大象传媒

Helen Fitzgerald grew up in rural Australia as one of 13 siblings. Her new novel Keep Her Sweet looks at what happens when 'normal' sibling rivalry turns into something else. She joins Krupa to explain why she's so fascinated by the dark corners of family life.

When was the last time you saw a nun? It feels like a very old-fashioned vocation 鈥� and there are less and less in the public eye now. But some nuns in the US are turning to Tik Tok to bring religion into the 21st century through social media. The Daughters of St Paul are known as the 鈥榤edia nuns鈥� on Tik Tok, they do skits and dances, and have millions of followers worldwide. Then Sister Monica Clare from the Community of St John the Baptist went viral because she was on Tik Tok and everyone wanted to know her skin routine鈥�now she answers people鈥檚 questions about being a nun. And, of course, we鈥檝e got everyone鈥檚 favourite - less PC nun 鈥� Sister Michael from Derry Girls, played by Siobhan McSweeney.

Women attending abortion clinics in the UK can face 鈥渞egular harassment鈥� according to a report from 大象传媒 Newsnight. Anti-abortion groups who gather outside services say they鈥檙e holding 鈥減rayer vigils鈥� and offering help but some patients say they have been so distressed they鈥檝e had panic attacks or even felt suicidal. Now charities are calling for protected areas outside all services which activists cannot legally enter. More than 100,000 women in the UK attended abortion services targeted by activists in 2019, according to latest data from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, which is a leading provider of abortions. Anna Collinson is the Newsnight Correspondent who compiled the report.

It鈥檚 four years since journalist and actor Nicky Clark founded the Acting Your Age Campaign. Incensed by the lack of middle-aged women on stage, television and in film, and rarely seeing stories of women like herself portrayed, she has attracted a lot of support from women such as Meera Syal, Tracy-Ann Obermann and MP Jess Phillips. Actor and fellow-supporter, Juliet Stevenson joins Nicky and presenter Krupa Padhy to explain why it appears male actors on screen 鈥榟ave a whole life and women have a shelf life鈥� and why this campaign is necessary.