Probation and domestic abuse, Gravestone recipes, Black and menopausal
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 July 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Chief Inspector of Probation Justin Russell joins Nuala McGovern in an exclusive interview for the BBC. He'll be discussing a new report inspecting the work undertaken and progress made by the Probation Service over the last 5 years to protect victims and reduce domestic abuse by those on probation. When librarian Rosie Grant was researching cemeteries, she stumbled across a gravestone with a cookie recipe on it. She decided to make it and post a video of her cooking experiment to social media. It was such a success she has since travel across the US to find other gravestone recipes and make them too. She tells Nuala what she has learnt about life, death and family meals since starting her quest. A bar in Portsmouth is due to open later this month, which is themed on Jack the Ripper – described as an ‘immersive cocktail and dining experience with a modern horror twist.’ The publicity features a young woman in Victorian dress, being followed at night by a mysterious man. Objections have been raised to the whole idea of a business which trades on the notoriety of a mass murderer. However the trading licence has now been granted. The owner has said ‘There is always a fine line when working on things like this and we are working really hard not to upset anyone.’ Nuala speaks to Hallie Rubenhold, author of The Five, in which she painstakingly reconstructs the lives of the five women killed by the so-called Ripper, in 1888. Black and Menopausal is the title of a recently published anthology of writing, capturing Black experiences of the menopause journey. Joining Nuala is Yansie Rolston, one of the editors and contributor Yvonne Witter.
Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Lucinda Montefiore
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts |
| 0:04.9 | Hello, this is Nula Mugavren and you're listening to the Woman's Hour Podcast. |
| 0:10.7 | Hello and welcome to Woman's Hour. Good to have your company. |
| 0:14.5 | We have the Chief Inspector of Probation, just in Russell, in a moment in a radio exclusive |
| 0:19.9 | interview. |
| 0:20.9 | The Inspectorate's new report, looking at the probation service, found that only 28% |
| 0:26.0 | of people on probation had been properly assessed as to whether they were at risk of committing |
| 0:31.8 | further domestic abuse. |
| 0:33.8 | And that is just one of the findings. |
| 0:35.6 | We're going to hear more about what the Inspectorate considers failures and also the potential |
| 0:40.6 | solutions. |
| 0:41.6 | Also, black and menopausal. |
| 0:44.4 | We'll hear from black women about their experience of the menopause. |
| 0:48.0 | You know, stories that often go unheard and unspoken, my guests are trying to change that. |
| 0:54.6 | They will also speak to a woman who has recreated gravestone recipes. |
| 0:59.8 | Yes, people put recipes on their gravestones and it got us thinking, what dish would you |
| 1:06.2 | like to be remembered for and why? |
| 1:09.2 | Is it your spaghetti bolognaise, your strawberry cheesecake, or if you're like me, cheese |
| 1:14.1 | on toast? |
| 1:15.1 | Anyway, what recipe could it be that you want to be remembered by? |
| 1:20.9 | Or indeed, what recipe did a loved one take to the grave and all you're left with is |
| 1:27.0 | a delicious memory? |
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