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Woman's Hour: Ricki Lake talks about latest project. Sexual abuse in the navy. China protests. Camilla's Squad.

28/11/2022

Ricki Lake talks about latest project. Sexual abuse in the navy. China protests. Camilla's Squad.

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Ricki Lake talks about latest project. Sexual abuse in the navy. China protests. Camilla's Squad.

Ricki Lake on her new documentary, The Business of Birth Control.

Ricki Lake on her new documentary, The Business of Birth Control. China protests. Sexual abuse in the navy. The new Queen Consort's 'companions'.

Ricki Lake is widely known for her American talk show in the '90s and early 2000s.   She's an actor and a producer as well as an independent filmmaker.  Emma talks to her about her role as Executive Producer, on a new documentary "The Business of Birth Control" which looks at the complex relationship between hormonal birth control and women's health and liberation. 

The head of the Royal Navy has defended the way the service handles allegations of rape and sexual abuse. Admiral Sir Ben Key says the Navy had changed how it investigates complaints. His defence follows a very memorable interview earlier this month with a woman we called 'Catherine' .   She called for the complaints process to be made independent of the Royal Navy.  He gave his response on yesterday's Broadcasting House. 

Over the weekend we learned that Camilla, the Queen Consort, has created a squad of her own. Rather than opting for ladies-in-waiting, she will instead be helped by "Queen's companions". Camilla has picked six of her closest friends and their role will include helping her at public events. We hear from journalist Claire Cohen, author of 'BFF? The Truth about Female Friendship.' 

Extraordinary protests in China grew over the weekend as people in cities across the country demonstrate their frustration at President Xi Jinping’s zero-covid approach, with some people calling for him to resign.  Noticeable among these protestors are the numbers of young women, being called the ‘prominent voices’ of the action. 
Yuan Ren is a Chinese journalist and former editor of Time Out Beijing, and Isabel Hilton is the founder of China Dialogue, a non-profit independent organisation that works to promote an understanding of China's challenges,. 

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Producer Beverley Purcell

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