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Woman's Hour

Grease stars Olivia Moore and Jocasta Almgill. Author Julie Myerson. Restorative justice.

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Grease IS the word! We meet actors Olivia Moore and Jocasta Almgill, who are taking on the roles of Sandy and Rizzo in a new production of one of the best-loved musicals of all time. Author Julie Myerson’s new book is Nonfiction, a novel about a couple struggling with a daughter who is addicted to heroin. It's partly inspired by the experience of her own son's drug addiction. Julie joins Andrea Catherwood to talk about addiction, maternal love and the ethics of novel writing. As we await the verdict in the Heard / Depp libel trial, we look at the ramifications. Some say that neither party comes out of it well, but there are also serious concerns that this televised court case is harmful to victims. New sentencing guidelines regarding child sexual offences come into force today. Child abusers will now face tougher sentences for the act of planning or facilitating sex offences even if sexual activity doesn't occur or the child doesn’t exist, for instance, where police pose as children in sting operations. We hear from Gabriel Shaw, Chief Executive of the charity NAY-PAC, National Association for People Abused in Childhood. And for the first time in Scotland, some victims of rape and domestic abuse will be able to formally meet those who harmed them. In a process called restorative justice, victims of crime, such as sexual abuse or assault, can ask for a face-to-face meeting with the perpetrator. Andrea talks to Gemma Fraser, head of Restorative Justice Policy at Community Justice Scotland, and Ashley Scotland, Chief Executive of the charity Thriving Survivors, which will offer a specialist service for cases involving sexual harm. Presenter Andrea Catherwood Producer Beverley Purcell PHOTO CREDIT; Manuel Harlan

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:05.2

Hello, I'm Andrea Cathaway and welcome to Women's Hour on BBC Radio 4.

0:09.6

Good morning and welcome to the programme.

0:12.3

The Johnny Depp Amber Hurd liable trial is coming to an end in the US.

0:17.4

Whether you've followed every twist and turn of the televised courtroom drama

0:22.1

or tried your best to avoid it,

0:24.6

I wonder if you've considered its broader impact.

0:28.2

There's concern that the case and particularly the social media storm

0:32.4

around it is putting people off reporting abuse.

0:36.6

Does that ring true for you?

0:38.3

Or perhaps you think a high profile case like this has the opposite effect

0:42.2

and encourages people to come forward.

0:44.5

I'd love to hear your thoughts and indeed your experiences on this.

0:48.9

You can text Women's Hour on 84844.

0:52.6

On social media it's at BBC Women's Hour

0:55.8

and of course you can email us through our website.

0:59.4

Also today author Julie Morrison joins me to discuss her new novel, Nonfiction

1:05.1

and how it relates to her own family experiences of drug addiction.

1:09.7

New guidelines introduced today may lead to longer sentences

1:13.2

for those convicted of planning sex offences with children that don't take place

1:17.8

or even where the child doesn't exist in the case of police stings.

1:22.4

We're going to look at the likely impact of that.

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