Food writer Grace Dent, Artist Shirin Neshat, History of enslaved women, Actor Mei Mac
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
We hear from food writer Grace Dent about her new book, Comfort Eating, inspired by her podcast of the same name. She'll explain why she's so fascinated by the foods to make us feel better behind closed doors.
The Iranian visual artist Shirin Neshat’s latest work is called The Fury. It is a short film and series of photographs which explore the sexual exploitation of female political prisoners in Iran. Shirin left Iran as a teenager to study in the US and has lived in exile there since the 1990s. Her art is known for posing questions about how the female body is perceived within Islam and Iranian culture. She talks to Anita Rani about bringing The Fury to London and why she has chosen to deviate from her usual style and include the nude form.
Gloria Daniel is the descendant of John Isaac Daniel, who was a slave. After finding out more about her family history and the lives of her ancestor, as well as other slaves, she has started the organisation TTEACH (Transatlantic Trafficked Enslaved African Corrective Historical) Plaques. She joins Anita to tell us about the exhibition they are currently holding, ’50 PLAQUES & PLACES’, which includes the testimonies and artwork of women.
Mei Mac is an Olivier award nominee who has taken on the lead role of Kim in the ‘untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play' at the Young Vic. The play tackles over a century's worth of stereotypes about Asian women in drama, parodying Madame Butterfly, Miss Saigon and South Pacific. Mei tells Anita about confronting prejudice in theatre, 'the bamboo ceiling' and why she has set up a mentorship scheme for British East Asian and South East Asian actors.
Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Kirsty Starkey
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| 0:53.5 | Good morning and welcome to Friday's Woman's Hour. |
| 0:56.2 | We have quite a programme lined up for you today and I cannot wait to speak to all the |
| 1:00.2 | incredible women I have in the studio with me right this moment. |
| 1:04.8 | The wonderful Grace Dent is on the programme today to talk about her new book based off |
| 1:08.9 | her podcast Come For Eating, where people discuss their lives around the food that gives them |
| 1:13.9 | the most comfort. |
| 1:14.9 | So this morning, guess what I'd like to know about you? |
| 1:18.0 | Well, not just your comfort food, it's the food that you may have discovered later |
| 1:21.9 | in life that makes you feel the most comfort. |
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