Rule-Making and Rule-Breaking for Women and Men
Rana Mitter chairs a discussion about attitues to rules. With actress and author Sheila Hancock, journalist Bim Adewunmi, director Neil Bartlett and headteacher Jonny Mitchell.
Do men and women have different attitudes to rule breaking? With changing ideas about gender, can we say that our minds are wired differently? Helen Fraser, head of the Girls' Day School Trust said recently that 'being the compliant girl is never going to get you anywhere'. What are the rules today for relationships and getting on in society? Is it time to throw out received ideas and challenge the advice given to young people?
Free Thinking presenter Rana Mitter chairs a debate that takes the shape of a rule-breaking game show. Our panellists are:
Sheila Hancock - actress and author of three non-fiction books and a novel Miss Carter's War
Journalist Bim Adewunmi - culture editor at Buzz Feed UK, who writes often about popular culture and how it intersects with gender and race
Neil Bartlett, theatre director and author whose most recent novel is The Disappearance Boy
Jonny Mitchell, the headmaster in Channel 4's Educating Yorkshire and now the Head of the Co-operative Academy of Leeds
Recorded in front of an audience at the Free Thinking Festival at Sage Gateshead and first broadcast in November 2015.
Producer: Zahid Warley.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Rana Mitter |
Interviewed Guest | Sheila Hancock |
Interviewed Guest | Bim Adewunmi |
Interviewed Guest | Neil Bartlett |
Interviewed Guest | Jonny Mitchell |
Producer | Zahid Warley |
Broadcasts
- Thu 26 Nov 2015 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
- Tue 9 Aug 2016 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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