Joan of Arc; Keir Starmer; Heroism; PUAs
Jenni Murray with the female perspective. Including the culture of pick-up artists, Helen Castor discusses the myth of Joan of Arc, and Profs Mary Beard and Alison Fell on heroism.
Keir Starmer, Director of Public Prosecutions when the Savile abuse scandal broke, talks about changing the culture around cases of historical abuse. Kate Smurthwaite on the culture of Pick Up Artists and the online petition to stop the American PUA Julien Blanc being allowed to enter the UK. Helen Castor on the woman behind the myth of Joan of Arc. Professor Mary Beard and Professor Alison Fell on the online course 'World War 1 - Changing Faces of Heroism'.
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Keir Starmer
Concluding our series on historic abuse and assault, Jenni talks to Keir Starmer
Duration: 14:19
Joan of Arc
Helen Castor’s new book explores the woman behind the myth
Duration: 07:59
Heroism
How WW1 changed the idea of hero
Duration: 09:18
Pick Up Artists
Kate Smurthwaite on the controversial US pick-up artist Julien Blanc
Duration: 07:02
Keir Starmer
Continuing our series on historic abuse and assault, Jenni talks to Keir Starmer who was Director of Public Prosecutions until 2013.
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Joan of Arc
Helen Castor’s new book explores the woman behind the myth. Joan of Arc: A History is published by Faber & Faber
Heroism
Professor Mary Beard, from the University of Cambridge and Professor Alison Fell from the University of Leeds, have helped to develop a new online course called,Pick Up Artists
Thousands of people have signed an online petition calling on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Office to deny a UK visa to a controversial US pick-up artist Julien Blanc.Β Kate Smurthwaite talks about why she thinks his seminars on how to attract women are violently misogynist.
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Role Contributor Presenter Jenni Murray Producer Eleanor Garland Interviewed Guest Keir Starmer Interviewed Guest Kate Smurthwaite Interviewed Guest Helen Castor Interviewed Guest Mary Beard Interviewed Guest Alison Fell Broadcast
- Wed 12 Nov 2014 10:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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