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Woman's Hour: Sharon Stone. The impact of pornography on young people. Actor Vanessa Kirby

01/04/2021

Sharon Stone. The impact of pornography on young people. Actor Vanessa Kirby

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Sharon Stone. The impact of pornography on young people. Actor Vanessa Kirby

Sharon Stone. The impact of pornography on young people. Actor Vanessa Kirby.

Sharon Stone's autobiography 'The Beauty of Living Twice', the impact of pornography on young people, plus Vanessa Kirby on her role in 'Pieces of a Woman'.

It’s nearly 30 years since Sharon Stone starred in Basic Instinct, with the famous uncrossing-of-legs scene.  In 2001, after adopting her first child, she suffered a stroke and almost died.  In an exclusive interview with Emma Barnett she talks about  her autobiography - The Beauty of Living Twice. 

This summer, students in England will receive A-level and GCSE results based on their teachers’ predictions, after  official exams  have been  cancelled for the second year.  Teachers will be required to compile evidence to substantiate their predicted grades.  We hear from Emma Irving who  works part time as a private tutor and Richard Sheriff, Executive headteacher of Harrogate grammar school and  president of the Association of School and College Leaders.

Jessica Moxham's eldest son, Ben, is disabled.  At birth it was touch and go whether he would live and Jessica spent most of the first year of Ben's life keeping him alive, learning how to feed and soothe a baby who couldn't suck or eat. Jessica has written a memoir, The Cracks that Let the Light in: What I learned from my disabled son.   

Continuing our look at what’s being reported as “rape culture” in schools, we examine the impact of pornography on young people and its effect on relationships and sex.     

There are plenty of festivals planned in person once social distancing laws are – hopefully – lifted this summer. But why are they still featuring majority male artists, particularly those headlining. 

Plus Vanessa Kirby explores her role as Martha in the film ‘Pieces of A Woman’.  A story of a couple on the verge of becoming parents, when their lives change dramatically when a homebirth ends in tragedy.  
 
Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Lorna Rose Treen
Editor: Beverley Purcell

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