My Moment In History

My Moment In History

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My Moment In History episodes

  • 4. The Journalists

    Emma Volney and Francesca Ebel helped to tell this story and reflect on it's impact on a close-knit community.

    In 2018, Francesca was working as a journalist in Moscow and couldn’t believe her home city of Salisbury was on the news. Meanwhile Emma was in the city, working for BBC Radio Wiltshire and preparing to cover a series of events she could never have predicted.

    13 min
  • 3. Keeping Salisbury Safe

    Authorities move to minimise spread and contamination of the nerve agent.

    Hear from Tracy Daszkiewicz who was director of public health for Wiltshire Council in 2018 and was responsible for tracing the Skripal's movements to minimise spread and contamination of the nerve agent.

    11 min
  • 2. Medical Lifesavers

    A skilled team battled to save the lives of the Skripals, who'd been poisoned by a deadly nerve agent.

    Featuring discussion with Dr James Haslam, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at Salisbury District Hospital, and Lorna Wilkinson, Head of Nursing at the hospital in 2018.

    11 min
  • 5. The Future

    Anita is joined by 1972 Lioness Jeannie Allott and Tom Garry, women's football reporter for The Telegraph, to explore what's next for women's football and what obstacles stand in the way of its development.

    Presenter: Anita Asante.

    Producer: Marie Indge.
    Producer and consultant: Chris Slegg.
    Senior Producer: Ollie Peart.
    Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
    Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

    11 min
  • 4. Goalkeepers

    Siobhan Chamberlain and Sue Whyatt describe their experiences as goalkeepers for the Lionesses with Anita Asante, sharing stories of motherhood, careers and muddy pitches.

    Presenter: Anita Asante.

    Producer: Marie Indge.
    Producer and consultant: Chris Slegg.
    Senior Producer: Ollie Peart.
    Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
    Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

    13 min
  • 3. Players

    Lionesses Lynda Hale, a 1972 goal scorer and Manchester City's Esme Morgan sit down with Anita Asante to explore how much the women's game has changed.

    From overnights in train stations to being reliant on parents for lifts, they uncover how much the game has developed for players through the decades; the training, the money and the support.

    Presenter: Anita Asante.

    Producer: Marie Indge.
    Producer and consultant: Chris Slegg.
    Senior Producer: Ollie Peart.
    Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
    Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

    13 min
  • 2. Role Models

    Anita Asante is joined by 1972 Lioness player Wendy and Calum Best, who is now taking his football heritage and using it to help promote the women's game.

    Find out how much the women's game has changed and hear Wendy's account of the iconic match and her encounter with Calum's dad, George Best.

    Presenter: Anita Asante.

    Producer: Marie Indge.
    Producer and consultant: Chris Slegg.
    Senior Producer: Ollie Peart.
    Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
    Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

    13 min
  • 1. A Woman’s Game

    Anita Asante is joined by Patricia Gregory and Elsie Cook looking back on the first ever official women's international football match for both England and Scotland.

    Patricia organised England's efforts and Elsie was securing a pitch and helping prepare the Scotland team. Hear how the game came together, the difficulties for the women at the time and Anita reflects on her own experience in women's football.

    Presenter: Anita Asante.

    Producer: Marie Indge.
    Producer and consultant: Chris Slegg.
    Senior Producer: Ollie Peart.
    Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
    Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

    12 min

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