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Last broadcast on Mon, 4 Apr 2011, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
Jane Garvey presents. Today we are launching our new food series of 'How to make the perfect...' And to start us off, Mary Berry will join Jane Garvey in the Woman's Hour studio to talk about simnel cake. What happens if you suddenly find yourself unemployed in your 50s, having spent all your working life in the same job? The "Black Beauty" effect - what is it about horses that make women so passionate about them? And will Tuesday's changes to Working Tax Credits force women out of work?
Changes to Childcare Element of Working Tax Credit
A recent survey by netmums of over 2,000 working mothers says over half will stop work or cut back on their hours because of cuts to the childcare element of Working Tax Credits. Jane discusses the implications with Will Hadwin, Working Families and Sally Russell, Netmums.
Finished at 50
What happens if you suddenly find yourself unemployed in your 50s, having spent all your working life in the same job? The latest edition of BBC One’s Panorama, called Finished at Fifty? follows four people who lost their jobs in their early 50s. Jane speaks to one of them, Lindy Griffiths a teacher for 22 years then a local authority educational consultant for 7 years who was made redundant in 2010. She is now setting up her own business. Jane is also joined by Occupational Psychologist Sue Firth to look at the effect on women of losing their job in their 50s – how different is their experience from men?
Panorama: Finished at 50 is on BBC One on Monday 4 April at 8.30 pm.
What is it about horses makes women so passionate about them?
From Black Beauty to National Velvet – horses have played a large part in childhoods across the generations. Some girls were happy for their relationships with horses to blossom statically through the medium of a television screen; others could only wait for dawn to scramble out in their wellies and muck out the horses before chasing across the downs with the wind rushing through their hair. But what happens when those girls become grown women? And what is it about horses that make women so passionate about them? Jane discusses with Fiona Walker, author of Kiss and Tell, a novel set in the world of eventing, and journalist Liz Jones who rescued her first horse three years ago, and now looks after six of them.
Kiss and Tell by Fiona Walker, publsihed by Sphere. ISBN: 9 780751 544091.
Cook the Perfect ..... Simnel Cake
Today we are launching our new food series of ‘ How to cook the perfect…..’. And to start us off Mary Berry joins Jane in the Woman’s Hour studio to talk about Simnel Cake. Now associated with Easter, it was originally made for Mothering Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent. They discuss the best recipe, the history and the variety of fun ways to decorate this popular cake.
Chapters
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Chapter 1
A recent survey found some mums will stop work or cut back on their hours because of cuts to the childcare part of Working Tax. Will Hadwin, Working Families and Sally Russell Netmums discuss.
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Chapter 2
What is it about horses that make women so passionate about them? Fiona Walker, author of a series of racy novels set in the world of eventing, and journalist Liz Jones.
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Chapter 3
What happens if you find yourself unemployed in your 50s, having spent all your working life in the same job? Lindy Griffiths who was in education and Occupational Psychologist Sue Firth discuss.
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Chapter 4
Our new series ‘How to cook the perfect…’. Mary Berry talks to Jane about Simnel Cake. Now associated with Easter, it was originally made for Mothering Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent.
Broadcast
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Mon 4 Apr 201110:00
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