Netball World Cup, Comedian Georgie Grier, Can design heal loneliness?

Published: Aug. 4, 2023, 11:01 a.m.

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Actor and writer Georgie Grier has shared a post on social media after her opening show at the Edinburgh Fringe had just one person in the audience. She\\u2019s had replies of support and encouragement from thousands of people, including comedian Jason Manford. She joins Anita to talk about what it was like to perform to one person, and how she feels about the reaction she\\u2019s getting.

The Women\\u2019s Netball World Cup is hotting up and Anita is joined by the BBC\\u2019s Katharine Merry to look ahead to Sunday\\u2019s final. She also tells us how netball is impacting girls in the host city of Cape Town.

All this week we\\u2019ve been talking about loneliness. Today we ask: Is it possible to design cities and public spaces with social connection at their heart? Anita is joined by Erin Peavey, an architect and well-being design leader at HKS and by Joanna Yarrow, a Non-Executive Director at property developer Human Nature.

What do you consider before buying an item of clothing? The cost? The brand? Journalist and TikTok creator Andrea Cheong says we\\u2019ve never been taught how to shop and that breaking up with fashion is like leaving behind a bad boyfriend. Andrea joins Anita to discuss her new book Why Don\\u2019t I Have Anything to Wear?

Woman\\u2019s Hour has been closely following the Women\\u2019s Football World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this year. Dr Kerry Peek has also been keeping a close eye on the action \\u2013 but for different reasons. She is one of the \\u2018concussion spotters\\u2019, who for the first time in the women\\u2019s game have been deployed to monitor players for head injuries during matches. She joins Anita Rani to explain her research into why women footballers sustain more concussions than men.

Presenter: Anita Rani\\nProducer: Emma Pearce

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