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Dame Judi Dench says The Crown creator was ‘disappointed’ over her remarks about series

Actor wrote a 2022 op-ed criticising the streaming giant over its refusal to add a disclaimer to the hit series

The Independent UK · Oct 17

Testimony: new documentary shows a stark reckoning with Ireland’s Magdalene past – and the long fight for justice

The scandal of the religious-run Magdalene laundries, where young women deemed to have offended the moral code of the Catholic Church were incarcerated and put to work, is a stain on the public history of the Irish state. It has taken years of campaigning to bring this injustice to light.

The Conversation · Nov 20, 2025

Testimony review – a devastating exposé of the Irish church’s brutal Magdalene laundries

A searing documentary on the laundries sees a determined young human rights lawyer join survivors and campaigners in a fight for truth and accountability

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025

TV tonight: James Nesbitt locks horns with Joely Richardson in new thriller

Star-studded murder drama Suspect starts on Channel 4. Plus: the Glastonbury countdown begins. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2022