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Woman's Hour

Chef Marie Mitchell. NUS President Larissa Kennedy. The real Audrey Hepburn. Power List: Our Planet

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.13K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The Island Social Club was created to fill the void of what was once London’s thriving Caribbean social scene. Chef, writer and co-founder Marie Mitchell explores Caribbean food and culture while creating a space for second and third generation British people of Caribbean descent to connect with their heritage. Marie talks abut food and identity and shows us how to Cook the Perfect Roti, one of the cornerstones of Caribbean cuisine.

After a difficult first term of online tuition, lockdowns and social distancing it’s been a University experience like no other for young people.. The Government has issued guidelines about how they plan to get students home in time for Christmas which include a mass testing programme on campuses to reduce risk of infection. NUS President Larissa Kennedy joins Nicola to discuss university life in the time of Covid and the testing strategy.

Audrey Hepburn was a legendary star of Hollywood’s Golden Age – infamous for her acting, as well as her style. But what do we know about the real woman behind the image? We hear from Helena Coan the director of a new film Audrey which features never before seen footage of her life, and Audrey’s granddaughter Emma Ferrer.

The Woman’s Hour Power List: Our Planet has highlighted the breadth of work that goes into helping the environment, and today we feature two women in the finance sector. Caroline Mason is no. 16 on the List and is the CEO of the Esmée Fairbain Foundation, which finances lots of environmental and social projects. Catherine Howarth is no.21 and is the CEO of ShareAction, which persuades investors to think more sustainably.

Presenter Nicola Beckford Producer Beverley Purcell

Transcript

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Choosing what to watch night after night the flicking through the endless

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searching is a nightmare we want to help you on our brand new podcast off the

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telly we share what we've been watching

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Fladiated.

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Load to games, loads of fun, loads of screaming.

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Lovely. Off the telly with me Joanna Paige.

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And me, Natalie Cassidy, so your evenings can be a little less

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searching and a lot more auction listen on BBC Sounds.

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BBC Sounds music radio podcasts.

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Welcome to the Woman's Hour Podcast with me, Nicola Beckford,

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on Thursday, the 26th of November.

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Good morning on today's Woman's Hour, a new film celebrating the life of

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Audrey Hepburn reveals never seen before footage of the Hollywood icon. We meet two

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more high-flyers from the Woman's Hour Power List, Our Planet, and Chef Marie Mitchell explores Caribbean food,

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identity and how to cook the perfect roti.

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Now don't forget you can contact us via the website on Twitter or Instagram at

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BBC Woman's Hour and you can text Woman's Hour on 8484. But first

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it's been a difficult first term for university students this year with courses moved online,

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social distancing and many forced to self isolate due to the pandemic.

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This morning we heard students could

1:24.5

be awarded financial compensation for lost teaching time during the first lockdown

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after the higher education complaints watchdog told one university to pay up.

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