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Woman's Hour: Rhianon Bragg, Women of Substance, ultramarathon runner Allie Bailey

Rhianon Bragg, Women of Substance, ultramarathon runner Allie Bailey

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Rhianon Bragg, Women of Substance, ultramarathon runner Allie Bailey

Rhianon was held at gunpoint by her ex-partner, who is due to be released from jail soon

Rhianon’s story of being held at gunpoint by her ex-partner, who is due to be released from jail.

Rhianon Bragg was held hostage at gunpoint by her ex-boyfriend, Gareth Wyn Jones, for eight hours. He was sentenced in 2020 for stalking, false imprisonment, making threats to kill and possession of a firearm. Now, despite a parole board panel saying they are not satisfied it would be safe, he is being released from prison. Rhianon speaks to Emma about how her relationship with Wyn Jones developed, what happened at the end, and how she feels about him coming out of prison.

The Prime Minister has upset some people by seeming to take a bet with TalkTV presenter Piers Morgan over his Rwanda policy. Rishi Sunak told presenter Rachel Burden on BBC 5 Live that he wanted to show his commitment to his immigration policy. Rachel joins Emma to discuss what the bet tells us, alongside Isabel Hardman, Assistant Editor at the Spectator.

Ultrarunner Allie Bailey is the first woman to have run the length of the Panama Canal and she’s completed more than 200 marathons and almost 80 ultramarathons. She joins Emma to talk about her new book “There is No Wall” which details how she was doing a lot of her running at the height of her struggles with alcoholism, depression and mental breakdowns.

What can women artists’ work tell us about their addictions?  Sally Marlow is a Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. She’s been looking at five women artists for a BBC Radio 3 series, Women of Substance, to find out what their work can tell us about their addictions. She joins Emma to discuss researching Billie Holiday in particular, and what the lyrics of Billie's songs reveal about alcohol use in women.

Presenter: Emma Barnett
Producer: Lottie Garton

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