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Woman's Hour

World record sheep shearer, Cuts to part-time work benefits,Seoul Femicide, Actors:Hayley Mills & Rula Lenska, Author Ira Mathur

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Sheep farmer Marie Prebble speaks to Woman’s Hour about how she sheared 370 sheep in eight hours to set a new world record in female sheep shearing. She’ll be giving us an insight into what it takes to prepare for such an event and telling us a bit more about being one of the few female sheep farmers in the UK. More than 100,000 people in part-time work could face a benefit cut if they fail to properly look to do more hours, Kwasi Kwarteng is set to announce in his mini-budget today (Friday). The new rule will require benefit claimants working up to 15 hours a week to take new steps to increase their earnings or face having their benefits reduced. Part time work is essential to those in unpaid care roles, which are mostly held by women, so we wanted to find out how the new rules will affect these women. In Seoul last Wednesday, a 28-year-old woman was killed in a subway restroom, one day before her alleged killer was due to be sentenced on charges of stalking her. Her death has shocked the nation and prompted calls for a tightening of Korea's recent anti-stalking laws. We speak to BBC Seoul correspondent Jean MacKenzie. The much-loved film and book The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has been adapted for the stage, featuring the acting talents of Academy award-winning actor Hayley Mills and Coronation Street star Rula Lenska. They play Evelyn and Madge, two British retirees who start a new life in a retirement hotel in Bangalore; and join us to discuss how the play tackles misconceptions about ageing. Ira Mathur’s 'Love the Dark Days' is set across India, England, Trinidad and St Lucia. The memoir follows the author and broadcaster's journey as a child growing up in post-independence India with a Muslim mother and a Hindu father. Having lived with her grandmother, a member of an elite Muslim family, with a history of having colluded with the brutality of the British rule, she realises she has unconsciously imbibed her grandmother’s prejudices of class and race. Ira joins Anita Rani in the Woman’s Hour studio. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Kirsty Starkey Interviewed Guest: Helen Barnard Interviewed Guest: Marie Prebble Photographer: Emily Fleur Interviewed Guest: Jean Mackenzie Interviewed Guest: Hayley Mills Interviewed Guest: Rula Lenska Interviewed Guest: Ira Mathur

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts

0:05.2

Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4.

0:10.4

Good morning, welcome to Friday's Woman's Hour.

0:13.2

I want to hear about your talents today, your special skills.

0:17.3

What can you do that not many others can?

0:19.9

Your party trick, please, that little something that gives you the extra edge.

0:24.1

Can you wiggle your ears?

0:25.5

Lift an eyebrow? Whistle like a nightingale?

0:28.7

Knit faster than all your mates.

0:30.4

Imagine that.

0:31.4

I say cake like a demon.

0:32.8

Are you the person who always does the splits at parties after a couple of jins?

0:37.9

There's always one.

0:39.1

Well, my Punjabi mother has instilled in me the ability to cook a per storm.

0:42.6

For at least 50 people, should they unexpectedly turn up at your house?

0:46.0

Unannounced, which is very possible.

0:48.2

So I want to hear your special skill this morning.

0:50.4

Feel free to show off.

0:51.8

You're in good company.

0:53.0

The way to get in touch, you can text me.

0:54.6

It's 84844.

0:56.1

Text will be charged at your standard message rate.

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