成人论坛

Michaela Coel鈥檚 new drama 鈥淚 May Destroy You鈥� on 成人论坛 1 is receiving rave reviews on Twitter and in the papers. The story centres around a writer called Arabella who is drugged and sexually assaulted but has no recollection of the assault except in flashbacks and has to piece together what happened to her. How effective is the way the story is told and what questions does it raise about consent, relationships and the portrayal of women鈥檚 everyday lived experience on screen? To discuss the series, Jenni is joined by Weruche Opia who plays Bella鈥檚 best friend, Terry, Zing Tsjeng, executive editor of Vice UK and the poet Vanessa Kisuule.

The children鈥檚 charity Barnardo鈥檚 has seen a 44% increase in the number of children who need foster care during the coronavirus pandemic. This, coupled with a fall in potential foster carers coming forward, is creating what they call a 鈥榮tate of emergency鈥�. Vulnerable children who may have experienced neglect or abuse are now having to wait to be placed in foster families. What can be done? Jenni speaks to Brenda Farrell, Head of Fostering at Barnardo鈥檚.

Ukrainian chef, food writer and food stylist, Olia Hercules tells the story of a part of Ukraine鈥檚 culinary history that is disappearing. Summer kitchens are little buildings in the vegetable garden where produce is prepared and eaten during the warmer months, and surplus food is pickled and preserved for the long winters. Olia joins Jenni to talk about the food of her childhood and discuss how to Cook the Perfect鈥� Beetroot leaf rolls with buckwheat and mushrooms.

Covid 19 has introduced a number of new terms to public debate - the key worker is perhaps the most important one. It turns out that the most essential workers are predominantly women, and many of them employed in low paid work in health and social care as well as cleaning and supermarkets. In her new book, Feminism and the Politics of Resilience, the sociologist Angela McRobbie argues that these and other disadvantaged women have become increasingly trapped in low-paid and casualised work which offers no possibility for progression or promotion. And the kind of feminism we鈥檝e seen promoted in the last decade, which has emphasised individual resilience, hasn鈥檛 helped. Middle class and often white women have been exulted to lean in and achieve more at work and in motherhood, while low-paid women to be shamed for lacking resilience. So, have we become distracted from recognising the social and economic forces that shape women鈥檚 lives? Jenni discusses with Angela McRobbie and Zoe Williams, Guardian columnist.

Producer: Louise Corley
Editor: Karen Dalziel