Israel-Gaza war, Monica Dolan, Kathryn Mannix
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 25 October 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
As the Israel-Gaza war continues, aid groups are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as power shortages threaten the lives of vulnerable patients, including women and children. UN agencies have estimated that one-third of hospitals in Gaza and nearly two-thirds of primary health care clinics have had to shut due to damage or a lack of fuel. The Israeli government says Hamas is stock-piling thousands of litres of fuel. The biggest aid provider in Gaza, the UN, says its fuel will run out tonight, unless it gets fresh supplies - hospitals in Gaza are already limiting services to critical cases only. Emma Barnett hears from Save the Children's Soraya Ali, as well as women's voices from Gaza and Israel.
Lizzi Larbalestier has cared for 139 seals in her home in Cornwall. She also helped set up a new seal hospital with the British Divers Marine Life Rescue, and has just won an animal action award from the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
Actor Monica Dolan joins Emma to talk about starring in a new film about the undiscovered artist Audrey Amiss. Amiss was tipped for artistic greatness, but ended up cycling between mental hospitals and menial jobs for decades, and was sadly never exhibited, or recognised in her lifetime. Typist Artist Pirate King comes out this Friday.
What normally happens as someone dies? These questions and others are answered in a new short animation ‘Dying for Beginners’. Kathryn Mannix is a retired palliative care doctor, who’s made it her mission to demystify what happens as we die. She’s worked with Theos Think Tank to produce the video, and will also be giving their annual public lecture on the public understanding of dying at the Royal Society for Medicine on 1st November. Kathryn joins Emma.
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| 0:00.0 | Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself. |
| 0:03.7 | My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a Load of Sport Podcasts. |
| 0:08.4 | I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with a leading journalist, experienced |
| 0:12.2 | pundits and the biggest sport stars. |
| 0:14.3 | Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights straight from the players' |
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| 0:28.8 | dedicated sports fans across the UK. |
| 0:31.2 | So if you like this podcast, head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more. |
| 0:40.9 | Hello, I'm Emma Barnett and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4. |
| 0:45.8 | Shortly we will bring you women's voices from Gaza and Israel. |
| 0:50.4 | We will also be hearing today from the actor Monica Dolan, |
| 0:53.8 | she of W1A fame, about playing an undiscovered artist Audrey Amos, who has quite the life story |
| 1:01.0 | unknown until now. |
| 1:02.9 | Catherine Mannix, the former palliative care doctor, will be joining me to talk about a new film |
| 1:07.6 | she has made about the process of natural death, something she says few of us know about, |
| 1:13.2 | unlike our form others. |
| 1:15.1 | And I'll be talking to the woman who nursed 139 injured seal pups in her own home. |
| 1:22.4 | Yes, and just one, an award for her rather incredible work, all that to come. |
| 1:27.6 | But it is one of the leading stories and the papers today I want to draw your attention to. |
| 1:31.9 | The Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Human Rights Watchdog, responsible for enforcing |
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