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Woman's Hour

Flying with children, Comedian Rosie Jones, wedding party wax seals, Theo Clarke MP birth trauma, Anorexia Nervosa treatment

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.13K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The inclusion of a particular word in the title of the documentary has caused controversy. For many, it is an extremely offensive term and some contributors have made it publicly known and have withdrawn their contribution from the programme. Rosie talks to Nuala McGovern about the project. A growing trend in the wedding industry is to add wax seal to your invites. If you scroll through any wedding stationary images on social media, you’ll see people using little round wax seals in all sorts of colours and designs. Nuala asks Diane Wisdom, co-founder of Heirloom Seals about the trend. Plus, Dr Elizabeth New from Aberystwyth University, Reader in Medieval History and Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellow, explains what we can learn about medieval women from historical wax stamps. Theo Clarke, the Conservative MP for Stafford, gave birth last August to a daughter. She had a 40-hour labour and a third-degree tear. She is now working closely with the Birth Trauma Association and she recently met with 11 other mums in parliament who have suffered horrendous experiences giving birth. To help women avoid these experiences, she is setting up an All-party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on birth trauma which launches tomorrow, 12th July. As the holiday season begins we talk to Jane Dowden and Lucy Cavendish about travelling on planes with small children, how to deal with tantrums and disgruntled fellow passengers. And we hear from one woman who says a new approach to treating anorexia nervosa has saved her life. as well as from Conservative MP Danny Kruger who says current provision is inadequate and who says he is hopeful having heard the results that some of his constituents and their families are telling him about this new approach.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Studio Manager: Bob Nettles

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'd just like to tell you about a podcast that I've been doing with my friend Brian Cox.

0:04.8

I'm Robinins. Welcome to The Infinite Monkey Cage.

0:07.2

What we're doing in this new series, Sharks, fungi, bees versus wasps.

0:11.8

We're going to explain how bees explode, why wasps don't explode,

0:15.0

before we then climb into a Supervolcano metaphorically.

0:18.2

So, if you'd like to hear about the magnificence and strangeness of the universe

0:22.4

and all the wonders that lie within, listen to The Infinite Monkey Cage.

0:25.2

And you can listen to the whole series before anyone else

0:27.8

when you listen on BBC Sounds.

0:29.8

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:34.8

Hello, this is Nulam Agarvern,

0:37.8

and you're listening to the Woman's Hour podcast.

0:39.8

In a moment, comedian Rosie Jones,

0:42.8

who is on a mission to combat ableism.

0:45.8

Her documentary, illustrating the online and offline abuse she has endured,

0:50.8

is just shocking.

0:52.8

You may know that the documentary has caused controversy by its title.

0:55.8

We'll talk about that, and also how she is fighting discrimination one tweet at a time.

1:00.8

Also today, are you gearing up for a flight with children in the coming weeks?

1:05.8

Maybe you've done it before?

1:07.8

And are not keen to repeat the experience?

1:09.8

Or have you found out the way to make it plain sailing?

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