Syria, Raising a family in the UK, Lisa O’Neill

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.2 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

What does the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria mean for both the present and future of women on the ground? Nuala McGovern is joined by Chief Foreign Correspondent at The Times, Christina Lamb, and Senior Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and member of the Women's Advisory Board to the UN special envoy to Syria, Dr Rim Turkmani.

Journalist Rhiannon Picton-James says you couldn’t pay her to have another child in the UK – because she believes it’s a ‘cruel and unfriendly’ country. Is she right? What are we doing wrong? Rhiannon joins Nuala in the studio to discuss, along with comedian Esther Manito.

The rivalry between silver-screen icons Bette Davis and Joan Crawford is the stuff of legend, a decades-long battle sparked by both professional and personal resentments. Now the story is being told in a re-boot of the play Bette & Joan, now showing at the Park Theatre in London. Greta Scaachi, who plays Bette, and Felicity Dean, who plays Joan, join Nuala to tell us more about the pair’s infamous relationship.

Lisa O’Neill is an internationally renowned singer-songwriter who has built a reputation internationally for her unique folk sound and powerful song writing. Lisa joins Nuala to speak about the women who have inspired her, why she puts messages of social justice in her music, and to perform live in the studio.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Lottie Garton

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0:00.0	You're about to listen to a BBC podcast, but this is about something else you might enjoy.
0:05.4	My name's Katie Lecky and I'm an assistant commissioner for on demand music on BBC Sounds.
0:10.8	The BBC has an incredible musical heritage and culture and as a music lover, I love being part of that.
0:17.5	With music on sounds, we offer collections and mixes for everything, from workouts to
0:22.4	helping you nod off, boogie in your kitchen, or even just a moment of calm. And they're all put
0:28.3	together by people who know their stuff. So if you want some expertly curated music in your life,
0:34.9	check out BBC Sounds.
0:41.2	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:45.9	Hello, I'm Nula McGovern and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4.
0:50.5	Just to say that for rights reasons, the music in the original radio broadcast has been removed for this podcast.
0:52.5	Hello and welcome to Women's Hour.
0:55.2	History is unfolding in Syria following the rapid collapse of the Assad regime.
1:01.3	The regime was overthrown by rebels over the past 24 hours.
1:04.8	Now, you might have seen that footage of women released from a notorious prison in Damascus
1:09.3	or the thousands that have been displaced
1:11.5	trying to finally make their way home.
1:15.5	We'll hear what the new reality might mean for Syrian women.
1:18.9	Also today, some of the guests joining me in studio,
1:21.5	actors, Greta Skarky, and Felicity Dean,
1:24.0	currently starring in the play Betty and Joan,
1:26.4	telling the story of that famous feud between Hollywood royalty.
1:30.1	We'll also have a performance by the Irish musician Lisa O'Neill. Her voice is beyond captivating.
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