Afternoons with Helen Farmer

Every weekday afternoon, Helen Farmer will help you to navigate the highs and lows of life in the UAE.Stay up to date with what’s happening and where to go with free advice, expert opinion and storytelling which gives an inside scoop in to real life UAE. Calling foodies, culture vultures and people who want answers from our trusted team of engaging experts. 

Listen to Helen Farmer every weekday afternoon from 1pm - 4pm

Latest from Helen

He’s one of the educational experts behind a groundbreaking new study which surveyed 50,000 young people on the idea of hope and its links to happiness.

And now, co-founder of Upschool and educational equality advocate Gavin McCormack is in Dubai to give a keynote speech at GESS about how we make our kids feel that they matter. 

He joined Helen Farmer in the Afternoons studio to give his top tips on how to connect with your kids at the end of the day when everyone might be feeling a little past their best...

 

Helen's Interviews & Highlights

 

Helen Farmer

A BBC-trained broadcast journalist and mum of two young daughters, Helen Farmer juggles a career in broadcasting and blogging with cleaning cereal off the ceiling. She has worked in publishing and radio in Dubai for more than a decade, and is an award-winning journalist, known for her honest (perhaps too honest…) take on living, working and parenting, through her social media platform. 

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