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Experience: I gave birth to the world’s first IVF boy

My husband and I were unable to have children, and then we heard about a new experimental technique

The Guardian - UK

Questions about IVF pioneer after two discover they share biological father

Roz Snyder, 52, and David Gertler, 51, recently found out via DNA tests that they are half-siblings.

Evening Standard

Children born thanks to IVF pioneer find their biological father is scientist from his lab

Roz Snyder, 52, and David Gertler, 51, recently found out via DNA tests that they are half-siblings – raising questions about Patrick Steptoe’s work

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Thomasin McKenzie on 'the job of a lifetime' in Netflix's Joy – and what Bill Nighy loves to get up to on set

The 24-year-old star talks about portraying a pioneer of science history

Evening Standard

A feminist fertility film, sci-fi nuns and a sonic gothic masterpiece – what you should watch and listen to this week

“Women presume we can have children. There is a biological and social expectation. Nothing can make that absence worse. But we have the possibility of making it better.” New to Netflix, Joy follows the British scientists who invented in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) – Bob Edwards (James Norton), Jean Purdy (Thomasin McKenzie)…

The Conversation

The true story behind Joy, the Netflix IVF movie leaving viewers in tears

Film follows the journey of scientists Robert Edwards, Patrick Steptoe and Jean Purdy in their tireless development of the scientific breakthrough

The Independent UK

Joy: the story of IVF shows how women’s health and scientific contributions haven’t been taken seriously

Watching the Netflix film Joy has been a hugely emotional experience for me. The film is the story of the scientific endeavour to figure out in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and the first baby to be born this way, Louise Joy Brown on 25 July 1978 at Oldham General Hospital in Manchester.

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Bill Nighy says holding a baby for new IVF film Joy was a ‘very edgy day’

Based on a true story, the drama follows three pioneering British scientists in the 1960s and 1970s and their struggle to develop IVF.

Evening Standard

‘Rachel had been ready to leave me if our IVF hadn’t worked’: writer Jack Thorne on how his family’s fertility struggles inspired his new film

The screenwriter behind hit TV dramas National Treasure and Kiri, as well as the Harry Potter stage play, talks about his new, more personal project created with his wife - a feature film, Joy, celebrating the birth of IVF

The Guardian - UK

Joy review – warm and intensely English portrayal of the birth of IVF

Bill Nighy, James Norton and Thomasin McKenzie form the unlikely trio who doggedly, quietly and courageously made the discovery that would change lives around the world

The Guardian - UK

Casualty exclusive: Jamie Glover on devious Patrick Onley’s exit and Holby ED’s next clinical lead

Casualty villain Patrick Onley came to Holby ED to change things - and in a way he has! Leaving in disgrace, he’s made room for a new clinical lead. Who will it be? We talk to actor Jamie Glover…

WhatToWatch

Casualty exclusive: Jamie Glover on playing the most hated man in Holby

Conniving Casualty clinical lead Patrick Onley has united fans in an unexpected way. Here Jamie Glover talks about being ‘the focus of vitriol’ and why he loves being a part of Holby ED.

WhatToWatch

Joy: release date, cast, plot, trailer, first looks, interviews and everything you need know

Joy is a Netflix movie about the events leading up to the birth of the first IVF test tube baby Louise Joy Brown in 1978 and stars Bill Nighy, James Norton and Thomasin McKenzie.

WhatToWatch

A punk, a monkey, a maths genius … our pick of local heroes who deserve a blue plaque

With the London scheme poised to go national, Observer writers make their cases for a few of the many overlooked, snubbed or merely forgotten figures who richly deserve recognition

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Manchester Day 2022: 11 ways Manchester changed the world

From splitting the atom, to the first modern computer Manchester has a long and rich history of invention and innovation

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