The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax, Jennie Lee MP, England Rugby player Meg Jones
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2024
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
For the first time, four mums are speaking out about what it was like to be at the centre of a conspiracy that went viral, even reaching the USA. Accused: The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax is a new documentary that looks at what happened to them. Director Emily Turner and mum ‘Anna’ (not her real name) join Emma Barnett to talk about why they wanted to speak out and share this story.
The photograph gracing the front pages this morning of the Princess of Wales with her children, reportedly taken by Prince William - was the first image of Kate to be released by Kensington Palace since her planned abdominal surgery in January. Photo agencies, including Reuters and Associated Press, have retracted the photo over concerns it has been "manipulated". Emma speaks to Alexandra Shulman - Former Editor of British Vogue and journalist - who knows Catherine, the Princess of Wales - from having advised her about designers for her wedding dress through to their work together when she placed her on the front cover of British Vogue's centerary issue. Catherine, the Princess of Wales later released a statement apologising "for any confusion" the photograph caused. It continued: "Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing".
In 1929 Jennie Lee, a miner’s daughter from Scotland, became a socialist MP at the age of only 24 – at a time when she wasn’t even legally old enough to vote. Married to the Welsh Labour politician Aneurin “Nye” Bevan, founder of the NHS, his life and their relationship is currently on stage at the National Theatre in London in a new play called Nye. Actor Sharon Small, who plays the woman considered by many a pioneer for women in politics, is in the Woman’s Hour studio. She and Emma are joined by historian, Lyndsey Jenkins, lecturer in modern history at Oxford University.
The Women's Six Nations begins later this month. Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy are taking part as well as England who are looking to build on the glory of 2023, when they sealed the grand slam in front of nearly 60,000 spectators at Twickenham, a record crowd for a women’s game. We'll continue to cover the Six Nations as it gets underway but to kick us off Emma is joined by England Rugby player Meg Jones.
Presented by Emma Barnett Producer: Louise Corley Studio Engingeer: Donald MacDonald
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds. |
| 0:02.0 | Hello everyone, it's Michelle Vassage, and welcome to my podcast Rule Breakers. |
| 0:06.0 | But you sit down and be bright. |
| 0:08.0 | Celebrating women's voices. |
| 0:10.0 | You're very welcome to now you're asking with me, Marion Keys Keys and me Tara Flynn. |
| 0:14.8 | This is juicy. No limits, no limits. |
| 0:17.2 | Celebrating women. |
| 0:18.8 | Where to be a woman is the podcast celebrating the best of women's well-being. We're on a quest to find out |
| 0:24.4 | where in the world women are living their best lives. Celebrate yourself. |
| 0:28.8 | Lesson on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:36.0 | BBC Sounds, BBC Music Radio Podcasts. Hello I'm Emma Barnett and welcome to Womanza from BBC Radio 4. |
| 0:41.0 | Good morning and welcome to the programme. |
| 0:44.6 | Rumors have been swirling for months. |
| 0:46.2 | Personally, I've been surprised at the range of women who've asked me if I know what's |
| 0:50.3 | really going on with Catherine, the Princess of Wales's health since her |
| 0:53.8 | planned abdominal surgery in January. Disclaimer I don't, nor do I particularly wish to. |
| 0:58.7 | Yes, Womensauer has been around a long time but we don't have a hotline into the women of the |
| 1:03.8 | royal family but apart from the fact that speculating over a woman's health is |
| 1:08.0 | far from edifying and is just that speculation with no evidence the interest especially amongst women |
| 1:14.4 | some women I should say seems particularly high but in what could be a first for an |
| 1:19.6 | image of a royal now a seemingly benign Mother's Day image of Catherine surrounded by her children |
| 1:25.0 | taken by Prince William has been retracted by several major photo agencies because of concerns |
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