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Bridget Jones's Diary with Ayisha Malik

Dec 20, 201843 minSeason 1Ep. 5
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Episode description

Bridget Jones drinks like a fish, smokes like a chimney and dresses like her mother - and somehow became a global multi-million dollar franchise in the process. This week, we talk to Bridget super-fan and writer of the Sofia Khan series Ayisha Malik. As well as discussing Bridget's indomitable spirit and how the character became feminist Marmite, we chat about how to write satire in a world that wants to paint women as flawless, what people expect when a Muslim woman writes a romcom and why characters who smoke are the most fun to write.


Music by Harry Harris, artwork by Gavin Day. Recorded at Acast and produced by Hannah Varrall.

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