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Lesley Manville, Afghanistan, Menopause and dental health, Conceived by rape, Ruby Wax, Pens
Podcast |
Woman's Hour
Publisher |
BBC
Media Type |
audio
Publication Date |
Aug 21, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:57:19

The actor Lesley Manville on her mission to change the way the world sees older women - not least in her latest TV performance in Channel 4's I am series. Lesley plays Maria, who at 60 and after 30-odd years of marriage, is finding it suffocating and decides she wants more from life.

The BBC journalist Zarghuna Kargar who used to present Afghan Woman's Hour found herself translating a Taliban press conference. It was her voice telling us what a Taliban spokesman said about women.

How menopause affects your dental health. We hear from Louise Newsom, NHS Advisor for the National Menopause Programme and Dr Uchenna Okoye, Clinical Director of London Smiling Dental Group.

'When Ruby Wax Met…' features some of her most memorable interviews. Ruby tells us about a particularly memorable encounter with a future US President- a Mr Donald Trump and when she fell in love with Carrie Fisher.

The woman who took her birth father to court for raping her birth mother in the 70s. It is thought to be the first of its kind.

And the people who love their pens - they even watch others using them. We hear from stationery enthusiast Rhiannon Morgan, who runs mummy of four YouTube channel and Jenna Meyers, a TikToker and hand-letterer who creates content about her favourite pens and handwriting.

Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Dianne McGregor

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