Julien Alfred, Author Eliza Clark, Film director Natalie Hewit

The Women's 100 metre Olympic champion Julien Alfred joins Clare McDonnell in the studio. Her gold medal in Paris was the first time Saint Lucia had won an Olympic medal. She discusses what it look to become a champion and also having a national day named after her. The author Eliza Clark is publishing a new collection of short stories: She’s Always Hungry. She joins Clare to talk about why she wanted to cover topics from matriarchal societies to body image, and how she thinks female authors deserve more respect.Natalie Hewit spent two months in Antarctica directing and producing on the documentary film Endurance, about Ernest Shackleton’s expedition. It was a labour of love, and features restored footage and AI-recreated voices of the original crew in 1914, as well as chronicling the discovery in 2022 of Shackleton’s ship, 3000 metres down in the icy waters of the Weddell Sea. Presenter: Clare McDonnell
Producer: Lottie Garton