Radio Gorgeous

To celebrate International Women's Day, New York Times best selling author Julia Pierpoint and British artist Manjit Thapp have created a must have handbook of 100 secular female 'Saints.' These women broke ground, broke ceilings and broke moulds. Saints on the book cover are from left to right,  Nina Simone, Frida Kahlo and Amelia Earhart.  The Little Book of Feminist Saints is published by Virag...

Gorgeous Entertainment: Karena Johnson, Director Female Parts: Shorts with Donna Freed Karena Johnson talks about Hoxton Hall's female centred festival culminating in three short plays she is directing: A Woman Alone, The Immigrant and A Mother. Each of these one woman pieces play with stereotype and women's roles: wife, mother, immigrant that also reflect members of the Hackney community. Female...

Does your mind refuse to switch off at night? Does sleep sometimes feel like a distant dream? Sarah Plater suffered from chronic insomnia for a decade, before discovering that everything she needed to cure her sleeplessness was within her all along. Sarah and Josephine chat about Sarah’s insight and Sarah shares her simple techniques to help everyone overcome insomnia. To read more about the issue...

Gorgeous Reads: Katie Fforde, A Country Escape with Donna Freed Katie's latest heroine, Fran, moves to the country to run a dairy farm, only problem: petrified of cows! As per usual, there are some other obstacles but both Fran and Katie, show their love of the countryside and its unique environments. Katie also explains how she navigated the BBC's Moral Maze. @KatieFforde #ACountryEscape #RadioGo...

Fern and Josephine get comfy on the sofa and chat away about Fern's latest novel Coming Home, set in her beloved Cornwall. Fern also tells us how she finally seduced Phil her husband when working on Ready, Steady, Cook. Fern also opens up about her true character traits. #RadioGorgeous #books #Women Buy the book: https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/9780007563005/coming-home For even more amazing inter...

I’ve just returned from the TENUTA DI MURLO murlo estate. It’s a good two hour drive from Rome airport, or half an hour from Perugia if you fly Ryan Air Enzo, the driver picked me up. Carrying a large card which said ‘Tucher’ – I have had so many names over the past twenty years – Ticker, Tiger, Tooler, Tusher – I quite liked Tucher. Enzo is the driver for the murlo estate, and turns the two hour...

What do you fancy? Trekking in the snowy mountains or a dining in a hip barber shop/cafe in buzzing Lisbon. Take your pick, Sarah Tucker has done the research for you. For all the information in this interview go to http://radiogorgeous.com/ #weekendbreak #travel #radiogorgeous

Your Mother is a princess and your uncle should be the Serbian king. You are a born in New York and raised in the UK. You think having your own palace and being surrounded by antiques is normal. Meet Christina Oxenberg she tells us the true story about her extraordinary family history  of murder, assassinations and displaced aristocrats. And as I left her today, she was going for tea with her cous...

Artist Setsuko ONO with Donna Freed Setsuko Ono, younger sister of Yoko Ono, grew up and was educated in Japan, Europe and the USA. Following in her father's footsteps, she worked for the World Bank while also studying art formally. She started exhibiting once she retired in 2003 and her first exhibition was at the Havana Biennal. setsuko-ono.squarespace.com #Artist #RadioGorgeous #Art

Gorgeous Wellbeing: Self-Care for the Real World by Nadia Narain & Katia Narain Phillips with Donna Freed After years of fads and the shoulds and shouldn'ts of self-improvement/punishment, sisters Nadia (yoga teacher to the stars) and Katia (raw food restauranteur) yearned for a kinder approach to life; one that included self-love and self-care. They believe that taking care of ourselves as we...

Are you always second-guessing your actions and worrying that you didn’t behave in a certain way, fretting about upsetting or offending and running everything you do through a filter of whether you are being ‘good’ and ‘pleasing’? Relationships expert Natalie Lue & Josephine discuss why it’s time to stop playing The Good Girl and start being yourself instead. To read more about the issues we’v...

Time to be honest with yourself, you do know if you are drinking too much. It could be due to pressures or simply boredom. World renowned hypnotist explains how and why her 7 day programmes works. She also talks about anxiety and other emotional problems. www.georgiafoster.com #Hypnotherapy #AlcoholAware #wellbeing #radiogorgeous You can always find amazing women on Radio Gorgeous, the UK's first...

How does one survive abuse, alcoholism and a wild mother? Listen to this tantalising life story of courage and grit. Mother Anguish, A Memoir is published by Quartet. #HighSociety #Royals #Abuse #RadioGorgeous

Psychic crystal expert and healer Sara Doone explains to Josephine, what are crystals, their inner magic and how to use them. She also talks about how we are all psychic and how she developed her skills. Contact Sara www.theintuitivepathfinder.co.uk .  #crystals #healer #radiogorgeous

Gorgeous Entertainment: Emma Hall, Producer: Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties Emma has a mission: produce powerfully entertaining and though provoking theatre that addresses gender imbalances and encourages young people to work in all aspects of the theatre. As Peter Hall's daughter, she didn't really have a choice but her production company, Antic Face, which she founded with Charlie Parha...

Jackie Lynch, Nutritionist: Va Va Voom, The 10-Day Energy Diet with Donna Freed Tired of feeling tired all the time? Embarrassed about how many times: I'm so stressed, I'm so tired… comes out of your mouth? Nutritionist Jackie Lynch offers a 10, reboot/kick start to get you va va vooming back into action. Eat your way out of the duldrums! Jackie Lynch, Registered Nutritional Therapist www.well-wel...

How do I empower myself after a trauma? Was the question Belinda asked herself. She delved into her attic and found her treasure box of jewels and has created her own inspiring philosophy to live by. www.sevenjewelsoflife.com #wisdom #empowerment #women #radiogorgeous

Everyone needs a headshot now from LinkedIn to your passport. Find out how to present your best side and stop that drooping eyebrow with the skillful, west London based photographer Teresa Walton. Photograph of Josephine Pembroke and Donna Freed taken by Teresa. Contact: www.teresawaltonphotos.com Insta: @teresawaltonphotos #Headshots #Photographer #RadioGorgeous

Rediscover your core values (and how to stay true to them) with relationships expert Natalie Lue & Josephine. We each have our criteria for the perfect partner but what we think we want from our relationships can often sabotage what we actually need. Natalie and Josephine discuss how to tune into your core values to help you become more of who you really are and choose the right people, experi...

Women! It is our responsibility to get equal pay. Listen to business coach Nicole Soames from Diadem tell us how. #genderpaygap #womenpay #wagediscrimination

Death is a taboo subject which is very final. Margareta has come to terms with this and embraces it’s problems with a practical, life enhancing idea; Death Cleaning. She talks to Josephine about her life, her book, and her love of cats. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning is published by Canongate Books. #deathcleaning #wellbeing  #deathcleaning #wellbeing #radiogorgeous #sweden

Have you ever celebrated Burns Night? Josephine and Donna talk poetry, the difference between turnips and swede and new year 2018. This is a Sainsbury’s recipe in association with Sainsbury’s Magazine. For more information, go to www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk , and you will find these recipes in January 2018 edition of Sainsbury’s Magazine. #sainsburysmag #recipe #venison #scotland For more amazing...

One in three of us are embarrassed to admit that we feel lonely, and while loneliness often makes us feel like we’re a misfit, it just takes a small change in attitude to overcome this modern-day epidemic. Jo and Josephine discuss how to turn loneliness into an invitation to connect to those creative, passionate and unexplored parts of ourselves. To read more about the issues we’ve talked about to...

We have all dreamed of saving the planet, but we don't do anything about it. Ruth Pavey had a vision to plant trees, so she bought a dilapidated wood on the Somerset Levels. Her adventures include rough living, using a chainsaw and learning about orchards. she had now created an idyllic space for nature and humans. A Wood of One's Own by Ruth Pavey is published by Duckworth. #Nature #gardening #so...

Mexican ‘pulled’ turkey with rice in The Gorgeous Kitchen with Josephine & Donna - A Sainsbury's Magazine Recipe Don't you want something zingy after all that rich food at Xmas? Use that left over turkey for a quick 20 minute utltra tasty super easy recipe that will liven up those jaded taste buds. This is a Sainsbury’s recipe in association with Sainsbury’s Magazine. For more information, go...