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Woman's Hour

Southport inquiry, Young-onset dementia, Actor Tessa Peake-Jones

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.13K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

A public inquiry has concluded "catastrophic" failures by the parents of the Southport killer and various agencies meant the murders of three young girls could have been prevented. Alice da Silva Aguiar, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Bebe King were killed during an indiscriminate knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop on 29 July 2024. Inquiry chair Sir Adrian Fulford says the sheer number of missed opportunities for intervention with the killer is "striking". Presenter Nuala McGovern talks to Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, a human rights lawyer, who formerly sat as coroner in England and is the former Ireland's Special Rapporteur on Child Protection. Figures show there are close to one million people diagnosed with dementia in the UK, of which two thirds are women. A campaign to highlight the caring duties that fall on the families of those diagnosed with young-onset dementia launches this week. We hear from Emilia, who spent her teenage years tussling with the medical community to get her mother - in her late 40s - diagnosed, and Amy Pagan from the charity Younger People With Dementia. The singer Sade has become the first black British women who will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Known for her songs including Smooth Operator, Your Love is King and The Sweetest Taboo, she blended jazz, soul, and R&B into a sound entirely their own. As the longer days may be inspiring you to get out walking a bit more, here's another chance to hear a story about women helping others in their community. A little while ago, one of our Woman’s Hour listeners, Thomasina, got in touch and invited us to visit her mother and baby walking group Blaze Trails. Nuala laced up her walking boots and took a trip up to Staffordshire to join a group of women and their babies for a walk at Stone Common Plot to find out more. What surprised you about turning 60? The actor Tessa Peake-Jones has been thinking about it for her latest work. She is probably best known as Mrs Chapman in the ITV series Grantchester, or maybe Raquel in BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, but she's currently on stage in Invisible Me. The comedy-drama asks: What does love look like when you're 60, single, and starting over? Tessa plays Lynn, who has been a carer for her mum and escaped an abusive relationship, and joins Nuala in the studio. Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Sarah Jane Griffiths

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.

0:07.4

I'm Dilley Carter and I love organising.

0:11.6

In my brand new podcast, sort your life out, unpacked, celebrity guests join me to unbox three revealing items from their home.

0:18.7

Oh, wow. I wasn't expecting this.

0:21.6

Along the way, I'll be giving you practical hacks to help you declutter your life as well.

0:26.2

This is the tough love I need. Don't hold back.

0:28.5

I'm definitely tucking you with me back to my house.

0:31.7

Sort your life out, unpacked. Watch on eye player. Listen on BBC sounds.

0:36.2

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

0:40.8

Just to say that for rights reasons, the music in the original radio broadcast has been removed for this podcast.

0:47.6

Hello and welcome to the programme.

0:49.7

Well, an inquiry has found that the Southport murders could have been prevented

0:54.0

if the killer's parents

0:55.4

and authorities had acted in the years leading up to the attack. The findings have been called

1:00.9

harrowing with 67 recommendations on what needs to change to prevent such an attack happening

1:07.1

again. We're going to discuss what one lawyer believes needs to be the first steps of

1:12.7

change. Also this hour, caring for those with young onset dementia. One in 12 people with dementia

1:19.4

in the UK are diagnosed in their 40s or 50s. We're going to hear from one young woman who cared

1:25.2

for her mother about the impact such a diagnosis

1:28.0

has upon the whole family. Also today, walking. We're going to bring you to Staffordshire, where I go

1:34.6

walking with the mother and baby group who found great support and connection by getting outdoors

1:40.3

together. Plus, fans of Granchester and Only Fools and Horses will be happy to know that the

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