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Woman's Hour: Nadiya Hussain, Morocco earthquake, Equal pay, Wilderness

Nadiya Hussain, Morocco earthquake, Equal pay, Wilderness

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Nadiya Hussain, Morocco earthquake, Equal pay, Wilderness

Superstar baker, Nadiya Hussain, on her Bangladeshi heritage and cooking with eight spices

Equal pay and councils,  Nadiya Hussain talks about her Bangladeshi heritage, Cost to women of earthquake in Morocco, Writer Marnie Dickens on TV thriller Wilderness.

Last week, Birmingham City Council effectively declared bankruptcy, issuing a section 114 notice, after it admitted an equal pay liability of £760m. Now the GMB, the UK's third largest Trade Union, says female care workers in Sunderland have been underpaid for years compared with the mostly male litter-pickers, and are making a similar claim against their council. Anita hears the latest from Rhea Wolfson, head of the GMB's National Equal Pay Department.

Since winning the Great British Bake Off in 2015, Nadiya Hussain has published seven cookery books, presented numerous TV shows and been awarded an MBE for services to broadcasting and the culinary arts. Nadiya joins Anita to talk about her latest book and BBC Two series, Nadiya’s Simple Spices, in which she concentrates exclusively on recipes from her Bangladeshi heritage, and creates recipes with eight spices.  

The death toll from last Friday’s earthquake in Morocco has reached nearly 3,000 people. Three hundred thousand people are said to have been affected, including 100,000 children. The aftermath of earthquakes poses numerous challenges to women and children who are said to suffer the most during humanitarian emergencies. Anita speaks to Ridwana Wallace-Laher, CEO of the Penny Appeal, who has been working in Morocco, and the actor Laila Rouass, a British-Moroccan representative for Education for All, a charity which provides schooling for girls in Morocco.

Wilderness is a new Prime Video psychological thriller series which stars Jenna Coleman and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. It's the story of a young British couple, Liv and Will, who seemingly have it all. But their glamorous new life in New York changes dramatically when Liv learns Will has been seeing another woman. Liv's heartbreak turns into fury and revenge. Anita is joined by Marnie Dickens, the writer and creator of the series.      

Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Rebecca Myatt
Studio manager: Bob Nettles

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