Domestic Violence on EastEnders, Nudity, Wool
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 September 2020
⏱️ 47 minutes
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The domestic abuse story in EastEnders comes to a tragic end tonight. Chantelle is killed by her husband, Gray. We speak to the Head of Continuing Drama at BBC Studios, Kate Oates, and Sarah Davidge from Woman’s Aid, about how the storyline reflects the sharp rise in domestic violence during lockdown.
Are you happy being naked in front of your children? Or does it make you feel uncomfortable? We talk to the illustrator Rosie Haine who’s created a children’s book called “It Isn’t Rude to be Nude”. It's full of naked bodies of all shapes and sizes. We also hear from psychologist Dr Keon West from Goldsmiths in London whose research suggests nudity might help with body image and self-esteem.
A new film called Rocks focuses on a teenage schoolgirl and her group of loyal friends. One day Rocks' mother leaves and she’s left to care for herself and her seven year old brother. The story was developed in workshops with teenage girls and the cast is largely made up of non-professional actors. The film has received rave reviews on the international festival circuit. Two of the lead characters Bukky Bakray and Kosar Ali plus the director, Sarah Gavron, talk to us about the film and what it says about empowerment, banter and female friendship.
The sale of wool has recently gone up but behind the scenes it's not all rosy. Since the pandemic hit, the price farmers get for their fleeces has dropped by nearly 50%, with some saying the situation's so bad they actually lose money when selling it. We talk to knitting designer and wool producer, Susan Crawford and to Minette Batters, the President of the National Union of Farmers.
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| 0:41.0 | Hello Jenny Murray welcoming you to the Women's Our Podcast. podcasts. Knitting has become an ever more popular pastime, but the farmers who supply the wool |
| 0:55.9 | trade are in trouble. |
| 0:58.2 | What will be the result of a 50% fall in the price of a fleece caused by the pandemic. A much acclaimed new film, |
| 1:05.8 | Rocks, tells the story of a diverse group of school girls at a school in East London. |
| 1:10.4 | We'll meet two of the girls who were chosen to play the lead roles and the director, |
| 1:15.5 | Sarah Gavron. And a new picture book for children it isn't rude to be nude. But how should parents and children behave in front of each other, naked or not? |
| 1:27.6 | Now if you're a fan of EastEnders you'll be familiar with the long-running storyline of Chantel and Gray. |
| 1:35.4 | They appear on the outside to be the perfect couple. |
| 1:38.9 | She's beautiful, he's handsome and he's charming. They have lovely children, he's a lawyer and they live in the |
| 1:45.2 | best house on the square, but behind closed doors all is not well. In last night's episode |
| 1:52.1 | Chantel tried to escape with the children when she was on holiday |
| 1:55.2 | with her parents, but Gray turned up unexpectedly. |
| 2:00.5 | Family holiday. Just what we wanted after all those weeks locked in the house. |
| 2:05.0 | Sun, beach, maybe a nice quit. |
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