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Woman's Hour: Probation and domestic abuse, Gravestone recipes, Black and menopausal

Probation and domestic abuse, Gravestone recipes, Black and menopausal

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Probation and domestic abuse, Gravestone recipes, Black and menopausal

Chief Inspector of Probation Justin Russell discusses a new report on the Probation Service into how they protect victims and reduce domestic abuse by those on probation.

Chief Inspector of Probation Justin Russell joins Nuala McGovern in an exclusive interview for the BBC. He'll be discussing a new report inspecting the work undertaken and progress made by the Probation Service over the last 5 years to protect victims and reduce domestic abuse by those on probation.
When librarian Rosie Grant was researching cemeteries, she stumbled across a gravestone with a cookie recipe on it. She decided to make it and post a video of her cooking experiment to social media. It was such a success she has since travel across the US to find other gravestone recipes and make them too. She tells Nuala what she has learnt about life, death and family meals since starting her quest. 
A bar in Portsmouth is due to open later this month, which is themed on Jack the Ripper – described as an ‘immersive cocktail and dining experience with a modern horror twist.’  The publicity features a young woman in Victorian dress, being followed at night by a mysterious man.  Objections have been raised to the whole idea of a business which trades on the notoriety of a mass murderer.  However the trading licence has now been granted.  The owner has said ‘There is always a fine line when working on things like this and we are working really hard not to upset anyone.’ Nuala speaks to Hallie Rubenhold, author of The Five, in which she painstakingly reconstructs the lives of the five women killed by the so-called Ripper, in 1888. 
Black and Menopausal is the title of a recently published anthology of writing, capturing Black experiences of the menopause journey.  Joining Nuala is Yansie Rolston, one of the editors and contributor Yvonne Witter.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern
Producer: Lucinda Montefiore

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