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Woman's Hour: Police abuse supercomplaint, Alice in Wonderland Exhibition and Consensual non-monogamy

19/05/2021

Police abuse supercomplaint, Alice in Wonderland Exhibition and Consensual non-monogamy

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Police abuse supercomplaint, Alice in Wonderland Exhibition and Consensual non-monogamy

Is Alice in Wonderland the ultimate female icon for our times?

Emma speaks to a woman involved in the supercomplaint about domestic abuse by police officers and discusses whether Alice in Wonderland is a female icon.

Since the first publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865, the books have never been out of print and remain one of the most influential texts in the world. The Victoria and Albert Museum are opening their show Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser this Saturday, which explores why Alice is the ultimate female icon for our times, and how she continues to be such an enduring inspiration. The curator, Kate Bailey and artist and designer Kristjana Williams join Emma to discuss her appeal. 

In the past, open-relationships might have conjured up the vision of keys in a bowl at the end of the night. But today, the terms polyamorous and consensually non-monogamous are increasingly normalised when it comes to relationships and dating. They describe people who are involved in, or are looking for relationships with more than one partner, with the understanding that one person cannot always be expected to meet all of your needs. And for some people, monogamy just doesn’t work for them. We hear from three people who all describe themselves as non-monogamous, about whether as a society we are accepting of open-relationships. 

Since a supercomplaint was made last year about domestic abuse by police officers, dozens more women have come forward to say they are affected.  The centre for women's justice is still waiting for an outcome to its complaint.  But wants the way these cases are dealt with to be drastically changed.  We talk to a woman who suffered abuse from her police officer husband.  And to Nogah Ofer,  the solicitor, woman who is leading the complaint.

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