of core-funding could have on the women they support. A new story suggests that Boris Johnson may have spoken to Downing Street aides about getting his wife, Mrs Carrie Johnson, two roles while she was living in Number 10 with the Prime Minister as his fiancee. Sources told the Daily Mirror that the Prime Minister raised possible new environmental roles for her in autumn 2020, either on the COP 26 summit or with the Royal Family. His closest advisors are said to have vetoed both suggestions - but what questions does this raise about her being the victim of sexism and the idea of her as a private citizen? We hear from Daily Mirror Political Editor Pippa Crerar Plus a new coming-of-age TV series was released on Amazon Prime – The Summer I Turned Pretty, The characters are supposed to be 15 and 16 year olds, but the majority of the cast are in their early 20’s. Why are films and television shows that focus on the teenage experience so often played by older actors? We hear from Alex Hart an English and History Student at Durham University and Tianna Haffenden a young actor. Presenter Emma Barnett Producer Beverley Purcell

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts

0:05.3

Hello, I'm Emma Barnett and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4.

0:11.5

Good morning and welcome to the programme.

0:13.7

How has your morning been?

0:15.7

Same as usual?

0:16.7

Very different.

0:17.7

I would like to hear from you.

0:18.7

I'd like to hear how it's going on the day of the biggest rail strike in the country

0:22.0

in 30 years, which also coincides with the tube strike in London, looking across social

0:27.5

media.

0:28.5

Some of you already messaging about this generally, but also we'd like to hear from you

0:31.4

here at Woman's Hour.

0:32.9

One tweet called NM Mum wrote,

0:34.4

It's going to be quicker to drive 60 miles around the M25 than 16 miles across town today.

0:40.4

My apologies to the environment.

0:42.4

Another called Angela's posted,

0:43.8

My husband's getting the bus instead of the train and he doesn't mind.

0:46.8

He's had a 5% way drive in the private care sector, so supports rail staff in their strike.

0:52.9

But how about you?

0:53.9

What's it been like this morning?

0:54.9

Have you been organising?

0:55.9

Have you been sorting?

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