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Woman's Hour: Joanne Froggatt and Dr Rachel Clarke, Minette Batters, NFU, Israel/Gaza war

Joanne Froggatt and Dr Rachel Clarke, Minette Batters, NFU, Israel/Gaza war

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Joanne Froggatt and Dr Rachel Clarke, Minette Batters, NFU, Israel/Gaza war

Dr Rachel Clarke and actor Joanne Froggatt discuss the new ITV series Breathtaking.

Small acts of service to show love, Minette Batters, head of the NFU, Israel/Gaza war.

A forthcoming three-part ITV drama Breathtaking, set in a fictionalised London hospital, tells the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic through the eyes of Acute Medical Consultant Dr Abbey Henderson.  The series is based on Dr Rachel Clarke’s book of the same name. She worked on Covid wards and is also one of the writers on the series.  Dr Henderson is played by Joanne Froggatt, known for many roles including Downton Abbey, Sherwood and Angela Black. They join Emma Barnett to discuss.

The "orange peel theory" is as trend where one person in a couple will ask their partner to peel an orange for them.  As Valentine's Day approaches, what are the small gestures that mean so much?  The ways you show your love? 

Minette Batters is standing down as President of the National Farmers' Union after six years of leading the organisation. She joins Emma to talk about her tenure leading the farming world, and what it felt like to be the first woman to do so.

We've been looking at the experiences of women from both Israel and Gaza on the programme this week, asking what are the main issues facing women on each side as the war continues in to its fifth month. Today Emma speaks to Ayelet Razin Bet Or the Legal Adviser to the Association of Rape Crisis Centres in Israel. Ayelet has been travelling the world in recent months highlighting the horrific evidence of rape, sexual violence and mutilation of women during the October 7 brutal attacks by Hamas that killed 1,200 people and says she feels hugely let down and even betrayed by the response she has seen, particularly from other women. She also talks about her concerns for the 14 female hostages still being held by Hamas. To listen to our discussion about women in Gaza, please head to BBC Sounds to find it in yesterday's episode.

Presented by Emma Barnett
Producer:  Louise Corley
Studio Engineer: Giles Aspen

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