Joanne Froggatt and Dr Rachel Clarke, Minette Batters, NFU, Israel/Gaza war
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
A forthcoming three-part ITV drama Breathtaking, set in a fictionalised London hospital, tells the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic through the eyes of Acute Medical Consultant Dr Abbey Henderson. The series is based on Dr Rachel Clarke’s book of the same name. She worked on Covid wards and is also one of the writers on the series. Dr Henderson is played by Joanne Froggatt, known for many roles including Downton Abbey, Sherwood and Angela Black. They join Emma Barnett to discuss.
The "orange peel theory" is as trend where one person in a couple will ask their partner to peel an orange for them. As Valentine's Day approaches, what are the small gestures that mean so much? The ways you show your love?
Minette Batters is standing down as President of the National Farmers' Union after six years of leading the organisation. She joins Emma to talk about her tenure leading the farming world, and what it felt like to be the first woman to do so.
We've been looking at the experiences of women from both Israel and Gaza on the programme this week, asking what are the main issues facing women on each side as the war continues in to its fifth month. Today Emma speaks to Ayelet Razin Bet Or the Legal Adviser to the Association of Rape Crisis Centres in Israel. Ayelet has been travelling the world in recent months highlighting the horrific evidence of rape, sexual violence and mutilation of women during the October 7 brutal attacks by Hamas that killed 1,200 people and says she feels hugely let down and even betrayed by the response she has seen, particularly from other women. She also talks about her concerns for the 14 female hostages still being held by Hamas. To listen to our discussion about women in Gaza, please head to BBC Sounds to find it in yesterday's episode.
Presented by Emma Barnett Producer: Louise Corley Studio Engineer: Giles Aspen
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| 0:00.0 | I'm John Ronson and I'm an invisible enemy. |
| 0:05.0 | That changed people psychologically. |
| 0:08.0 | Words can be dangerous if you don't know the context. |
| 0:12.0 | We were told to stay at home. |
| 0:15.0 | We lived with an invisible enemy, |
| 0:17.0 | with only the internet for company. |
| 0:19.0 | That changed people psychologically. |
| 0:21.0 | I'm John Ronson, and I'll be unerthing the roots of the |
| 0:24.4 | culture wars that engulfed us then and still do now. |
| 0:29.2 | The award-winning podcast, Things Fell Apart Returns. |
| 0:33.0 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:35.0 | BBC Sounds. |
| 0:36.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:40.0 | Hello I'm Emma Barnet and welcome to Womonsa from BBC Radio 4. |
| 0:45.0 | Good morning and welcome to the programme and after some of you sending me your best screams on social media after our conversation on yesterday's programme about women, madness, our minds, our bodies, how we feel. |
| 0:56.0 | Thank you, I won't forget the last 24 hours. |
| 0:59.0 | But today we will turn our attention to gestures of love and service. It seems the smaller the better. Yes, |
| 1:04.5 | okay Valentine's Day may be tomorrow but it seems just peeling an orange for your |
| 1:09.4 | loved one might be all it takes. After a few so-called love tests have gone viral on Tik-Tock, more detail will be revealed |
| 1:16.1 | a bit later in the programme. |
| 1:17.5 | But far from the grand gestures of creating a building for someone, you know, like the Taj |
| 1:21.1 | Mahal to demonstrate everlasting love, |
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