Morris Dancing, Jacqui Oatley & Ben Bloom, Maya Foa & Andrew Mitchell MP, Bletchley veteran Betty Webb
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2021
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Anita Rani talks to Boss Morris the all-female Morris dancing team based in Gloucester who'll be marking May Day by leading a livestreamed dance. We hear from Bletchley Park veteran Betty Webb and discuss the issue of female football commentary and whether it needs to should become more critical as the success of the game develops. Around 15 British families remain detained in North East Syria. A new report released today by the NGO Reprieve suggests that the majority of British women there are victims of trafficking, based on evidence that these women were all subjected to sexual and other forms of exploitation, and were either transported to Syria as children; coerced into travelling to Syria; or kept and moved within Syria against their will. Andrew Mitchell MP and Maya Foa from Reprieve discuss the report.
Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Studio Engineers: John Boland and Bob Nettles.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4. |
| 0:25.0 | Morning, it's Friday, are you dancing? |
| 0:27.0 | Well, you will be shortly. It's Mayday tomorrow and we are morris dancing |
| 0:31.0 | and finding out the connection between the first of May and this folk tradition. |
| 0:35.0 | So, hankies or dishcloths or whatever you can grab at the ready. |
| 0:38.0 | As well as getting you on your feet, we're also going to be amazed by Betty Webb. |
| 0:43.0 | Betty worked at Bletchley Park during World War II and she also worked at the Pentagon. |
| 0:47.0 | While she's now 98 and is going to talk to us about her experience |
| 0:51.0 | and no doubt fillers with inspiration and admiration. |
| 0:55.0 | And how many of you enjoy watching Women's Football? |
| 0:58.0 | And what do you think about the commentary? |
| 1:00.0 | Do you find it's different to the male game? |
| 1:02.0 | Is it not critical as much? |
| 1:05.0 | Is that a problem? Some people think it is. |
| 1:08.0 | Sports columnist Ben Bloom for one, he thinks it's nauseating. |
| 1:11.0 | We'll be getting him to explain what he means shortly. |
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