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Woman's Hour: Nicole Hockley, Juliet Stevenson, Women protesting in Iran, Sue Townsend's legacy

15/10/2022

Nicole Hockley, Juliet Stevenson, Women protesting in Iran, Sue Townsend's legacy

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Nicole Hockley, Juliet Stevenson, Women protesting in Iran, Sue Townsend's legacy

Nicole Hockley, who lost her son Dylan in the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012.

Nicole Hockley, who lost her son Dylan in the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012, and her reaction to the Alex Jones trial. Plus actress Juliet Stevenson on free speech.

Nicole Hockley lost her son Dylan when he was 6 years old, during the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut in 2012. She talks about her son, her feelings of loss, her activism and her reaction to the trial of Alex Jones, where a jury decided he should pay nearly 1 billion dollars in damages. 

Do you feel comfortable voicing your opinion? Are you afraid of the ‘cancel culture’? Actress Juliet Stevenson is in a new play that address the issue of differing opinions in the modern world – she explains why she thinks we’ve lost free speech in this country.

Women in Iran are continuing to protest in the wake of the death of Mahsa Amini. Iranian women have a strong history of protesting – author Kamin Mohammidi discusses.

This week marks 40 years of Sue Townsend’s ‘The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole’. English Professor Emma Parker and writer Cathy Rentzenbrink join us to talk about the enduring legacy of Adrian Mole.

Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Lottie Garton

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