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🗓️ 9 September 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are facing charges in Romania of human trafficking and organised crime. If found guilty, they could be jailed for more than 10 years. They strongly deny the charges against them. Now, two British women not involved with the Romanian case, have given detailed first-hand accounts to the BBC, against Andrew Tate, of alleged rape and sexual violence. The allegations date back at least 10 years, to when Mr Tate was living in Luton. BBC Panorama reporter Ruth Clegg joins Nuala McGovern to discuss.
Tracy-Ann Oberman has reprised her role as Eastenders’ Chrissie Watts. She talks to Nuala about stepping back into this character after almost two decades, and her recent adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. In it, Tracy-Ann plays a female version of the Jewish character, Shylock, and sets the action in 1930s London during the rise of Oswald Mosley, the antisemitic founder of the British Union of Fascists.
Around 1,700 prisoners will be freed tomorrow when the government's new early release scheme, SDS40, comes in to effect. We look at both the impact that this scheme will have on women who have been the victims of crime and the experiences of women in prison. Nuala speaks to Andrea Coomber KC, Chief Executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform which campaigns for prison reform.
Rebecca Middleton was in her late 30s when she was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. It is a condition that's believed to be more common in women than men and in Rebecca's case it was hereditary – she lost her grandmother and mother to the condition, which is what led to her own genetic testing. Rebecca has since had successful surgery to remove the aneurysm and has also created the charity, Hereditary Brain Aneurysm Support to help other people going through it.
In Paris, pouring rain and exploding fireworks ended the Paralympics last night with drenched, dancing Paralympians. Nuala is joined by Paralympian turned broadcaster, Rachael Latham to talk about the standouts, surprises and legacy of the Games.
Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Maryam Maruf Studio Manager: Bob Nettles
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0:00.0 | My name is Annie Matt Manus and my name is Nick Grimshaw. How long have we known each other babe? |
0:05.1 | Probably 20 years now and in that time we've always worked in and around music right? |
0:10.6 | We have. So it kind of makes sense that we do a podcast better. |
0:13.4 | It sounds like he's been 20 years in the making. It's not a avatar for podcasts, basically, |
0:17.6 | but it is good. So we put the world to rights with regards to music. |
0:21.5 | It's all the stuff that you'd want to chat to your mate about over a pint. |
0:25.0 | Sidetracked with us, Annie and Nick, |
0:27.0 | listen on BBC Sounds. |
0:31.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
0:35.0 | Hello, this is Nula McGovran and you're listening to the Women's Hour Podcast. |
0:40.0 | Hello and welcome to Women's Hour. |
0:42.0 | Well, tomorrow some prisoners will be released after they have served 40% of their |
0:46.7 | sentence in England and Wales, rather than the current 50%. |
0:51.4 | The new early release scheme has been introduced by the government to reduce pressure on the prison service and free up jail space. |
0:58.0 | But what will the consequences be for women, whether they are victims of crime or indeed women who are |
1:03.7 | who are currently in prison. Also in the program those who watched East |
1:07.4 | Enders on Friday will have seen a blast from the past. |
1:10.1 | Chrissy Watts is back played by Tracy Annman, who is here to talk about her return |
1:15.0 | to Albert Square after almost 20 years, and also returning to play Shylock in the Merchant of Venice set in 1936. |
1:24.0 | In Paris last night, pouring rain and exploding fireworks |
1:28.0 | ended the Paralympics with drenched dancing Paralympians. |
1:31.8 | We're going to have a chat about what the games achieved for disability inclusion. |
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