Michelle Kholos Brooks, Monica McWilliams, Mandy Garner, Cecilia Floren, Sophie Willan

Published: May 12, 2022, 10:16 a.m.

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H*tler\\u2019s Tasters is a dark comedy about the young women who have the \\u201chonour\\u201d of being Adolf Hitler\\u2019s food tasters. The play explores the way girls navigate sexuality, friendship, patriotism, and poison during the Third Reich. Emma Barnett talks to its award winning playwright, Michelle Kholos Brooks \\n \\nAfter a record number of women are elected to Stormont we talk to Monica McWilliams an academic, peace activist, human rights defender and former politician who co-founded the Women\\u2019s Coalition political party in 1996 and was a signatory to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.

A new survey by Working Wise has flagged that many working women are concerned about the gaps in work they've taken and what impact those gaps will have on their pension. The author of the research Mandy Garner tells us about her findings and we hear from Cecilia Floren who is worried about her pension.

On Sunday, the Baftas saw Sophie Willan, the actress and creator of Alma\\u2019s Not Normal, take home an award for best female performance in comedy. The sitcom is based on Sophie\\u2019s own experience of growing up in care, and focuses on her relationship with the women in her family. Sophie dedicated her win to her grandmother, Denise Willan, who sadly passed away half-way through filming the show. She joins Emma to talk about their relationship and the importance of grandparents.

Presenter: Emma Barnett\\nProducer: Lisa Jenkinson\\nStudio Manager: Giles Aspen\\nPhoto Credit: Hunter Canning

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