Passions, purpose & parenting with Sarah Brown
Postcards From Midlife
Lorraine Candy & Trish Halpin
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2021
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
From a high-flying career in PR, to first lady of Downing Street and now a leading campaigner for the education, health and rights of girls and women around the world, Sarah Brown is a woman on a mission. She talks to Lorraine and Trish about life behind the scenes with husband Gordon, bringing up teenage sons, her midlife journey and her feelings as the couple approach the 20th anniversary of the death of their baby daughter Jennifer.
Plus: At last! Some positive representations of midlife women on TV; getting a good night’s sleep; and its dogs vs cats in Nostalgia Noodle
Get in touch: hello@postcardsfrommidlife.com
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| 0:00.0 | At Asda, we're dropping thousands of prices in-store and online. |
| 0:04.0 | Like Lurpack's spreadable, was £3.75 now £2.75. |
| 0:08.4 | Orbitan's software sandwich thins was £1.40 now just £70p. |
| 0:12.9 | And a pack of sweet potatoes was £1.20 now £79p. |
| 0:16.8 | That's jaw-dropping value. |
| 0:18.4 | Check out thousands of price drops in-store and online now. |
| 0:21.4 | Asda, that's more like it. |
| 0:24.6 | Selected Asda stores online, subject to availability |
| 0:26.7 | makes clued Asda Express stores and small stores. |
| 0:28.6 | Asda.com slash small stores. |
| 0:32.4 | Trish, I'm going to tell you a happy, sad, succulent story, |
| 0:36.1 | succulent, as in plant story. |
| 0:38.9 | And then you're going to advise me, OK, Freddie, |
| 0:41.1 | because this is a bit like gardener's question time, |
| 0:43.7 | doesn't awful lot riding on this, |
| 0:46.1 | and I know how I am about gardening. |
| 0:48.8 | And serious, very serious form. |
| 0:51.7 | Our lovely neighbour in Cornwall, |
| 0:53.2 | where we have been for a few weeks, Nick has lost his wife, |
| 0:56.5 | Jane, she sadly died in cancer two weeks ago. |
| 0:58.9 | Now, they were married for 48 years. |
| 1:00.9 | And since she died, he's been giving tours of her garden, |
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