Protests in Turkey, Adolescence, Women in Revolt! exhibition

Woman's Hour

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4.2 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Last night saw the fifth night of fierce protests across Turkey, after the main rival politician to the country's President Erdogan, was formally arrested and charged with corruption, having been detained on Wednesday. Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, has been declared as the CHP - the Republican People's Party's 2028 presidential nominee - in the last few hours. Women are being seen on the streets in their thousands and Imamoglu's wife, Dilek Kaya Imamoglu, addressed crowds outside of the Istanbul city hall yesterday. Clare McDonnell discusses the situation with the BBC's Emily Wither and Feride Eralp, a feminist activist in Turkey.

Since its release, the Netflix TV series Adolescence has caused widespread discussion about what’s shaping our teenagers’ lives. The four-part series follows the fallout from 13-year-old Jamie’s arrest on suspicion of murdering his female classmate, Katie. The show is a critique of social media-boosted toxic masculinity and its role in the teenage experience. Clare discusses the issues with clinical psychologist, Dr Amani Milligan and Consultant Forensic Psychologist, Dr Ruth Tully.

The National Crime Agency has launched a month-long social media campaign to combat the threat posed to teenage boys (15-17 years old) by financially motivated sexual extortion or ‘sextortion’. Marie Smith from the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Emma Hardy from Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) explain why this campaign is so urgent.

Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990 is a landmark exhibition currently on at the Whitworth in Manchester featuring more than 90 women artists and collectives whose ideas helped fuel the women’s liberation movement during a period of significant social, economic and political change. Clare is joined by Linsey Young, independent curator and researcher who curated the exhibition when she worked at Tate Britain, and Amrita Dhallu, also herself a curator.

Presented by Clare McDonnell Producer: Louise Corley

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0:00.0	He tells her that she will be sent to France as a secret agent, and if she's caught, she's going to be shot.
0:09.3	I'm Helen Obalam Carter, and this is history's secret heroes, where I shine a light on extraordinary stories from World War II.
0:17.6	What they wanted was someone to get themselves arrested and sent to Auschwitz.
0:22.0	Tales of deception, an incredible acts of resistance and courage.
0:26.3	She was a born soldier.
0:27.4	She's a freedom fighter in its widest sense.
0:29.9	The brand new series of History's secret heroes.
0:32.8	Listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:36.4	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:40.0	Hello, this is Claire Macdonnell and you're listening to the Woman's Hour podcast.
0:44.6	Hello and welcome to a brand new week on Woman's Hour. Great to have your company.
0:50.0	Netflix drama, Adolescence, has touched a nerve worldwide. It's now topped streaming charts in 71 countries.
0:57.8	The single shot four-parter centres on a 13-year-old boy, Jamie, accused, of murdering his female classmate.
1:05.5	One episode focuses on the pretrial assessment between Jamie and his clinical psychologist. Well, today we'll hear
1:14.6	from both a clinical and forensic psychologist about what it's actually like to be in that room.
1:21.5	Staying with the theme of teenage boys, those aged between 15 and 17, they are the age group
1:27.0	most likely to be targeted by
1:29.3	extortion. That is when an individual is blackmailed with intimate images, whether fake
1:35.0	or genuine. The National Crime Agency today launches a month-long social media campaign.
1:41.4	We'll hear from them. And to a landmark exhibition on in Manchester right now,
1:46.5	it's called Women in Revolt, Art and Activism in the UK, 1970 to 1990. It covers women
1:54.0	using art and music as a means of protest. The curator was inspired by her mum. So tell me this morning, how has your mum
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