On today's podcast: From Christine Granville to Noor Inayat Khan, who are the women secret agents who worked behind enemy lines in WWII? We delve into their stories with history teacher Shalina Patel:
The Special Operations Executive is a branch of military intelligence that specialised in espionage & sabotage behind enemy lines, & during WWII hundreds of women acted as agents.The BBC has withdrawn from a workplace diversity scheme run by Stonewall.
With the latest on the row over standards in public life – and the activities of MPs in particular. Is there a reason why there are more men in the line of fire than women? We hear from former Conservative MP Anna Soubry and Dr Hannah White, Deputy Director at the Institute for Government. 'Whatever Happened to Tradition?' is a book by Daily Telegraph journalist Tim Stanley. He argues that the Western tradition is anti-tradition, that we have a dangerous habit of discarding old ways and old knowledge. Sometimes, he argues, we used to do things better and we ignore this at our peril. Emma talks to Tim about his views on family, feminism, culture, sexuality, gender relations and more.
During World War Two, hundreds of women served as agents in the Special Operations Executive, a branch of military intelligence which specialised in espionage and sabotage behind enemy lines. We’re joined by history teacher Shalina Patel to tell their remarkable stories, and to look at how they are commemorated today.
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