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Woman's Hour

Michelle Yeoh, Breastfeeding and depression, Sandi Toksvig and Catherine Mayer

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Oscar-winning Michelle Yeoh’s career has spanned four decades. Starting out as a martial arts actor, she became a key figure in the Hong Kong action scene. But it was her role in James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies that catapulted her into Hollywood. She's since starred in many hits including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the multi-Oscar winning movie - including for her own performance - Everything Everywhere all At Once. Now, she’s in the film adaptation of the musical Wicked. She joins Nuala McGovern live in the studio to discuss it.

The Women's Equality Party voted to dissolve the organisation at a special conference this weekend. The political party was launched in 2015 to campaign for gender equality. Citing financial challenges and a changed political landscape, the leadership chose to recommend members vote to close down the party. In an exclusive interview, the two party co-founders - Catherine Mayer and Sandi Toksvig - join Nuala.

In a recent article, the author and writer Alice Vincent asks: Why does nobody speak about post-breastfeeding depression? This was something she experienced after she stopped breastfeeding her son. Alice joins Nuala to discuss her experience of stopping breastfeeding along with Hilda Beauchamp, perinatal and infant mental health lead at the Institute of Health Visiting, and a midwife and health visitor by background.

Es Devlin is the artist and stage designer responsible for some of the most iconic moments in recent popular culture. Her innovative staging is currently on display at the National Theatre's The Lehman Trilogy at the Gillian Lynne Theatre and her new work, Face to Face, is coming soon to Somerset House. She joins Nuala to discuss her career.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Emma Pearce

Transcript

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0:00.0

You are about to listen to a BBC podcast and I'd like to tell you a bit about what goes into making one.

0:06.5

I'm Sadata Sese, an assistant commissioner of podcasts for BBC Sounds.

0:11.2

I pull a lot of levers to support a diverse range of podcasts on all sorts of subjects,

0:16.0

relationships, identity, comedy, even one that mixes poetry, music and inner city life.

0:22.4

So one day I'll be helping host develop their ideas, the next fact-checking, a feature,

0:28.3

and the next looking at how a podcast connects with its audience, and maybe that's you.

0:33.6

So if you like this podcast, check out some others on BBC Sounds.

0:39.5

BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:44.0

Hello, this is Newell McGovern, and you're listening to The Woman's Hour podcast.

0:49.3

Hello and welcome to the programme.

0:51.7

Well, one of today's guests was a junior champion in squash,

0:55.1

then an aspiring ballerina, became Miss Malaysia and a Bond Girl, and now is an Oscar winner

1:01.0

for everything everywhere all at once. Yeah, you may have guessed, it's Michelle Yo. She's now

1:06.1

starring in a new film, Wicked. She's coming up in just a moment right here in our studio.

1:12.5

Also today, the Star Power continues.

1:14.9

We have the artist and stage designer as Devlin.

1:17.9

Her work is prolific and brilliant.

1:20.5

Think Beyonce's Reformation tour.

1:22.6

Think U2's sphere in Vegas.

1:24.8

The Lehman Trilogy in the West End at the moment.

1:28.0

She also has a new exhibition at Somerset House in London face-to-face, 50 encounters with

1:33.8

strangers.

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