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Ten years ago, nude images of dozens of A-list celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence and Kirsten Dunst were leaked online following an iCloud hack.
They’re still all over the internet. Lawrence’s hacker went to jail, but her intimate images can be found on dedicated sites – sites that are making a profit.
This week, Eleanor Biggs and Patricia Clarke dive headlong into the mysterious, murky world of so-called “fappening” websites. It’s a cat and mouse story of one woman's fight to get images she never wanted on the internet, taken down for good… and the n...
Episode 299 • 3 September 2024 • 37m and 27s
A fifth woman has come forward with allegations against the author Neil Gaiman.
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Episode 298 • 27 August 2024 • 51m and 29s
Following a disastrous live debate against Donald Trump, the Democrats were at panic stations. It looked like Joe Biden was going to lose the election, and he was refusing to step aside. This is how George Clooney rewrote the election script, and how the Democrats went from despair to hope.
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Episode 297 • 20 August 2024 • 47m and 48s
Taylor Swift is performing more concerts in London than anywhere else in the world. The city’s had a tangible impact on her music, her career and her personal life. So what does London tell us about one of the world's biggest stars?
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Episode 296 • 14 August 2024 • 32m and 25s
Marwan Barghouti has long been touted as the next leader for Palestinians. The only problem is he's locked away in an Israeli jail for the rest of his life. Now it is being whispered he could be released, but after twenty years behind bars, what leadership could he really offer?
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Episode 295 • 6 August 2024 • 45m and 13s
Almost a month since the investigation where two women came forward with allegations that the author Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted them - allegations he strenuously denied - more women have come forward. Including another woman made to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
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Episode 294 • 1 August 2024 • 40m and 21s
Episode four: The fan
The second woman to allege Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted her first met him as an 18-year-old fan. They began a consensual sexual relationship two years later. She alleges he was abusive and once penetrated her without her consent. He strenuously denies any unlawful behaviour and maintains all their sex was consensual.
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Episode 293 • 31 July 2024 • 42m and 26s
Episode three: The pond
New Zealand police tell the former nanny there isn’t enough evidence to actively pursue her sexual assault complaint against Neil Gaiman. He says he offered himself up for an interview with the police. But the facts may indicate otherwise.
Clip: 1968 interview with Neil Gaiman - BBC
Clip: Big Bang Theory, series 11, episode 21 - CBS/Warner Bros
Clip: Newsnight - BBC
Clip: William Morrow 2014
Clip: Politics and Prose bookstore 2013
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Episode 292 • 31 July 2024 • 35m and 6s
Episode two: The Whatsapps
The former nanny who alleges Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted her shares her WhatsApp messages with him. The messages appear friendly and affectionate. He says they’re evidence that she consented to sex with him. But is there another way of reading them?
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Episode 291 • 31 July 2024 • 48m and 52s
Episode one: The bath
Neil Gaiman is one of the world’s most successful authors. And one of the most loved. His works have been adapted for film, TV and the stage. Now two women, a former nanny and a fan, allege he sexually assaulted and abused them while they were in consensual relationships with him. He strenuously denies all the allegations.
Clip: The Sandman trailer - DC Comics/Netflix
Clip: The Ocean at the End of the Lane trailer - National Theatre
Clip: The Simpsons...
Episode 290 • 31 July 2024 • 56m and 17s
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