Jacqui Smith to investigate porn trade on BBC

Could be an interesting show - note the bit at the end: "It will be followed by a special edition of the Tony Livesey Show, when the former minister will take calls from listeners."

Jacqui Smith to investigate porn trade for the BBCFrom BBC News 29 Jan
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to make a documentary about the pornography industry for the BBC.

Ms Smith resigned from her cabinet post after it was revealed she claimed expenses for two pay-per-view porn films watched by her husband.

She later lost her Redditch seat in the 2010 general election.

The BBC says she will interview porn stars and film-makers for the investigation, which is scheduled to be broadcast in March.

The programme is being produced for BBC Radio 5 live by an independent production company, and will also feature philosophers, feminists and politicians.

Ms Smith's earlier brush with the porn industry was one of the factors that led to her resignation in 2009.

It emerged that her husband Richard Timney, who was also her parliamentary aide, had watched two pay-per-view "adult" films, and an expenses claim had been made for them.

The former cabinet minister's documentary will be entitled "Porn Again".

Ms Smith said she knew "from my own personal experience, porn fascinates us - media and public alike".

"But we actually know very little about what it's like to work in the industry and what porn is doing to our society, our children and our relationships," she added.

Mr Timney apologised after the incident which became part of the long running MPs' expenses scandal in 2009.

But Ms Smith, who was the first woman to hold the post of home secretary, later resigned from the job after being strongly criticised for designating her sister's house in London as "her main home."

Doing so had allowed her to claim expenses on her Redditch family house.

The week the former MP said that making the programme had enabled her to challenge her own views and attitudes.

"I want others to have the chance to join the debate too," she said.

The BBC says the programme will be broadcast on Thursday 3 March at 2130 GMT.

It will be followed by a special edition of the Tony Livesey Show, when the former minister will take calls from listeners.

Tony Livesey, of course, was formerly edotir of the Sport so hopefully he shouldn't let the moralists preach too much.

(01-02-2011 02:58 )eccles Wrote:  Ms Smith's earlier brush with the porn industry

Not the best choice of words.....

(01-02-2011 02:58 )eccles Wrote:  "I want others to have the chance to join the debate too," she said.

The BBC says the programme will be broadcast on Thursday 3 March at 2130 GMT.

It will be followed by a special edition of the Tony Livesey Show, when the former minister will take calls from listeners.

Thursday March 3rd 22.15: "....and now we go to our next caller who is a Mr C W Pussylover.... Mr Pussylover, what did you want to say to Jacqui Smith about this?..."

Thursday March 3rd 22.16: Radio 5 is taken off the air.....

how can you objectively investigate something when you come into the process with such a negative opinon of the industry and indeed on the people who work therein!!

Karina Currie's retirement was discussed on a non-adult forum and somebody posted "I'm surprised that anybody even knows the girls names".

That sums up how little they know. There is this perception that the girls are all kidnapped or drug addicts forced into doing this job by their pimps.

I only know her from BS but Karina Currie is one of the most decent people I've ever come across and many of those bigots aren't fit to breathe the same air as her.

Why have I got a feeling this will take the approach that all girls are forced into it or was abused as a child or do it to fund a drug habit

....and what's the betting that her hubby will tag along if she goes to see some actual filming being done ....and claim it on expenses

(01-02-2011 15:42 )astonv1 Wrote:  ....and what's the betting that her hubby will tag along if she goes to see some actual filming being done ....and claim it on expenses

Thought he was banged up in Italy for Bribery?

(01-02-2011 02:58 )eccles Wrote:  It will be followed by a special edition of the Tony Livesey Show, when the former minister will take calls from listeners.

Will they be having a mass debate?