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Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Siobhan McSweeney, Anne-Marie Duff, Mel C

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Do you know much about nuns? Many people don’t, but some nuns in the US are turning to social media to bring religion into the 21st century. Sister Monica Clare from the Community of St John the Baptist went viral on Tik Tok after followers wanted to know her skin routine - now she answers people’s questions about being a nun. She joins Krupa as does Siobhan McSweeney, who plays fictional Sister Michael in Derry Girls to talk all about nuns. Actor Anne-Marie Duff talks to Emma about her new role as Constance, a working class matriarch from the Midlands in a new play that spans five decades of the lives, and deaths, of the Webster family. ‘The House of Shades’ by Beth Steel is on at London’s Almeida Theater until 18th June. Are you happiest when you’re in the office or do you prefer to work from home? Are you contemplating leaving a role because it’s no longer flexible? Dr Jane Parry, Associate Professor of work and employment at Southampton Business school and Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff speak to Emma about recent work from home data. After Little Mix said goodbye to their fans with their final show on Saturday before going on hiatus, it seems that for the first time in decades, Britain is without a major girl band. Emma is joined by Melanie Chisholm from the Spice Girls and music journalist, Jacqueline Springer. Women attending abortion clinics in the UK can face “regular harassment” according to a report from BBC Newsnight. Anti-abortion groups who gather outside services say they’re holding “prayer vigils” and offering help but some patients say they have been so distressed they’ve had panic attacks or even felt suicidal. Now charities are calling for protected areas outside all services which activists cannot legally enter. BBC Newsnight Correspondent Anna Collinson speaks to Krupa about it. A new exhibition exploring female spiritual beings in world belief and mythological traditions around the globe opens at the British Museum this week. Feminine power: the divine to the demonic is the first exhibition of its kind to bring together ancient sculpture, sacred artifacts and contemporary art from six continents. Belinda Crerar, Exhibition Curator at the British Museum and Dr Janina Ramirez, a British Art Historian and author of Goddess a book for children written to accompany this exhibition join Krupa. Photo Credit: Channel 4

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0:00.0

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Hello, this is Crupe Up Artie and you're listening to the Woman's Hour Podcast.

0:09.3

Hello, I'm Crupe Up Artie and welcome to your favourite time of the week,

0:12.9

Kits Weekend Woman's Hour.

0:14.5

Every Saturday we helpfully round up some of the must-hier interviews from the week just

0:19.7

gone and we've got a great show for you.

0:21.9

Coming up, are you someone you want to get back to the office?

0:25.1

Or maybe you think you're more productive at home?

0:27.4

We dig into that.

0:28.6

Also, she is also the sexiest character I've ever played because playing somebody who's

0:34.1

so herself and has no filter and is so confident in herself and in her way in the world is a deeply

0:43.1

sensual experience actually.

0:45.4

Shibon McSweeney who plays the fictional system-like in dairy girls and TikTok star system Monica

0:51.2

Claire talked to us about nuns and we speak to Spice Girls star Mel C about UK girl bands.

0:57.6

But first, Ann Marie Duff, someone who doesn't shy away from playing tough, loving and

1:03.2

complicated women on stage and screen is taking on her latest role.

1:07.9

She's playing Constance Webster, the reluctant matriarch of a Midlands working class family

1:13.8

in a new play called The House of Shades by Beth Steele on London's Elmeida Theatre.

1:20.2

The play charts one family's existence over five decades in this country, taking in

1:25.2

a fatcher, Blair and Brexit and much more.

1:28.7

She joined Emma and started off by explaining why she chose to take this role.

1:33.2

It was the writing as it always is and people always, you know, we always say that but it

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