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Woman's Hour: Weekend Woman's Hour: Danielle Deadwyler on Oscars snub, disabled parenting, audio porn, ex-Lioness Jill Scott, and Salma Hayek

Weekend Woman's Hour: Danielle Deadwyler on Oscars snub, disabled parenting, audio porn, ex-Lioness Jill Scott, and Salma Hayek

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Danielle Deadwyler on the film Till, and why only one black woman has ever won an Oscar.

Former Lioness Jill Scott on opening the first of 23 football pitches named after the Lionesses and Euro 2022 champions.

Danielle Deadwyler's extraordinary portrayal of the civil rights activist Mamie Till-Mobley in Chinonye Chukwu’s ‘Till’ has earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Leading Actress. The film tells the true story of Mamie’s pursuit of justice after her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, was tortured and lynched in 1955. Danielle discusses grief, Mamie’s legacy, and the ongoing fight for civil rights.

Dorset Police are investigating allegations of abuse in Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service. Nazir Afzal, the former chief prosecutor for North West England & Zoe Billingham, former head of the Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue consider if the fire service has a problem with its culture, and in particular women.

European Champion and Queen of the Jungle, Jill Scott, is one of the most decorated footballers in the country and after announcing her retirement from the sport last year she's turned her attention to the next generation. On Friday she opened a new football pitch in her hometown in South Tyneside. She tells us what she wants the Lionesses' legacy to be.

Salma Hayek Pinault broke barriers in the 90’s as one of the first Latina actresses to establish a successful career in Hollywood. She tells us about her new role as a strong female lead starring opposite Channing Tatum in ‘Magic Mike’s Last Stand’.

We explore the complexities of disabled parenting with Eliza Hull, an Australian musician & disabled parent and Nina Tame. We hear about their new anthology of stories, ‘We’ve Got This’.

What is audio porn? Caroline Spiegel, the founder of an erotic audio app called Quinn and Dr Caroline West, consent educator at University of Galway discuss. 

Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Surya Elango
Studio Manager: Bob Nettles
Editor: Lucinda Montefiore

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