Green Class

04/26/19 • 50 min

Forgotten Women is a history and performance project dedicated to remembering female activists of 20th century Britain. This podcast is a creative collaboration between Peer Productions and Bishopsgate Institute. This episode celebrates the founder of Mencap Judy Fryd alongside some contemporary struggles of special needs mums. Green Class was written by Nina Lemon and recorded live in March 2019 at South Hill Park Arts Centre. This episode was directed and produced by Rebecca Alloway, music was composed and performed by Liam Beard and Ellie Shortt. The technician was Mike Taylor. The cast were: Liam Beard, Felix Berendse, Saoirse Doyle, Nancy Hannigan, William Meek, Joshua Moore, Charlotte Rowley, Emma Selwyn, Ellie Shortt, Casey Smith, Eleanor Stock, Rosanna Weber and Abby Wilkinson. For more information on the project please visit our website: www.forgottenwomen.co.uk. There you can also find exclusive content from our writers and creatives. Please follow us on twitter at @_forgottenwomen and on instagram at @forgottenwomenpodcast. Thank you to the wonderful historian Dr Michelle Johansen for her guidance and support. This podcast is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England. We would really love it if you could rate, review and subscribe to help other people find the podcast.

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Forgotten Women is a history and performance project dedicated to remembering female activists of 20th century Britain. This podcast is a creative collaboration between Peer Productions and Bishopsgate Institute. This episode examines the Women of Greenham and 2017 Women's March protest. Make Noise was written by Guleraana Mir and recorded live in July 2018 at South Hill Park Arts Centre. This episode was directed and produced by Rebecca Alloway, music was composed and performed by Anna Clock. The technician was Mike Taylor. The cast were: Leah Hoskin, Phoebe Jones, Simran Kular, Victoria Mcfarlane, Susan Salmon, James Short and Georgina Stone. Chorus were: Eleanor Bailey, Rosalyn Jackson, Christina Parelle and Holly-Anne White. For more information on the project please visit our website: www.forgottenwomen.co.uk. There you can also find exclusive content from our writers and creatives. Please follow us on twitter at @_forgottenwomen and on instagram at @forgottenwomenpodcast. Thank you to the wonderful historian Dr Michelle Johansen for her guidance and support. This podcast is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England. We would really love it if you could rate, review and subscribe to help other people find the podcast.

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Forgotten Women is a history and performance project dedicated to remembering female activists of 20th century Britain. This episode explores some of the LGBTQ+ protests against Section 28 becoming law. Stop the Clause! was written by Rebecca Alloway and recorded live in July 2019 at South Hill Park Arts Centre. During the live recording a couple of errors were made, Margaret Roff was the first ‘out’ lesbian Mayor of Manchester and the BBC did not press charges against the protesters. For more information on the project please visit our website: www.forgottenwomen.co.uk. There you can also find exclusive content from our writers and creatives. Please follow us on twitter at @_forgottenwomen and on instagram at @forgottenwomenpodcast. Thank you to the wonderful historian Dr Michelle Johansen for her guidance and support. This podcast is a creative collaboration between Peer Productions and Bishopsgate Institute and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England. We would really love it if you could rate, review and subscribe to help other people find the podcast.