Weekend Woman's Hour: Natalie Imbruglia, Nursery safety, Car maintenance
About this episode
Natalie Imbruglia discusses her new album and various topics including nursery safety and women's issues.
The award-winning singer-songwriter and actress Natalie Imbruglia first hit our screens in the early 1990s, playing the role of Beth Brennan in the Australian soap Neighbours. Her 1997 debut single Torn quickly became a worldwide hit, and she’s sold more than 10 million albums. Her latest album, Algorithm, is out now. Natalie joins Nuala McGovern to discuss some of its themes, including doom scrolling on our phones to shame in perimenopause. Whilst the vast majority of nurseries provide safe and caring environments, there have been a number of highly distressing cases in recent years where children have been abused or come to harm. From 1st September this year, strengthened welfare and safeguarding requirements have come into effect for early years providers in England, with the changes designed to help keep babies and young children safe. Clare McDonnell is joined by Jonathan Broadbery from the National Day Nurseries Association and Zoe Raven, Chief Executive of the Acorn Early Years Foundation. As part of a our programme on women and water, we meet Ivana-Maria Carrioni-Burnett, a former Royal Navy officer who now works as a sea pilot on the Thames. She describes climbing aboard…
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