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Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: Pensions scandal, Isabel Allende, Anti-Obesity Drugs

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Pensions expert, Baroness Ros Altman talks about the state pension scandal which only affects women. Around 200,000 of them could be due pay-outs averaging £13,500 to top-up the underpayment of their state pension.

We hear from the critically acclaimed and award-winning author, Isabel Allende. She tells us about her latest book 'The ‘Soul of a Woman’ - her memoir on feminism and what it means to be a woman.

What can Greek goddesses teach us about ourselves today? Classicist, Natalie Haynes and Historian, Bettany Hughes discuss goddesses and what we can learn from them.

35 million adults and a third of eleven year olds are overweight or obese in this country. Rachel Batterham is Professor of Obesity, Diabetes and Endocrinology at UCL and one of the authors of a recent study into a drug, semaglutide, that can help some people lose 20% of their body weight. Jan, who took part in Rachel's trial and has struggled with weight since she was a child, talks about how taking part changed her life.

When is maximialism too much? Interior designer, Abigail Ahern and head judge on BBC2’s Interior Design Masters, Michelle Ogundehin explain the the trend for patterns and bold, clashing colours.

Classical violinist, Madeleine Mitchell talks about the concert at St John’s Smith Square celebrating A Century of Music by British Women (1921-2021) with her London Chamber Ensemble. Errollyn Wallen CBE joins Madeleine and explains what it feels like to be included in the celebration of the finest British female composers.

Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Paula McFarlane Editor: Kirsty Starkey

Transcript

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0:00.0

Just before this BBC podcast gets underway, here's something you may not know.

0:04.6

My name's Linda Davies and I Commission Podcasts for BBC Sounds.

0:08.4

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0:14.3

experts and genuinely engaging voices. What you may not know is that the BBC

0:20.4

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0:24.6

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0:29.7

If you'd like to discover something a little bit unexpected, find your next podcast over at BBC Sounds.

0:36.0

Hello and welcome to the weekend edition of Woman's Hour.

0:40.0

What a lineup of names in today's show. You are in for a good time. Would you want to be a

0:45.0

Greek goddess while writer and classicist Natalie Haynes along with historian

0:49.4

Bettany Hughes tell us what we can learn from them? Acclaimed writer Isabelleiande talks about feminism

0:56.0

what it means to be a woman, to have a new fellow in her 70s,

0:59.0

and shares her thoughts about how the younger generation view gender.

1:03.3

Many, many young people define themselves as non-binary,

1:08.1

so it's not about being male or female,

1:10.4

it's about who you are.

1:12.3

And that is a huge change that will accelerate whatever we have to do to replace the patriarchy.

1:21.0

And more is more is more, good news for those of us who loves stuff.

1:25.3

We hear about the growing trend for maximalism.

1:28.7

And obesity, why are 35 million of us overweight?

1:33.3

Jan from Kent talks about her own problems with weight

1:36.4

and how being part of a trial for an anti-obesity drug

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