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Seriously...

Write Her Story

Seriously...

BBC

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.1885 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Why are women not used as the dramatic engines in drama more? asks double Oscar-winning, recent Tony, Bafta and Emmy Award-winning actress Glenda Jackson.

Despite improvements, the statistics concur with her theory. With great contributions from actress Adjoa Andoh, director Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia, The Iron Lady), actress Harriet Walter, writer Sally Wainwright and director Richard Eyre.

Presented by Glenda Jackson Produced by Pauline Harris

Transcript

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0:00.0

This was an impregnable fortress. The only way you get out was in a wooden box.

0:05.0

The controversial maximum security prison impossible to escape from.

0:09.0

And one of the duties of a political prisoner is the escape.

0:12.0

The IRA inmates who found a way. of a political prisoner is the escape.

0:12.5

The IRA inmates who found a way.

0:14.5

I'm Carlo Gableer and I'll be navigating a path

0:19.5

through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

0:25.0

The narrative that they want is that this is a big achievement by them.

0:28.5

Escape from the maze, listen first on BBC Sounds.

0:35.0

BBC Sounds.

0:36.0

BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.

0:39.0

All right there, fellow podcast lovers.

0:42.0

This is seriously from BBC Radio 4 and I'm your

0:46.4

host Vanessa Casile this podcast brings you an incredible selection of

0:51.4

documentaries about everything you could imagine and some things you couldn't.

0:56.3

Here's a little something to expand your mind.

1:00.1

Write her story, why don't you? Oh, I've been banging on about this for many years.

1:06.0

Why are women not used as the dramatic engines in drama more?

1:11.0

We're all the strong roles for women. Why is the majority of new work

1:16.1

based on a masculine energy to drive them forward? Oh yes things have improved and yes

1:22.4

for sure there are some strong dramas with

1:25.3

leading female roles but they are still in the minority and particularly for women

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