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Woman's Hour: Food writer Grace Dent, Artist Shirin Neshat, History of enslaved women, Actor Mei Mac

Food writer Grace Dent, Artist Shirin Neshat, History of enslaved women, Actor Mei Mac

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Food writer Grace Dent, Artist Shirin Neshat, History of enslaved women, Actor Mei Mac

What's your go-to for comfort eating? Has that food item changed as you've got older?

Food writer Grace Dent shares her fascination with the comfort foods we choose behind closed doors.

We hear from food writer Grace Dent about her new book, Comfort Eating, inspired by her podcast of the same name.  She'll explain why she's so fascinated by the foods to make us feel better behind closed doors.

The Iranian visual artist Shirin Neshat’s latest work is called The Fury. It is a short film and series of photographs which explore the sexual exploitation of female political prisoners in Iran. Shirin left Iran as a teenager to study in the US and has lived in exile there since the 1990s. Her art is known for posing questions about how the female body is perceived within Islam and Iranian culture. She talks to Anita Rani about bringing The Fury to London and why she has chosen to deviate from her usual style and include the nude form.

Gloria Daniel is the descendant of John Isaac Daniel, who was a slave. After finding out more about her family history and the lives of her ancestor, as well as other slaves, she has started the organisation TTEACH (Transatlantic Trafficked Enslaved African Corrective Historical) Plaques. She joins Anita to tell us about the exhibition they are currently holding, ’50 PLAQUES & PLACES’, which includes the testimonies and artwork of women.

Mei Mac is an Olivier award nominee who has taken on the lead role of Kim in the ‘untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play' at the Young Vic. The play tackles over a century's worth of stereotypes about Asian women in drama, parodying Madame Butterfly, Miss Saigon and South Pacific. Mei tells Anita about confronting prejudice in theatre, 'the bamboo ceiling' and why she has set up a mentorship scheme for British East Asian and South East Asian actors.


Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Kirsty Starkey

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