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Scotland Outdoors

Plus Size Clothing and Inclusivity in the Outdoors with Emily Williams and Steph Wetherell

Scotland Outdoors

BBC

Nature, Society & Culture, Science

4.7709 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Helen Needham chats with Emily and Steph co founders of Every Body Outdoors

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0:00.0

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.

0:09.3

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, an 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.

0:35.6

This Scotland Outdoors podcast from BBC Radio Scotland.

0:45.1

I'm really squidgy.

0:47.1

My stomach and my bum move when I move.

0:50.4

And if something is halfway down between my waist and my hips,

0:55.9

give it 10 minutes and it's falling off.

0:58.0

My body is soft and squishy and I'm fine with that,

1:02.0

but I just want clothes that don't make that the defining feature of my experience

1:08.1

when I'm going for a walk.

1:09.8

That's Emily Williams.

1:11.8

Last year I spoke to Emily about her personal campaign to increase the availability of plus

1:17.6

size outdoor clothing on the market.

1:20.9

When we ran that interview on Scotland Outdoors, we had a huge response from listeners

1:25.4

who could relate completely with Emily's situation,

1:28.6

that they found it almost impossible to find good quality outdoor gear designed for their bodies.

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