The baroness and her viral video

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English - April 18, 2018 10:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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An unlikely video has gone viral online -- sparking debate over whether it is an example of the type of sexism women have had to battle for generations or an innocent relic of its time.

The video is of a 1970 BBC interview with Janet Fookes, at the time a newly-elected member of Britain's parliament. In it, the interviewers seem more interested with the lawmaker's personal life and looks than her opinions and politics.

The video has inspired recent news stories. But no one has heard from the subject of the video: Janet Fookes.

On our latest episode, the Baroness Fookes of the UK's House of Lords joins us for an extended interview about that BBC appearance five decades ago, her sudden Internet celebrity, and her assessment of women's progress over the decades.