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Woman's Hour: Adult orphans, Accusations of assault in tennis, Leader interview: John Swinney

Adult orphans, Accusations of assault in tennis, Leader interview: John Swinney

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What does it mean to be an adult orphan? Two women who have lost both parents discuss.

Playwright Naomi Westerman, who has written about death rituals in her work as an anthropologist, and author Flora Baker discuss what it means to be an adult orphan.

In the next of the Woman’s Hour interviews with the leaders of the main political parties in the run-up to the General Election, Clare McDonnell speaks to John Swinney, Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party. 

What does it mean to be an adult orphan?  Does the term still apply if you lose both parents when you’re no longer a child?  Playwright Naomi Westerman was writing about death rituals when she lost her whole family, turning the academic into the deeply personal. Naomi talks to Clare about her experiences and is joined by Flora Baker, the author of The Adult Orphan Club.

Wimbledon starts next week and amongst the usual pre-match discussions about favourites and performances, there’s also been a serious conversation about how top-level tennis handles allegations of domestic abuse. Clare is joined by the host of the Tennis podcast, Catherine Whitaker to discuss recent cases. 

Marine biologist Christine Figgener went viral after sharing a video of a turtle with a plastic straw lodged in its nose, bolstering the campaign to get rid of plastic straws altogether.  She joins Clare to discuss her new book about her efforts to protect sea creatures, My Life With Turtles. 

Presenter: Clare McDonnell
Producer: Olivia Skinner

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