14/11/2011
Anita Dobson on her energy and enthusiasm for Strictly Come Dancing, and the inquiry into missing women in Canada - suspected victims of a serial killer. Presented by Jane Garvey.
Anita Dobson on her energy and enthusiasm for Strictly Come Dancing, the show that she admits has taken over her life. We hear how an inquiry into missing women in Canada is investigating the role of the police following the conviction of the country's most prolific serial killer. Robert Pickton, who preyed on prostitutes and drug addicts, boasted that he killed 49 women. In the week of the 麻豆社's Children in Need, we visit a hospice that's used money raised by the appeal to start a sibling group for the brothers and sisters of the children being cared for there. How female news columnists and bloggers are dealing with online abuse from 'sexist trolls' who not only pour scorn on the writers, but even threaten rape and violence. Presented by Jane Garvey.
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Fight-back against sexist online trolls
Duration: 09:21
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The missing women of Vancouver
Serial killer Robert Pickton preyed on drug addicted prostitutes. Journalist Stevie Cameron and Elaine Allen, from a drop-in centre for sex workers discuss the case of the sixty-five missing women.
Duration: 11:20
Anita Dobson
The actress Anita Dobson on her time on Strictly Come Dancing
Duration: 09:10
Online abuse of women writers
Some columnists and bloggers talk about the number of sexist trolls lurking on websites who pour scorn on writers. Helen Lewis Hasteley and Tamara Littleton discuss.
Duration: 09:28
Grieving siblings
A visit to Bluebell Wood Children鈥檚 Hospice near Sheffield which has used past funds raised by the Children in Need appeal to start a sibling group. Judy Merry reports.
Duration: 12:49
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- Mon 14 Nov 2011 10:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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