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Woman's Hour

Carey Mulligan, Mary Earps' England retirement, New head of MI6

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Two deeply disturbing cases in France have reignited national debate about how the justice system handles sexual violence. In December last year, Dominique Pelicot was found guilty of repeatedly drugging and raping his wife while she was unconscious and inviting other men to do the same. This week, Joël Le Scouarnec, a retired surgeon, was sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in jail for sexually abusing almost 300 people, mostly children. His victims have spoken out against this sentence and lawyers have called for a change in the law. Jessica Creighton is joined by Blandine Deverlanges, a feminist activist and the Founder of Les Amazones d’Avignon, and BBC correspondent Hugh Schofield to discuss the situation.

Three-time Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan, known for roles in films such as Maestro, Promising Young Woman and Suffragette, returns to our cinema screens in the comedy drama The Ballad of Wallis Island. She talks about playing ex-folk singer Nell, working on a film set with a young baby, and how she feels about turning 40.

The Secret Intelligence Service, known as MI6, is about to appoint a new chief and it's looking very likely that it will be a woman for the first time in the organisation's 115-year history. Former BBC defence correspondent Gordon Corera and spy novelist Ava Glass tell Jessica who's in the running and how significant it is that this organisation could be run by a woman.

A new blood test which will help develop personalised cancer treatment is going to be rolled out across the NHS. The technique, known as a 'liquid biopsy' will be offered as a standard for lung cancer patients, and the NHS is now planning on expanding this testing to advanced breast cancer patients. Jessica is joined by Peter Johnson, national clinical director for cancer at NHS England, to discuss how this works and the impact it could have.

Earlier this week, goalkeeper Mary Earps, one of England's most high profile footballers, announced her retirement from the international game. Her decision comes just five weeks before the Lionesses go to the European Championships to defend their title. Joining Jessica to discuss her decision is football writer for the Guardian Suzy Wrack, and sports lecturer at the University of Worcester and professional goalkeeping coach, Dr Julia West.

Presenter: Jessica Creighton Producer: Andrea Kidd

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:15.0

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0:19.0

And I'm picking what went wrong, talking to owners and employees to ask, what can we learn?

0:25.4

It was being undercut by similar rivals.

0:28.5

It just couldn't survive.

0:30.4

Toast. Listen first on BBC Sounds.

0:35.1

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0:39.3

Hello, I'm Jessica Crichton.

0:40.7

Welcome to the Woman's Hour podcast.

0:42.7

Hello, and welcome to the program.

0:44.8

Now, this morning, we'll be discussing who might become the new head of MI6 Secret Intelligence Service.

0:51.1

We're expecting a decision soon, although details, as you might expect, aren't

0:55.6

entirely forthcoming. But it's believed a woman could become the head of the organisation for the very

1:00.9

first time in its 115 year history. I'll be speaking to guests who know the spy community well.

1:07.8

Also, Mary Earps, she shocked sports fans when she announced that she was retiring

1:12.5

from playing for England earlier this week. It comes less than five weeks out from the European

1:17.4

championships where the lionesses were hoping to defend their trophy and so it leaves them

1:22.7

without one of the best goalkeepers in the world. So what's led to this decision is some of the criticism

1:28.5

regarding her timing warranted, we'll discuss. Plus, a possible boost for breast cancer

1:35.5

patients after a new blood test that could help develop more personalised treatment. And you might

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