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Woman's Hour: The Cass Review, Back to Black, Female Psychopath

The Cass Review, Back to Black, Female Psychopath

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, The Cass Review, Back to Black, Female Psychopath

Reaction to the Cass Review which calls for changes to gender services for children

The long awaited Cass Review, published on Wednesday by paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass, calls for gender services for young people to match the standards of other NHS care. Emma Barnett is joined by the former BBC journalist Hannah Barnes, now Associate Editor at The New Statesman and author of Time To Think - the inside story of the collapse of the Tavistock's gender service in children. 

Alison Owen is the powerhouse British film producer behind the new biopic of Amy Winehouse, Back to Black, released this Friday.  In it, the actor Marisa Abela recreates many of Amy’s iconic performances, recordings and her most famous paparazzi moments.  Alison joins Emma to discuss why she wanted to make the film, which comes out almost 13 years after Amy’s death.

Childlessness not out of choice is a difficult subject to discuss. Those who have experienced it are usually left to grieve and heal alone. Those who have friends and family members wrestling with infertility don’t even know how to talk about it. A new book with 22 personal stories about involuntary childlessness hopes to offer a support group for almost-parents. Emma Barnett talks to the author of ‘No One Talks About This Stuff’ Kat Brown and one of the contributors Rageshri Dhairyawan about their experiences.

Do you remember our segment on female psychopaths? We’ll hear from one woman who has been officially diagnosed with the condition. M.E Thomas speaks to Emma about living with psychopathy. 

Presenter: Emma Barnett
Producer: Emma Pearce

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