Rooney Mara as Mary Magdalene, Child sexual exploitation, Poems in tribute to women of Scotland
Rooney Mara plays Mary Magdalene in a new film; fears about the extent of child sexual exploitation in Telford; the author of a new memoir about obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Calls are being made for a new inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Telford, Shropshire following allegations that up to 1000 children could have been abused there over a period of forty years. We hear from the Conservative MP for Telford and a solicitor specialising in child abuse cases.
Rooney Mara plays Mary Magdalene in a new film. What do we know about one of the most misunderstood figures in history?
Lily Bailey cannot remember a time when she did not experience distressing intrusive thoughts. She has now written a memoir, Because We Are Bad, describing her experience of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Writer, poet actor Gerda Stevenson has published a second collection of poems, Quines: Poems in tribute to Women of Scotland. She talks about the extraordinary array of women in her book - singers, politicians, a fish-gutter, a marine engineer, a salt seller, sportswomen, scientists and more.
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What is it like to live with severe OCD?
Duration: 02:32
Chapters
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Telford
Duration: 14:25
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Rooney Mara
Duration: 10:45
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Lily Bailey
Duration: 09:23
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Gerda Stevenson
Duration: 08:46
Obsessive–compulsive disorder
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Jane Garvey |
| Interviewed Guest | Lucy Allan |
| Interviewed Guest | Kathleen Hallisey |
| Interviewed Guest | Lily Bailey |
| Interviewed Guest | Gerda Stevenson |
| Producer | Lucinda Montefiore |
| Editor | Karen Dalziel |
Broadcast
- Tue 13 Mar 2018 10:00BBC Radio 4
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Woman's Hour
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
