Weekend Womans Hour: Aimee Lou Wood, Wayne Couzens and Indecent Assault, Nne Nne Iwuji-Eme on African Queens, Nell Mescal

Published: Feb. 18, 2023, 5 p.m.

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Actor Aimee Lou Wood is best known for her role in Netflix\\u2019s Sex Education. Her character - also called Aimee - was at the heart of some of the most iconic storylines that came out of the first three seasons of the show. Now she\\u2019s taking to the stage as Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London\\u2019s West End. She talks about performing in the show and her recent BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination.

The former police officer, Wayne Couzens, who raped and murdered Sarah Everard two years ago, has admitted three counts of indecent exposure. Now academics and criminologists are calling for a change in the way indecent exposure is seen \\u2013 saying we need to stop the perception of it as a so-called \\u2018nuisance offence\\u2019 and take it more seriously. Jennifer Grant from the University of Portsmouth and the BBC\\u2019s Home Affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani discuss allegations against Wayne Couzens that go back to 2015.

A new Netflix series from Executive Producer Jada Pinkett-Smith tells the stories of African Queens. The first focuses on Queen Njinga, a powerful woman who led Ndongo, modern day Angola, through the slave trade and invasions by the Portuguese. One of the writers and former British High Commissioner to Mozambique, Nne Nne Iwuji-Eme explains why it\\u2019s so important to hear her story.

Woman's Hour is in the process of putting together our Power List for 2023 - this year focussed on finding 30 of the most powerful women in sport. But what about the power of sport itself? Hayley Compton and Jessica Morgan who say sport got them through very difficult times in their lives explain why.

Coleen Greenwood spent almost two and a half years in a relationship with a man she knew as James Scott. He said he was a divorced firefighter who wanted to marry and go into business with her - but it was all based on a lie. Her story is the subject of a new BBC podcast series Love-Bombed with Vicki Pattison. Coleen talks about the impact the relationship had on her. She is joined by Chris Bentham, who investigated the case.

Nell Mescal is a singer songwriter who writes Indie Folk songs. She\\u2019s a rising star whose featured in Rolling Stone Magazine and has been named as an artist to watch by NME. She performs her single \\u2018Graduating\\u2019 live in the studio.

Presenter: Anita Rani\\nProducer: Paula McFarlane\\nEditor: Emma Pearce

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