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Woman's Hour

Julia Bradbury, Porn in Parliament, Female Life of Pi

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The presenter Julia Bradbury talks to Emma about her new documentary Breast Cancer and Me. Conservative Party Whips are conducting an investigation after two female MPs say they witnessed a colleague watching porn on his mobile phone in the House of Commons. The Attorney General Suella Braverman joined Emma, along with the feminist and activist Dr Helen Mott who's been involved in advising parliament in it's cultures of sexism and violence against women. Music journalist Jude Rogers has written a book, The Sound of Being Human, part memoir, part exploration of how music is interwoven into our lives from before birth to beyond the grave. She joins Emma to talk about the power of music. The ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme was introduced last month by the Government in an attempt to encourage UK citizens to sponsor Ukrainians who are fleeing the war. Judith Hutchinson is one such sponsor and has supported Oksana Melashchuk, a Ukrainian citizen, and her two children. Last week she drove them from Romania to Calais. A month on and Oksana still awaits her visa despite her children having been issued them, meaning she can't enter the UK -- she's currently waiting in Dunkirk. Emma spoke to Judith. Payal Mistry has made history as the first woman to play the role of Pi in the West End production of Life of Pi. Payal usually plays the role of Rani, Pi’s sister, but understudies the title role. She joins Emma to discuss the experience and why she thinks more shows should cast both men and women as understudies. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Emma Pearce

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:05.3

Hello, I'm Emma Barnett and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4.

0:09.9

Sometimes there's a piece of news that the news is almost too polite for.

0:14.9

I don't know about you but when I heard yesterday that a male conservatist of MP was accused

0:19.0

of openly watching porn on his phone in the House of Commons, I didn't quite know what

0:24.5

to do or say.

0:26.3

But here I am now on the radio talking to you trying to figure this out.

0:31.2

Why does someone watch porn in a public place?

0:35.3

Often when they know others can see.

0:38.2

Apart from the sheer brazenness of it and also in this case how it made the two female

0:42.7

MPs feel in their workplace which also of course happens to be the place where laws are

0:47.3

made in this country for the rest of us.

0:50.2

I don't get it.

0:51.6

And it's not just happening in the hallowed halls of Westminster, people and largely

0:55.6

its men are openly watching porn on their phones, on buses, trains, in waiting rooms.

1:02.3

What's going on?

1:04.1

I remember sitting next to a man on a bus a few years ago who was watching porn on his

1:07.7

phone.

1:08.7

Early evening, no headphones.

1:10.6

I was so shocked I didn't know what to say but I said nothing.

1:14.3

Luckily it was my stop next.

1:17.2

Interestingly if that's the right word, the male MP accused of this is thought to have

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