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Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour - Samantha Cameron; Rhod Gilbert on male fertility; Afro hair and discrimination

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.13K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Samantha Cameron talks about setting up her own clothing brand and what life was really like at Number 10.

Katiann Rocha from the Halo Collective, an organisation of people working to put a stop to hair discrimination and Emma Dabiri, author of the book Don’t Touch My Hair discuss discrimination against afro hair.

Internationally-renowned primatologist and conservationist, Dame Jane Goodall on climate change and how the planet has changed over the decades.

Breathing coach, Rebecca Dennis and Mike Thomas, a professor of primary care research and expert in the use of breathing exercises for asthma at the University of Southampton discuss why we need to be taught how to breathe.

Comedian Rhod Gilbert on male fertility and his campaign to raise awareness and encourage men to be open, engage and be a part of the conversation. Rhod Gilbert: Stand up to Infertility is on the BBC iPlayer and BBC Two on Sunday at 10pm.

Following Elaine Paige’s admission that her height has made her feel horribly insecure throughout her life, Elizabeth Carr Ellis shares her feelings about the challenges that come with being smaller in stature.

Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Paula McFarlane Editor: Lisa Jenkinson

Transcript

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0:00.0

Choosing what to watch night after night the flicking through the endless

0:06.8

searching is a nightmare we want to help you on our brand new podcast off the

0:11.8

telly we share what we've been watching

0:14.0

Fladiated.

0:16.0

Load to games, loads of fun, loads of screaming.

0:19.0

Lovely. Off the telly with me Joanna Paige.

0:21.0

And me, Natalie Cassidy, so your evenings can be a little less

0:25.0

searching and a lot more auction listen on BBC sounds hello and welcome

0:31.1

while it's been quite a week at woman's Hour, if you missed any of it, fear not.

0:35.3

I've picked some choice cuts for your listening pleasure.

0:38.6

Samantha Cameron talks about setting up her own clothing brand and what life was really like at number 10.

0:44.0

Internationally renowned primatologist and conservationist Dame Jane Goodall on climate change

0:49.7

and how the planet has changed over the decades.

0:52.4

We also discuss hair discrimination and

0:54.4

how a huge percentage of black people still have to deal with it.

0:58.0

People want to comment about your race but they're certain things they can't say but they're like oh but I can't ask about the hair but sometimes it is it is the kind of the equivalent of where are you from or why are like they want to ask you about your blackness and they feel the hair is the

1:15.2

entry point into that. Following a lame page's admission that her height has made

1:20.0

her feel horribly insecure throughout her life. Elizabeth Carr Ellis shares her feelings about the

1:25.4

challenges that come with being smaller in stature. And comedian Rod Gilbert on male fertility and his

1:31.5

campaign to raise awareness and encouragement to be more open

1:35.2

and engage with the conversation. But first Samantha Cameron spent six years at Number 10 Downing Street

1:41.4

with her husband David in the glare of the media spotlight.

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