Lesley Manville, Brain injuries in childbirth, Strictly Come Dancing

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.2 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The actress Lesley Manville is currently starring alongside Mark Strong in Robert Icke’s adaptation of Oedipus. She plays Jocasta, Oedipus’ wife. Lesley joins Nuala McGovern to tell us more about the play, what it’s like being back on stage for the first time since 2020, and why she thinks women's stories are being featured more.

Every year thousands of babies need care for a brain injury sustained during birth. Now, highly focused training is being piloted in nine hospitals across England, aiming to standardise the approach and ensure staff know the best way to deal with an emergency that could lead to brain injury. Nuala is joined by Mary Dixon-Woods from the Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute and Gemma Barber from Liverpool Women’s Hospital to discuss how the training will work and what difference it could make.

Strictly Come Dancing pair Katya Jones and Wynne Evans have faced criticism over an incident on Saturday's show where Evans appeared to put his hand around Jones' waist and on her stomach. Both have apologised for any misunderstanding over the moment, saying it was part of an 'inside joke', but there has been an outcry from fans and the press. Nuala speaks to the Independent's Claire Cohen to discuss more.

Kendall Alaimo is an artist, activist and survivor of child sex trafficking. She joins Nuala live from a UN conference in Vienna to talk about her advocacy and the importance of giving survivors a seat at the table.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Lottie Garton

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0:47.0	Hello, this is Nula McGovran and you're listening to the Woman's Hour podcast.
0:52.0	Hello and welcome to Woman's Hour podcast.
0:57.5	Hello and welcome to Woman's Hour. Well in a moment Leslie Manville, she's currently starring as Jakarta in edopus in the West End. She is a force of nature on stage and off.
1:05.0	That interview is coming up.
1:06.4	Also today, new initiatives are currently being piloted to reduce
1:10.0	avoidable brain injury in childbirth. We're going to speak to the people that are involved in that.
1:15.7	And I wonder if you're a fan off strictly. And I also wonder has the shine of those glitzy,
1:22.4	joyful escapist hours on a Saturday night
1:24.9	dulled somewhat with the latest incident this time between Katya Jones and her
1:29.9	partner Wynne Evans. Now the dancers insist that the moments of a
1:33.6	wandering hand and a rejected high-fives, they were caught on camera and those
1:37.8	moments went viral. They say they were not inappropriate actions but
1:41.9	their inside joke, but there are many that are not fine. not about that this morning and would welcome your reaction you can text the program
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