The documentary is hosted by BBC’s Stephen Smith as he takes viewers through the lives of several female Art Nouveau artists. Here’s more about the documentary. “Britain’s art nouveau heritage is excavated as cultural correspondent Stephen Smith unearths the bright, controversial but brief ...
Byline: Simon Cable Showbusiness ReporterTHE BBC is embroiled in a fresh ageism row after veteran broadcaster Dame Joan Bakewell became the latest high-profile figure to criticise the corporation.The former BBC presenter lamented the lack of older female newsreaders on TV, saying they had 'died...
whose new bookThe Ogress and the Orphanscreates “a complex character that makes readers question the stereotype of ogres.”“In Kelly Barnhill’s new fantasy novel, no single hero can save the day”.
A 27-year-old female Chinese hiker, Dongying Qiu, went missing at Mt. Whitney, California in western U.S., since last Sunday. The rescuers are continuing to search for her and calling for all hikers to provide information. Oil prices keep rising ahead of OPEC meeting Oil prices settled hi...
But“First Day”– the latest offering from the children’s arm of the BBC – focusses on a transgender-identified child who transitions from male to female at the same time. The synopsis is simple: an unhappy feminine boy, mocked and bullied by others, overcomes enormous adversity to become...
The policy is common in workplaces where the majority of staff is female, to make sure the workload is spread evenly. Japan is notorious for its tough working conditions and punishing schedules which have led to some staff members dropping dead on the job. ...
It included interviews with five female victims and a former BBC employee who had seen Savile kissing an adolescent girl in his BBC dressing room, and it drew attention to a dropped police investigation—one of several, it turns out—during Savile’s lifetime. “Clearly people either saw or ...
that made horror, shock, and violence not only palatable but preferable. Hard times necessitated cheaper sets, fewer lights, and fresh talent; censors as well as the movie-going public showed a new tolerance for sex and violence; and female producers experienced newfound prominence in the...
The radical feminists, (both male and female) during the two decades of the 70’s and 80’s, aided by their powerful political allies, quickly advanced into positions of high influence within publishing, broadcasting, education and social services. The politicians wrote laws that helped smooth th...
These dramas combined features of literary romance and melodrama, had strong affinities with female orientation, easy to grasp moral issues and extreme emotions. Such long running serials were constructed with interlocking episodic narrative lines, full of surprising coincidences, unexpected twists and ...