Weekend Woman's Hour: Danielle Deadwyler on Oscars snub, disabled parenting, audio porn, ex-Lioness Jill Scott & Salma Hayek

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.2 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Danielle Deadwyler's extraordinary portrayal of the civil rights activist Mamie Till-Mobley in Chinonye Chukwu’s ‘Till’ has earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Leading Actress. The film tells the true story of Mamie’s pursuit of justice after her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, was tortured and lynched in 1955. Danielle discusses grief, Mamie’s legacy, and the ongoing fight for civil rights. Dorset Police are investigating allegations of abuse in Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service. Nazir Afzal, the former chief prosecutor for North West England & Zoe Billingham, former head of the Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue consider if the fire service has a problem with its culture, and in particular women. European Champion and Queen of the Jungle, Jill Scott, is one of the most decorated footballers in the country and after announcing her retirement from the sport last year she's turned her attention to the next generation. On Friday she opened a new football pitch in her hometown in South Tyneside. She tells us what she wants the Lionesses' legacy to be. Salma Hayek Pinault broke barriers in the 90’s as one of the first Latina actresses to establish a successful career in Hollywood. She tells us about her new role as a strong female lead starring opposite Channing Tatum in ‘Magic Mike’s Last Stand’. We explore the complexities of disabled parenting with Eliza Hull, an Australian musician & disabled parent and Nina Tame. We hear about their new anthology of stories, ‘We’ve Got This’. What is audio porn? Caroline Spiegel, the founder of an erotic audio app called Quinn and Dr Caroline West, consent educator at University of Galway discuss. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Surya Elango Studio Manager: Bob Nettles Editor: Lucinda Montefiore

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts
0:04.7	Hello, it's Anita Rani here. Welcome to Weekend Woman's Hour. Coming up, two huge stars.
0:10.5	The actress, Daniel Deadweiler, on her latest film, Till, and her thoughts about why only
0:15.9	one black woman has ever won a Oscar for best leading actress. And Salma Hayek Pino,
0:22.4	real Hollywood stardest. Also, a chat with former Lioness and Queen of the Jungle Jill Scott,
0:28.4	who tells us about her newest venture, a new football pitch in her hometown of Jaro
0:33.5	in South Tyneside, the first of 23 named after the Lionesses in the Euro 22 winning squad.
0:40.9	We also hear from two women on being disabled parents. We speak to Naze Afsal and Zoe
0:46.4	Billingham on the opening of an inquiry into allegations of abusive behaviour at Dorset
0:51.4	and Wiltshire Fire Service. And there's a new type of porn in town, Audioporn, and it's
0:56.8	said to be gaining popularity among some women. We explore why.
1:02.8	But first, American actor Daniel Deadweiler. Daniel's extraordinary portrayal of the civil
1:08.7	rights activist, Mamie Till Mowbley, in Chenoye Choukou's Till, has earned her a BAFT
1:14.8	nomination for best leading actress. The film tells the true story of Mamie's pursuit
1:20.0	of justice after her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, was tortured and lynched in 1955 for allegedly
1:27.5	whistling at a white woman. Mamie insists that the images of the open casket containing
1:33.1	her son's brutalised body be publicised to show the nation what was done to him and the
1:38.6	viewing be public. We see how her grief turns to action and galvanises support for the civil
1:44.3	rights movement. We've got a clip from the film to play you. This is Mamie warning Emmett
1:49.3	as played by Jalen Hall before he leaves his hometown of Chicago to visit his cousin
1:53.9	in Mississippi.
1:54.9	Alright, now you're going to miss your train. Bo, when you get down there in Mama, I've
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