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All About Ableism in Agatha Christie (with Three Guest Co-Hosts)

All About Agatha Christie

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Elephants Can Remember

Emma Thompson: Elephants can remember is a really interesting, did you want to say more about that Emma? I've sort of forgotten about Dorothea. But she is a character who supposedly murdered her child and I think another one as well. And it just seems to me she's mentally ill. That's just why. She then is responsible for her own twin sister's death. Yeah, that seems problematic. There are loads of people around the world with mental health conditions who don't kill people and who are perfectly capable parents. It's yet again playing into the stereotype that disabled people can't be trusted.

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