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Radio 4,14 Apr 2026,14 mins

2. Life Online

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Teenage girls all over the country talk candidly to Catherine Carr about their lives online. They talk about the dangers online- from bullying to having their contact details leaked. They explain the pressure to perform a romantic version of ‘girlhood’ and the effort that takes. They also talk about the influence of the manosphere and tradwife content on ideas that young teens have about relationships. And they discuss ways to make money from sexual content and the risk that everything on the internet is findable forever. Thanks to: Dumfries & Galloway’s Young Women’s Network Dr Hannah Yelin, University of Oxford North Birmingham Academy South Dartmoor Community College The Girls Day School Trust Sutton High School for Girls Emilie Silverwood-Cope Carshalton High School for Girls Young Minds Girlguiding Association Brook Advisory Sam Hepworth The Children’s Society Cardinal Langley High School Rochdale DRMZ Carmarthen Youth Project Producer: Catherine Carr Researcher: Jill Achineku Executive Producer: David Prest A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4

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