Anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, Comedian and author London Hughes, Dr Elise Inglis memorial, The Knock discussion
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 September 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
It’s been one year since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini sparked protests and outrage across the world. Anita Rani is joined by author Arash Azizi and human rights researcher Azade Pourzand to take a look at where women in Iran stand now, and the long-term impact that’s still being felt.
Dr Elsie Inglis was a Scottish woman known as the ‘Serbian Mother from Scotland’, who founded four Scottish Women’s Hospitals in Serbia during World War One. Together with more than 1,000 woman from Britain and the Commonwealth, she helped to save the lives of allied and enemy soldiers alike. To find out more about her and why she isn’t better known in the UK, Anita speaks to three women who are in Serbia to honour her memory at a special ceremony: Carole Powell, Dr Iram Kamran Qureshi and Caroline Ferguson.
This week, in a new series called The Knock, we’ve heard the stories of two women whose lives were changed when they were told that a loved one had been arrested for sexual offences against children. Anita talks to Deborah Denis, Chief Executive of the Lucy Faithfull Foundation, and Rachel Armitage, Professor of Criminology the University of Huddersfield about the impact of 'the knock' on the families and friends of men arrested for these crimes. They’ll discuss what support families need, and what they are calling for.
The comedian London Hughes has written a memoir, Living My Best Life, Hun. In it, she details her decision to leave the UK, where she experienced bullying and rejection, and go to live in LA, where she quickly became a star. She joins Anita to talk about writing her memoir, turning rejection into opportunity and romanticising her life.
Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Lottie Garton
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| 0:36.2 | Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4. |
| 0:41.5 | A very good morning and welcome to Friday's Woman's Hour. |
| 0:44.7 | Today I'll be joined by actor, comedian, writer London Hughes, |
| 0:49.5 | who since Uping Sticks are moving to America, |
| 0:52.0 | after having enough of trying to make it in the UK, |
| 0:54.7 | has become a huge success state side. |
| 0:58.0 | She's had a Netflix series, is writing her own show, |
| 1:00.8 | she's setting up a production company with Kevin Hart, |
| 1:03.0 | she's celebrated her 30 second birthday at Dave Chappelle's house, |
| 1:06.6 | and has just published her first book, A Memoir, |
| 1:09.8 | about her incredible story. |
| 1:11.4 | Well, London made a very conscious decision about her career and it's paid off. |
| 1:17.2 | But how about any of you? |
| 1:18.7 | I'd like to know about any bold and brave career moves you've made and why. |
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