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Emily Atack, Baroness Catherine Ashton, Sophie Duker

Emily Atack on the abusive messages she receives from men and why she's calling for change.

Actor and comedian, Emily Atack has decided to stand up against the men who cyber-flash her daily. Having received unsolicited, unwanted, abusive messages, dick pics and crude images for years she has made a documentary β€œEmily Atack: Asking for it?” for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ 2. Emily joins Nuala to discuss why men do this and why she's chosen to speak about it publicly and call for change.

Baroness Catherine Ashton is a Labour peer who served as Europe’s most powerful diplomat between 2009-2014, a turbulent period by anyone’s standards. It was her job to co-ordinate and lead on the EU's response to international crises, including the Arab Spring, Somali pirate attacks, the Iran nuclear deal and the Ukraine uprising followed by Russia’s annexation of the Crimea. Behind the scenes and in front of the cameras she criss-crossed the globe trying to get lasting deals done. Catherine has documented all of this in a new book called And Then What? Inside Stories of 21st Century Diplomacy, and joins Nuala.

What comes to your mind when you think of the word 'hag'? The comedian and recent Taskmaster champion Sophie Duker is on a mission to reclaim the term in her new UK stand-up tour of the same name. She tells Nuala about growing up with β€˜the princess myth’, embracing ageing and why it’s so important to be open about sex and sexuality.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern
Producer: Emma Pearce

Credit: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ/Little Gem Productions/Richard Ansett

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58 minutes

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  • Tue 31 Jan 2023 10:00

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