Emily Blunt, Pathologist-novelist, Baby formula, Short marriages
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Actor Emily Blunt found fame as the scene-stealing assistant in The Devil Wears Prada, and has since starred in many films including Mary Poppins Returns and A Quiet Place with her real-life husband John Krasinski. She is also in one of this year’s biggest cinematic hits, Oppenheimer. As Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster about the father of the atomic bomb is released on ultra-HD DVD and Blu-ray, Emily Blunt talks to Clare McDonnell about her role as Kitty Oppenheimer, Robert’s wife.
The price of baby formula has been making the headlines this week. The main brands have been pulled up by the Government’s Competition and Markets Authority for their high pricing. In fact, their research shows that the retail price is a lot higher than the costs to make the product. Joining Clare to discuss the high prices is Sarah Cardell, chief executive of the CMA and Kirsty Jackson, the founder of High Peak Baby Bank, a donation service for families in need up in the Staffordshire area.
How common is it for a long relationship to end with a short marriage? What is it about formalising a union, or having a wedding that can be the catalyst for a split? And what are the legal pitfalls that couples might want to avoid? Clare is joined by Eve Simmons, US Health and Wellness Editor for the Daily Mail and Laura Naser, a partner in family law.
As Ireland's first female state pathologist, Dr Marie Cassidy helped to solve murders and clarify unexplained deaths for over 15 years. She tells Clare what drew her to this career, how she deals with the emotionally taxing nature of the job and why she's now turned to writing with her debut novel 'Body of Truth'.
Presenter: Clare McDonnell Producer: Rebecca Myatt Studio manager: Duncan Hannant and Neva Missirian
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| 0:35.8 | Hello, this is Claire McDonnell and you're listening to the Women's Our |
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| 0:40.6 | Emily Blunt joins me to talk Oppenheimer the movie coming to a TV streaming |
| 0:45.5 | platform near you soon. She plays Kitty the wife of Robert Oppenheimer a |
| 0:49.9 | brilliant scientist in her own right. Emily tells me why she felt it was so |
| 0:54.2 | important to portray this complex woman faults and all. And she also talks about why |
| 0:59.3 | she feels acting helped her cope with a stammer that started in childhood and she still lives with today. |
| 1:06.0 | In the cost of living crisis, why is the one product the most vulnerable amongst us need to stay alive baby formula rocketing in price. The rises attracted |
| 1:16.0 | the attention of the government's competition and markets authority. We will |
| 1:19.8 | hear from them and also a baby bank a donation service for families. Have you been |
| 1:25.8 | in a long relationship that ended in a short marriage? You got the mortgage, you had |
| 1:30.4 | the kids, maybe, the dog, you got married and then well things fell apart why |
| 1:35.8 | does that happen we're going to hear today from Eve Simmons a daily male |
| 1:40.0 | journalist whose partner asked her for a divorce just six months after their |
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