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Haydn Gwynne on her role as Lady Wishfort in a new production of The Way of the World

Haydn Gwynne on her role as Lady Wishfort in a new production of The Way of the World. Plus Vegan food writer Aine Carlin prepares quinoa and cannellini bean soup.

The Way of the World is widely considered to be one of the finest Restoration comedies. In a new production at the Donmar Warehouse in London, Haydn Gwynne plays Lady Wishfort,. She joins Jenni to talk about the difficulties of taking on the role at short notice .

This week Alek Minassian was arrested and accused of killing 10 people in Toronto when he drove his van into them. Just before the attack, he posted praise on social media for the 'incel rebellion' - an online community of men united by their inability to convince women to have sex with them. The incel rebellion is just one of a number of men's rights groups that have been accused of vulgar sexism, under the umbrella collective of the 'manosphere'. We hear from Mike Wendling an assistant editor at 91热爆 Trending, and Ruby Lott-Lavigna an online journalist who's spent time undercover exploring the manosphere and the people behind it.

Vegan food writer and blogger, 脕ine Carlin joins Jenni to Cook the Perfect...Quinoa & Cannellini Bean Soup. a recipe from her new book 'Cook Share Eat Vegan' which provides helpful tips and encouragement for anyone interested in eating a plant based diet.

We've brought together four women who've been abused and trolled online to following their journey to Take Back ConTROLL. We partnered them with the advertising agency Mother, to see if they could help them reclaim their identity online. We will reveal on Monday what they've come up with . Today we hear Kelly's story. In January 2017 she received a Facebook message from a stranger containing intimate photos of herself. She reported the crime and her ex-partner was found guilty of sharing the sexually explicit images.

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58 minutes

Chapters

  • Manosphere

    Duration: 10:35

  • Haydn Gwynne

    Duration: 10:02

  • Take Back ConTROLL - Kelly

    Duration: 10:28

  • Cook the Perfect - 脕ine Carlin

    Duration: 07:45

Take Back ConTROLL

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest Haydn Gwynne
Interviewed Guest Aine Carlin
Interviewed Guest Mike Wendling
Actor Ruby Lott-Lavigna
Producer Beverley Purcell

Broadcast

  • Fri 27 Apr 2018 10:00

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