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Woman's Hour: Celebrating midwinter in sub-Antarctic. Olivia Harrison on celebrating her husband though poetry.

21/06/2022

Celebrating midwinter in sub-Antarctic. Olivia Harrison on celebrating her husband though poetry.

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Midwinter in sub-Antarctic. Poems from Olivia Harrison. Playing a teen on screen.

British Antarctic Survey team leader Imogen Lloyd. Olivia Harrison on her poetry that celebrates her husband's life. Plus acting your age - playing a teen on screen.

As we celebrate the summer solstice  on the other side of the world it's the shortest day or mid-winter. For the first time the British Antarctic Survey have an all-female team wintering on Bird Island in the sub-Antarctic. Midwinter is a moment of celebration for the teams on sites. The Bird Island Research Station Leader, Imogen Lloyd, joins Emma to tell her about the work they're doing.

Olivia Harrison has penned a book of poetry called "Came the Lightening" to celebrate her husband, George Harrison's life, more than twenty years after his death.. As lead guitarist of The Beatles, his most famous songs included  While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and Here Comes the Sun. What prompted her to share her memories in poetry?

A court support service that helps thousands of people who cannot afford a lawyer could be under threat after having its government funding changed. The Chief Executive of Support Through Court Eileen Pereira explains  what any loss of core-funding could have on the women they support.

A new story suggests that Boris Johnson may have spoken to Downing Street aides about getting his wife, Mrs Carrie Johnson, two roles while she was living in Number 10 with the Prime Minister as his fiancee.  Sources told the Daily Mirror that the Prime Minister raised possible new environmental roles for her in autumn 2020, either on the COP 26 summit or with the Royal Family. His closest advisors are said to have vetoed both suggestions - but what questions does this raise about her being the victim of sexism and the idea of her as a private citizen?  We hear from Daily Mirror Political Editor Pippa Crerar 

Plus a new coming-of-age TV series was released on Amazon Prime – The Summer I Turned Pretty, The characters are supposed to be 15 and 16 year olds, but the majority of the cast are in their early 20’s. Why are films and television shows that focus on the teenage experience so often played by older actors? We hear from Alex Hart an English and History Student at Durham University and Tianna Haffenden a young actor.



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