Summary
When does flirting go too far? In a changing world, can we agree on what is acceptable behaviour? Sexual harassment is much in the news, new laws and codes are in place. Legal definitions are one thing, but real life situations can be a lot messier and more uncertain. Mixing expert analysis of the issues with discussion of everyday scenarios, Jo Fidgen asks: what are the new rules of relationships? Producer: Chris Bowlby.
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| 0:00.0 | Just before this BBC podcast gets underway, here's something you may not know. |
| 0:04.6 | My name's Linda Davies and I Commission Podcasts for BBC Sounds. |
| 0:08.4 | As you'd expect, at the BBC we make podcasts of the very highest quality featuring the most knowledgeable |
| 0:14.3 | experts and genuinely engaging voices. What you may not know is that the BBC |
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| 0:29.7 | If you'd like to discover something a little bit unexpected, find your next podcast over at BBC Sounds. |
| 0:36.0 | This is the BBC. |
| 0:40.0 | Thanks for downloading this bonus podcast from Analysis. |
| 0:44.0 | Following the Harvey Weinstein affair, the news has been full of stories about rape, sexual harassment and abuse. |
| 0:50.0 | A couple of years ago, Analysis asked, when does sexual behavior tip into being unlawful |
| 0:55.4 | and investigated the new rules about relationships. I thought it was definitely worth hearing |
| 1:00.7 | again. So here's Joe Fijin with courting trouble. |
| 1:05.0 | You must remember this. A kiss is still a kiss. |
| 1:10.0 | A sigh is just a kiss. Except it's not quite that straightforward these days. |
| 1:16.2 | Do you remember the trial of the MP |
| 1:21.9 | Nigel Evans earlier this year? |
| 1:23.7 | It came out that he tried to kiss someone, been rebuffed, and had backed off, |
| 1:28.6 | and that was regarded by the Crown Prosecution Service as potentially criminal. |
| 1:34.1 | He was acquitted of all the charges against him, but the case did raise questions about the |
| 1:38.5 | strange, sometimes unfathomable way in which morals, sexual behavior and the law intersect. |
| 1:46.9 | This program is for anyone who's ever attempted to kiss someone or who's had someone try |
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