The wicked? stepmother

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4.2 • 598 Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Cinderella is opening in a new ballet production at the Royal Opera House and Mothering Sunday is coming up so Matthew Sweet is joined by New Generation Thinkers Sabina Dosani and Emma Whipday and Marina Warner for a conversation about good and bad mothering and how images are changing.

Marina Warner's many books include From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers Frederick Ashton's ballet Cinderella has been re-imagined using video design for a new production running at the Royal Opera House 27th March - 3rd May

Producer: Eliane Glaser

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0:14.2	It's right foot goes for goal.
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0:21.7	The stat that is astonishing is they ended with the lowest amount of possession.
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0:26.8	So if you love sport, a passion, it's almost like a religion.
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0:31.7	Sort of expecting that every week now.
0:35.8	BBC Sounds, music, Radio, podcasts.
0:39.8	Mirror, mirror on the wall.
0:41.8	Who is the most misunderstood fairy tale character of all?
0:45.9	Why, it's the stepmother.
0:47.9	Join me, Matthew Sweet, Marina Warner and guests for a wicked discussion after this message.
0:53.8	Hello, I'm Neo and I am so pleased to be back for series 2 on. Warner and guests for a wicked discussion after this message.
1:00.0	Hello, I'm Neo and I am so pleased to be back for series two of the Music and Meditation podcast.
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