David Aaronovitch
Journalist and political commentator known for his writing on politics and culture, contributing analysis and personal anecdotes during the discussion.
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Apr 24, 2026 • 57min
Purity
Louise Brangan, criminologist who researches the Magdalene laundries. Izabella Scott, author and legal-literary investigator of historical purity cases. Linda Woodhead, sociologist of religion. Catherine Coldstream, former Carmelite nun and theologian. David Aaronovitch, journalist and cultural commentator. They explore purity as social order, monastic practice, legal credibility, political purity tests and the laundries’ punitive logic.
