Radio Gorgeous

This novel is out NOW as a paperback, it was delayed due to Covid.  The gripping new novel by Sunday Times number one best seller Victoria Hislop is set against the backdrop of the German occupation of Greece, the subsequent civil war and a military dictatorship, all of which left deep scars.    Themis is part of a family bitterly divided by politics and, as a young woman, her fury with those who have collaborated with the Nazis drives her to fight for the Communists.   She is eventually imprisoned on the notorious islands of exile, Makronisos and Trikeri, and has to make a life or death decision. She is proud of having fought, but for the rest of her life is haunted by some of her actions. Forty years after the end of the civil war, she finally achieves catharsis.   Josephine talks to Victoria Hislop who sheds light on the complexity of Greece's traumatic past and weaves it into the dynamic tale of a woman who is both hero and villain, and her lifelong fight for justice.  #VictoriaHislop #RadioGor

To honour her 80th birthday, Dr Cynthia Moss talks to Corinna about how growing up in the USA inspired a love of nature, leading her to spend five decades in the Kenyan bush.    Many of you will recognise Cynthia from the award-winning films shown on the BBC, PBS and Animal Planet, about the female elephant matriarch Echo, which she presented alongside David Attenborough. Cynthia explains how Echo became her matriarch and how much she taught her about elephant family life. Cynthia’s scientific research through her charity Amboseli Trust for Elephants, together with the Echo films have profoundly altered the way we think about and conserve elephants.   Cynthia also talks to Corinna about her great pride at sponsoring Maasai girls to attend school and university and why she has no plans to stop working at 80! Amboseli Trust for Elephants     @AmboseliElephants   @Corinna_Radio #Kenya #Elephants #Africa #Women #RadioGorgeous

Many of us have been missing live concerts and recitals, so it’s wonderful that the Henley Festival is producing a digital show. Corinna talks to one of the headliners, Hao Zi Yoh about her journey to becoming a concert pianist - from playing the Carnegie Hall aged 12, moving from Malaysia to Germany at 14 and finding freedom to practice different pieces during lockdown in London. Listen to Hao Zi perform the beautiful piano solo Liebesleid (Love’s Sorrow) recorded especially for Radio Gorgeous. This complex piece was originally written by Fritz Kreisler for violin but later transcribed by Sergei Rachmaninov.The Henley Festival Digital Edition (also featuring Beverley Knight; Will Young; Joe Stilgoe and Rory Bremner) took place on July 12 2020. www.henley-festival.co.uk haozipiano   @henleyfestival    @Corinna_Radio #music #piano #women #RadioGorgeous  Image © Andreea Tufescu

The last national crisis before Coronavirus was the Second world War, everybody was expected to do their bit. Men went to war and women were conscripted to do “mans work” however dirty, noisy and dangerous. Today we talked to the Sheffield based Journalist Michelle Rawlins who has written a book celebrating The feisty factory sisters who helped win the war – WOMEN of STEEL which  published by Headline.  #WomenofSteel #RadioGorgeous #WomenofWW2

What happens when you bump into a drop dead gorgeous ex boyfriend? And your marriage is a little dull and there is a part of you that never, ever completely got over your first love ? Josephine chats to Jane Corry about her latest thriller, working in a men's prison and how tattoos can hinder a career as an extra on TV and film. SPECIAL OFFER: I Made a Mistake is available on Kindle for 99p at the moment. I Made A Mistake is also at all major supermarkets and there is a fabulous audio version with Amelia Fox. https://www.janecorryauthor.com/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/I-Made-Mistake-Jane-Corry-ebook/dp/B07TMPXRT1#ace-g0000850045 #Thriller #SummerRead #RadioGorgeous 

Catherine Spencer has written a book about her life and most importantly when she was the captain of the England women's rugby team for three years. She scored eighteen tries for England, won six of the eight Six Nations competitions she took part in, and captained her team to three championship titles, a European cup, two Nations Cup tournament victories and the World Cup final held on home soil in 2010, which thrust women's rugby into the limelight. All of this while holding down a full time job, because the women's team, unlike the men's, did not get paid for their sport. Josephine meets Catherine and talks about her fascinating career. 'Mud, Maul, Mascara' by Catherine Spencer is nominated for the Sports Book of the Year Award https://news.williamhill.com/sport/william-hill-sports-book-of-the-year-2020-longlist-announced/ #Rugby #RadioGorgeous #GorgeousLives 

Curiouser and curiouser - it's not MAN WEEK and yet we present Viktor Wynd, writer, artist and pataphysicist? Dear listener, we couldn't resist! Viktor Wynd takes Donna Freed on a tour of his Hackney museum, The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art and Unnatural Science. The walk-in curio cabinet is crammed with all manner of two-headed, many-limbed creatures great and small, bugs, butterflies, bones, feathers, books, taxidermy, installations, an occult temple... and if you can't make it yourself for a view and a cocktail, then enjoy the boo, The Unnatural History Museum. 

Rosanna Amaka spent 20 years writing her haunting and powerful debut. The Book of Echoes tells the intertwining stories of Michael in Brixton and Ngozi in Nigeria. The book explores the legacy of slavery and colonialism and the dissolution of communities. Despite and partially due to devastation, hope and love emerge as powerful and poetic forces.  @DoubledayUK  @RosannaAmaka @Radio_Gorgeous

Susan Hepburn is regarded as one of the top hypnotherapists in the world, having had more than three decades of experience, Sarah Tucker highly recommends her.  She specialises in weight loss and addiction, but for those of you, like Sarah, who feel they need help with self sabotaging patterns, it is a therapy which works fast.  http://susanhepburnclinics.com/ #Wellbeing #RadioGorgeous #Hypnotherapy   

#Fashion #RadioGorgeous #Vogue Author Julie Summers tells us about a woman who was the Editor of Vogue over the turbulent war years of World War Two, Audrey Withers. Audrey's drive and vision changed Vogue forever creating, a free thinking, vital fashion magazine for women. We hear about Audrey's early years and her relationship with the war photographer Lee Miller and Condé Nast the US magazine mogul.   DRESSED FOR WAR is published by Simon & Schuster Buy the book: Follow: https://twitter.com/juliesummersuk @juliesummersUK

As a very successful business woman herself Sami Wunder found keeping a man difficult. Sami realised that she must change her work place attitude to attract love and romance into her life. Hear how you can do it too! Sami is officially the modern diva's love coach. https://samiwunder.com/ #Relationships #Dating #RadioGorgeous 

Whether we are interested in fashion or not, society dictates that we should wear clothes, clothes are made by someone, they are made of a fabric, and what happens to our old clothes?  Today I am welcomed onto Radio Gorgeous a woman who has found written a masterful book answering all these questions and more, she is Dana Thomas and she is the author of Gods & Kings and the New York times bestseller Deluxe. Dana lives in Paris and has written her latest book FASHIONOPOPLIS - The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes, which is published by Head of Zeus in the UK and Penguin worldwide.  #RadioGorgeous #Fashion #Wellbeing 

Sarah Tucker talks to Mikaela Elliott, founder of We Aspire  - a Career Coaching Consultancy.  Mikaela has been headhunted and approached for every role she has had because of the power of her brand. She has worked for some of the biggest brands in the industry - LinkedIn, Uber, Michael Page & JLL, alongside various successful startups - Beamery, DeverellSmith & Rungway. She explains how she will help you get your dream career and help you make an impact in your first 90 days of your new role. http://www.coachingimpact.co.uk/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikaelabell/?originalSubdomain=uk #GorgeousEntrepreneur #RadioGorgeous #Business 

Today we are talk to Kate about rediscovering 50 fierce females from mythology, fairy tales, folklore and legends. Kate Hodges is a journalist who has written for The Face, NME and The Guardian, with stunning pictures by the illustrator Harriet Lee-Merrion. Buy the book More about Kate https://katehodges.org/ #Witches #RadioGorgeous #Goddess    

Claire Paphitis is a fully qualified Ayurvedic Consultant who trained with Dr Deepika Rodrigo one of the foremost Ayurvedic Doctors in Europe.  Having healed herself from illness through Ayurveda, Claire founded The Ayurveda Coach in 2019. She now treats patients at her clinic in Surrey and at Alma Deli in Belgravia. Here, in conversation with Alma projects CEO Priyanka Lugani, Claire demystifies Ayurveda revealing the principles that can help us reach optimum health through the food we eat.  Kindle your digestive fire! http://theayurvedacoach.com https://www.almadeli.com/almadeli #Wellbeing #RadioGorgeous 

Lucy has found making sauerkraut is somewhere between witchcraft and gardening. She makes giant jars of bubbling fermented, pro-biotic ketchup and sauerkraut. Lucy does not just use cabbage, Lucy uses organic vegetables of every colour. The health benefits are numerous, vitamins are stronger and it is really good for lower gut health. Contact: MeonKraut follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/meonkraut #RadioGorgeous #Sauerkraut #Food 

Lizzie Manwaring director of the play "Bible John" (last shown at Edinburgh Festival). Lizzie talks about this dark unsolved case featuring women who went out for a good night out dancing, which ended in horror. Set in Scotland in the late 1960 the play is partly a retelling of one of Scotland’s darkest unsolved crimes, and partly an interrogation into the ethics of true crime as entertainment, Bible John is a riotous, furious, joyful exploration into violence and gender.  Vault Festival – Forge  Leake St, Lambeth, London, SE1 7NN   Box Office: 0208 050 9241  vaultfestival.com   12 February – 16 February Press night: Thursday 13 February 2020, 9pm   Tickets £13.50, with £12.50 previews    Performances are at 9pm, with a 4:30pm matinee on Saturday 15  February Instagram @ThzGirlsTheatre Twitter @thesegirlstheatre #BibleJohn #RadioGorgeous #Theatre   

Ghillie delves into the Scottish larder, from salmon to venison and foods foraged from around her remote Scottish home - rowan berries and wood sorrel - and marries them with flavours collected from her travels around the world. As a lover of spices, she has imaginatively paired her delicious dishes with whisky for an imaginative taste and sensation journey. Ghillie has written over 40 books and opens her remote cottage in the middle of Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands to visitors who experience her glorious food in sumptuous, rustic surroundings and more than a dram or two of whisky. www.ghilliebasan.com @ghilliebasan @Radio_Gorgeous @cookbookfest #Food #RadioGorgeous #Whisky  

Tasty, nutritious, calorie controlled food delivered to your door. We meet Jane Michell who started cooking  food for friends and then created the super successful Jane Plan Diet. She tells us how easy it is and how she became a business woman in the food world. https://www.janeplan.com/ #Diets #Wellbeing #Radio Gorgeous 

Can't motivate yourself to get moving? Meet Bangs a badass, non judgemental, anti fitness fad blogger and trainer who has written a pocket guide to getting us off our arses and moving. The Pocket Cheerleader is published by Unbound https://unbound.com/books/the-pocket-cheerleader/ Follow Twitter: https://twitter.com/BangsandaBun Insta: https://www.instagram.com/bangsandabun/ #Fitness #RadioGorgeous  Radio Gorgeous podcasts for women