Which Woman’s Hour interviews stood out most to you in 2021? 💭 Yesterday emmabarnett looked back at some of the most powerful moments from the programme this year. If you missed it, you can read about nine of our picks in our new article here:
2021 was a big year for Woman’s Hour, with Emma Barnett and Anita Rani joining the programme and the show celebrating its 75th anniversary.
“My younger son was just one when it happened, but is now two. So he is learning to speak and there are parallels in my language. But, of course, it's completely different as well because in my head there's no problem with my speech. It’s getting to the words. Speech impaired - I hate the fact that that's how people describe it, like a deficit… ‘impaired’. Surely there's a better word?”2.
“I think a lot of people are confused about why I haven’t changed my name or gone out of my way to get facial reconstruction or something like that in order to escape this narrative that was thrust upon me,” Amanda said. “But it's kind of the same reason why I never pled guilty to a crime I didn't commit. I didn't do it. It's not fair. There's nothing wrong with my name and there is nothing wrong with my face. And what happened, it's not my fault.
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