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Woman's Hour

June Sarpong, Disability benefit changes, Women war artists

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Broadcaster June Sarpong co-founded the Women Inspiration and Enterprise Network, and in 2019 was appointed the first BBC Director of Creative Diversity. She joins Nuala McGovern to discuss championing inclusion, and why she has just published a biography of Una Marson, the poet, playwright, feminist and activist who made history as the first black female broadcaster at the BBC.

Yesterday the government revealed its plans for disability benefit reforms. Reactions to the proposals have varied but Carers UK says it's very concerned about how the ideas could hit unpaid carers who are predominantly women. The charity's Director of Policy and Public Affairs Emily Holzhausen tells Nuala why, and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, former Paralympic athlete and crossbench peer talks about the possibility that she might lose PIP (Personal Independence Payment) under the new rules now out for consultation.

Last night, Real Madrid beat Arsenal 2-0 in the Women's Championship League quarter final in Spain, but commentators have been mainly discussing the standard of the ground they played on, with former Arsenal footballer and pundit Ian Wright calling the surface a 'disgrace'. Nuala talks to Fiona Tomas, women's sports reporter at the Telegraph.

Cécile Ndjebet is a Cameroonian environmental activist and social forester. She co-founded the African Women’s Network for Community Management of Forests and campaigns for the involvement of women in forest management and their right to forested land. Tonight Cécile will receive the Kew International Medal 2025 and she joins Nuala in the studio.

A new film War Paint: Women at War examines the trailblazing role of women war artists on the front lines round the world, championing the female perspective on conflict through art and asking: when it's life or death, what do women see that men don't? Nuala speaks to Margy Kinmonth, the director.

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He tells her that she will be sent to France as a secret agent, and if she's caught, she's going to be shot.

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I'm Helen Obalam Carter, and this is history's secret heroes, where I shine a light on extraordinary stories from World War II.

0:17.6

What they wanted was someone to get themselves arrested and sent to Auschwitz.

0:22.0

Tales of deception and incredible acts of resistance and courage.

0:26.3

She was a born soldier.

0:27.4

She's a freedom fighter in its widest sense.

0:29.9

The brand new series of history's secret heroes.

0:32.8

Listen first on BBC Sounds.

0:36.4

BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:40.6

Hello, this is Neula McGovern, and you're listening to The Woman's Hour podcast.

0:46.0

Hello and welcome.

0:48.0

Well, coming up, a conversation with Baroness Tanny Grey Thompson, Paralympian and

0:52.1

campaigner on disability rights.

0:53.8

It follows the work in Pension Secretary Liz Kendall, unveiling the government's Tanny Gray Thompson, Paralympian and campaigner on disability rights.

0:56.8

It follows the work in Pension Secretary Liz Kendall,

1:00.7

unveiling the government's proposed reforms to disability benefits.

1:02.8

That took place yesterday afternoon.

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So if you've had a little time to think about it,

1:08.3

I'd like your thoughts and reactions to what you have heard so far.

1:10.6

One way to do that is text the program.

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That number is 84844 on social media.

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We're at BBC Woman's Hour, or indeed you can email us through our website.

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