Kate Humble, Impact of International Aid Cuts, Moving House, My Life in Shoes

Published: Nov. 20, 2020, 2:19 p.m.

Number 23 on this year\u2019s Woman\u2019s Hour Power List is Kate Humble \u2013 whose TV career spans 30 years and includes all sorts of programmes covering nature, wildlife and farming. But how important is TV in helping people actually care about the planet? Jane talks to Kate about the best way to connect people with nature, the importance of inspiring the next generation, and the problem she has with the word \u2018environment\u2019.

Justine Greening was for Secretary of State for International Development for nearly four years under David Cameron, and Minister for Women and Equalities for Theresa May. She joins Jane to give her response to the suggested cuts to International Aid that are expected to be announced next Wednesday. What impact could that decision have on projects supporting some of the most vulnerable groups around the world \u2013 women and children?

How many houses have you lived in? Does the idea of moving get you all excited, or does it bring you out in hives? Jane Christmas has written a book about the 32 house moves she\u2019s made in 66 years. She joins Jane to discuss this, along with Linda Hill who\u2019s moved just once in 37 years of marriage and has been in her present home for almost 34 years, and Carol who moved 16 times in 25 years, as her husband was in the military.

My Life In Shoes. Listener Christina can trace her love of red shoes back to her childhood when she wasn\u2019t allowed the unsuitable crimson shoes she desired. She\u2019s been searching ever since.

Presented by Jane Garvey\nProducer: Louise Corley\nEditor: Beverley Purcell