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In the final episode of Judged: A Mother’s Love, Diane Foley faces an extraordinary dilemma: to meet - and possibly forgive - one of the men who contributed to her son’s murder. Hers becomes a deeply personal act by a mo
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Motherhood can feel full of judgement - sometimes over the smallest decisions, sometimes over the ones that change everything. But what happens when the stakes couldn't be higher? In Judged: A Mother's Love, Katie Bridget Murphy explores three extraordinary stories of mothers facing impossible choices - choices that shaped birth, everyday life, and even death. These decisions didn't just transform their families; they variously uncovered hidden truths, challenged laws, and helped changed society itself. Through powerful testimony and expert insight, this series asks: what happens when motherhood is pushed to its limits? Writer and Producer: Katie Bridget MurphySenior Producer: Ophelia ByrneExecutive Producer: Elizabeth ClarkSound Engineers: John Benson and Davy NeillSound Design: Bill MaulArtwork: Tom CunninghamAssistant Commissioner: Prabhjit BainsCommissioning Editor: Khaliq Meer Judged: A Mother's Love is a BBC Audio Northern Ireland production with BBC
BBC Sounds hosts Judged: A Mother's Love, a society show with 7 episodes published.

In the final episode of Judged: A Mother’s Love, Diane Foley faces an extraordinary dilemma: to meet - and possibly forgive - one of the men who contributed to her son’s murder. Hers becomes a deeply personal act by a mo
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Katie Bridget Murphy meets Diane Foley, whose son Jim - a freelance journalist – is kidnapped when reporting from Syria. Diane is told by government officials to stay silent, but as months pass and hope fades, she decide
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In this episode, Katie Bridget Murphy explores the landmark case that tested how the law views coercive control. Through interviews with David Challen, solicitor Harriet Wistrich and coercive control expert Emma Katz, th
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Katie Bridget Murphy explores the story of Sally Challen - a mother who killed her husband after decades of coercive control. Through her son David Challen’s testimony, as well as expert insight, this episode reveals the
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Patrick FitzSymons seeks justice for an illegal adoption that rewrote his identity. His story helps uncover decades of secrecy, cross-border adoptions, and a state that turned a blind eye. As Ireland’s Taoiseach issues a
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Katie Bridget Murphy meets actor Patrick FitzSymons, whose life takes a dramatic turn when he discovers he was adopted and that his birth was illegally registered. From fake pregnancies to falsified documents, Patrick’s
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Motherhood can feel full of judgement - sometimes over the smallest decisions, sometimes over the ones that change everything. But what happens when the stakes couldn't be higher? In Judged: A Mother's Love, Katie Bridge
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