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Woman's Hour: Lorna Luft on White Christmas. Mussolini's daughter. COP 27

07/11/2022

Lorna Luft on White Christmas. Mussolini's daughter. COP 27

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Lorna Luft on White Christmas. Mussolini's daughter. COP 27

Lorna Luft on her role in White Christmas. Plus a new biography of Mussolini's daughter.

Lorna Luft on her role in White Christmas. A new biography of Edda Mussolini. COP 27.   Plus tips on how to tackle conversations about the gender pay gap.

Hailing from theatrical royalty, daughter of Judy Garland, actor and singer Lorna Luft is recognised as an iconic star of stage and screen. About to embark on a UK tour playing housekeeper Martha Watson in the much-loved musical White Christmas, she joins Emma Barnett to explain what draws her back to this role time after time.

The Prime Minister is in Sharm El Sheikh for this year's COP27 UN climate change summit - after coming under some pressure to attend in person.  But 110 country leaders will be there.  Money will feature high on the agenda and is sure to be a sticking point in negotiations. Leaders of those representing developing countries want developed nations like the US, UK and those of the EU to pay for the "loss and damage" they've suffered. We hear from Elise Buckle co-founder of SheChanges Climate and environmental campaigner Georgia Elliott Smith who is not going to this COP 

A new biography of Edda Mussolini highlights her pivotal role in 1930s Italy during one of the most violent periods in human history. As the daughter of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini she was a powerful proponent of the fascist movement. Author of a new book all about her - Edda Mussolini the Most Dangerous Woman in Europe. - Caroline Moorehead joins Emma Barnett to talk about her role as a key role player and not just a witness to twentieth century European history.

And we want your help.  A listener got in touch to describe how, in a discussion with a male colleague about the gender pay gap, she was told to ‘not take it personally’ and ‘calm down’. She'd like you tips on how to as she puts it "tackle this rebuttal often used by men to silence women who attempt to challenge male dominance in the work place” 

Presenter Emma Barnett
Producer  Beverley Purcell

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