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50 shades of Graham

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the battle of the sexes

As a showbiz journalist for more than 30 years, he did around 4,000 interviews with countless stars of stage and screen. But this weekend the shoe is on the other foot for Graham Keal, when he’ll be the one answering the questions instead of asking them…

Graham joins the Girls Around Town in the studio to share a few of the highlights from his encounters with a veritable A to Z of celebrities.  Why was Sir David Attenborough making eyes at him? What made Jimmy Tarbuck such a pain? And just why did Oprah touch his elbow?

Now a popular speaker at WI meetings, ladies luncheon clubs and other gatherings across the UK, Graham recently launched his latest talk. Admittedly it’s ‘a bit more risqué’ than his others but 50 Shades of Graham is nothing to frighten the easily shocked, he says.

“I’d already amassed a lot of material on how so much of the humour to be found on the web revolves around the battle of the sexes. Now I’ve just adapted that material, adding some musings and observations on what has made both the Fifty Shades books and the film so huge, despite all the critical brickbats flung at them.”

Tune in or listen online between 10am and 12 noon on Sunday when Graham gives June, Tina and Sue the inside track on some of the ‘men are from Mars, women are from Venus’ moments that kept the ladies of Norwell WI entertained earlier this month…

A feast of local flavours

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If you’re interested in good food, you’ll want to hear what this week’s guest has to say…

Tune in or listen online to the Girls Around Town between 10am and 12 noon on Sunday, when Alison Lowe joins June, Tina and Sue to talk about Nottinghamshire Flavours, the quarterly magazine celebrating everything foodie across the county.

From restaurant reviews and event news to the stories behind some of the many local producers in the area, it’s packed with information and ideas to give you all the inspiration you need to make the most of what’s on offer in Nottinghamshire.

Alison will be sharing some of the highlights of the Autumn/Winter 2016/17 issue, together with details of how you can get hold of a copy locally or even have it delivered direct to your door – perfect timing with festive entertaining and eating out just around the corner!

Hot off the press

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Fiona’s back on the show next Sunday and the week’s hot topic (apart from a quick mention no doubt of Wednesday’s Great British Bake Off final!) is one that will strike a chord with many Girls Around Town listeners: the facts and myths surrounding the menopause.

In the first hour, she’ll be talking about how she’s helped lots of ladies through the transition of menopause over the past 16 years. Realising that women are very keen to help themselves and open to lots of different health ideas to achieve this, she’s put together some of the most successful things she’s seen work into a presentation which she’s now offering as a girls night in with a difference.

And the best part of it is, Fiona will come to you…

Then, after 11am, Deborah Garlick joins Fiona and June hotfoot from the successful launch of the Henpicked book, Menopause: The Change For The Better.

Find out why Deborah feels so strongly about the need for women to embrace the change, how the book came about and how its launch on World Menopause Day last week saw her #HotFlashMob tweets trending in the UK’s top 10 topics!

Tune in or listen online from 10am to 12 noon to discover how, as the women who will live longer post-menopause than any others in history, we can all make it count!