Imelda Staunton on depicting Queen Elizabeth II

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.1 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

How could people step in safely if they see a woman being harassed in public? Former police officer Graham Goulden and criminologist Molly Ackhurst tell Emma Barnett how bystanders can protect themselves while helping others.

Imelda Staunton has played Queen Elizabeth II for the last two series of television drama The Crown. She joined us before she started the role, in 2021, to talk about how she was approaching the role, and why it was important to her. She joins Emma Barnett again now that it’s coming to an end – the final episodes of The Crown are released on Netflix this week.

Should we celebrate quitting a job? We’ve got divorce parties - how about a quitting party? When award-winning sex educator and author, Hannah Witton decided to stop making her successful YouTube and podcast series, Doing It, her friends and colleagues threw her a surprise quitting ceremony. There was cake, and even a card saying Bye, Bye Don't Come Back. Hannah tells Emma whether this party helped, alongside career coach, and host of the Career Happiness podcast, Soma Ghosh, with her advice for anyone thinking of quitting.

There has been a significant increase in the number of women being investigated by police after a suspected abortion, according to a senior consultant gynaecologist, with some women facing high-profile court cases, and other instances where children have been removed from the mother. Abortion is a criminal offence in England and Wales unless it meets strict criteria. Co-chairman of the British Society of Abortion Care Providers Dr Jonathan Lord, who has raised these concerns, joins Emma.

Producer: Hannah Sander Presenter: Emma Barnett

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0:45.0	Hello, I'm Emma Barnet and welcome to Woman's A from BBC Radio 4.
0:50.0	Good morning, welcome to the program.
0:52.0	One of our most celebrated actors, Emel de Staunton is joining me today as the final episodes of
0:57.1	The Crown are released.
0:58.9	She's playing the late Queen Elizabeth II in those episodes in the Netflix drama.
1:03.8	What a day to be talking to her as someone who adores working in the theatre is also the
1:08.0	first female and ethnic minority director of the National Theatre has been announced in
1:13.2	Ruba Singham so I'll be asking her about that appointment and also I hear
1:18.1	her loathing of people eating snacks while they are in the theatre. Amen to that.
1:23.4	Also on today's programme, one of my guests has quit her job and her friends through her
1:28.1	a quitting party.
1:29.8	This follows on from resignation parties in China, what do you make of that?
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