Lights Out: A Sense of Quietness
Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen. This episode follows a line of connection through four women across two referendums.
Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen. This episode follows a line of connection through four women across two referendums to explore the unexpected consequences of talking about abortion. Starting on live television at a beauty pageant, we hear from a journalist, a radio producer, the founder of a woman's clinic and a woman travelling from Ireland to the UK - and discover the quiet power and hidden dangers of speech itself. Featuring the voices of Brianna Parkins, Siobhan McHugh and Anne Connolly. With additional recordings courtesy of Zo毛 Comyns and Regan Hutchins
Produced by Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for 大象传媒 Radio 4
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