Olivia Colman, Undercover policing inquiry, Afua Hirsch, Lottie Jackson
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 June 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Actress Olivia Colman is the patron of the arts charity Tender, having previously played a survivor of domestic violence in the film Tyrannosaur. She speaks to Woman’s Hour alongside Tender CEO Susie McDonald about the work they’re doing to try and prevent domestic violence.
A special police unit used to spy on left wing political and activist groups was not justified and should have been disbanded in its early days. That’s one of the conclusions of the first part of a judge led inquiry into undercover policing, which covers the years 1968 to 1982. Sir John Mitting, Chair of the inquiry said most groups infiltrated by the Met’s Special Demonstration Squad posed no threat. His report details tactics such as forming sexual relationships while undercover and using dead children’s names to create false identities. Hayley Hassall is joined by ‘Alison’ who had a five year relationship with an undercover officer, and by Harriet Wistrich, who is Director of the Centre for Women’s Justice and part of the legal team that represented women in the inquiry.
The writer, editor and disability activist Lottie Jackson has written a memoir called See Me Rolling. In it, she discusses the way that society views disability and the innate prejudices that we have. She also talks about fashion and how important it is in letting her express her identity. She joins Hayley.
The journalist Afua Hirsch has made a new series of Africa Rising for BBC 2, about an African cultural renaissance. Afua visits three very different countries; Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa, and interviews young creatives who are expressing new ideas which are gathering momentum across the continent. Afua joins Hayley to talk about the female artists she met and their inspiring visions.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Good morning and welcome to Woman's Hour. |
| 0:07.1 | Today on the programme, I'll be joined by Oscar-winning actress Olivia Coleman, |
| 0:11.3 | who's helping a charity to try to prevent domestic violence |
| 0:14.6 | by running acting workshops with young people in schools |
| 0:18.0 | and getting them to engage with and recognise abusive relationships |
| 0:22.0 | in the hope that they can avoid them in the future. |
| 0:24.6 | I'll also be speaking to Lottie Jackson, |
| 0:26.8 | the fashion journalist and disability rights activist, |
| 0:29.9 | whose witty, frank and open, honest conversation about life with the disability |
| 0:35.2 | promises to have us all laughing and crying at the same time. |
| 0:39.0 | Plus we're talking about African art and culture |
| 0:41.4 | with the journalist Affawa Hirsch, |
| 0:43.6 | who has visited three very different countries |
| 0:46.0 | to meet some of the young female creatives |
| 0:48.1 | who are pushing the boundaries of their societies |
| 0:50.9 | to reach more international recognition. |
| 0:53.4 | And talking around the world trips, |
| 0:55.6 | the Australian Tourism Board have today announced |
| 0:58.2 | that they're extending their working visas for Brits to age 35. |
| 1:02.8 | They've also revealed that 45% of us in the UK |
| 1:06.2 | wish we had taken a gap year in later life. |
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