9. Unimaginable: Can we understand paedophiles?

Bad People

BBC

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4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In the small Danish town Tønder, a man is talking to a friend when the conversation takes a dark turn. His friend asks him whether he wants to have sex with an 11-year-old girl. He immediately alerts the police. On this episode of Bad People, presenters Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen discuss how violence is - and isn’t - passed down through generations. Also on the show, the psychology of child sexual abuse and exploitation, and why it’s so important to have difficult conversations about paedophilia. Warning: This episode contains strong language and references to sexual violence and child abuse. Presenters: Dr. Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen Producers: Louisa Field and Caroline Steel Assistant Producer: Simona Rata Music: Matt Chandler Series Editor: Rami Tzabar Commissioning Producer: Hannah Rose Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Commissioning Editor: Jason Phipps Bad People is a BBC Audio Science Production for BBC Sounds #BadPeople_BBC

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0:00.0	You're about to listen to a BBC podcast and trust me you'll get there in a moment but if you're a comedy fan
0:05.2	I'd really like to tell you a bit about what we do. I'm Julie Mackenzie and I commission comedy
0:10.2	podcast at the BBC. It's a bit of a dream job really.
0:13.0	Comedy is a fantastic joyous thing to do because really you're making people laugh,
0:18.0	making people's days a bit better, helping them process, all manner of things.
0:22.0	But you know I also know that comedy is really
0:24.4	subjective and everyone has different tastes so we've got a huge range of comedy on offer
0:29.6	from satire to silly shocking to soothing profound to just general pratting about. So if you
0:36.2	fancy a laugh, find your next comedy at BBC Sounds.
0:41.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:45.0	So do we just start?
0:47.0	Is that the plan?
0:48.0	Okay.
0:49.0	Welcome to Bad People. This is the podcast that explores humanity's dark side.
0:57.0	I'm stand-up comedian Sophie Hagen and here to help me understand why people do terrible things is my co-host criminal psychologist
1:05.2	Dr Julia Shaw. Hi Sophie and listeners if you are a regular to the show which we hope
1:11.1	you are then you will know that I'm usually the storyteller but today we have swapped roles sort of anyway I will still be providing relevant insights from psychological science
1:21.2	That's right because the day's story is from my home country of Denmark, and it's a story that really
1:27.2	shocked the nation of Denmark.
1:29.4	This episode contains strong language and references to extreme violence.
1:34.0	Please be aware that this episode might be hard to listen to.
1:37.0	The story is about abuse, neglect, rape and abandonment of children.
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