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We need more powerful females in our industry, and a new willingness from women everywhere to challenge sexist attitudes, says comedy writer/performer Arabella Weir
Sent to a new school at the age of 11, writer Arabella Weir quickly became top of the class – in winding up the teachers. But could her wise-cracking career survive the challenge of taking O-levels?
'I soon learned never to express hunger around them and to eat in secret, thereby developing an inextricable emotional link between what I ate and my ability to be loved'
Arabella Weir: If you're absolutely honest, what did you think when you first saw the two brothers, Mohammed Abdulkayar and Abul Koyair, wrongly arrested by the police for alleged involvement with terrorism?
Arabella Weir: The crushing, pitiful, and frequently just plain risible pathos of an unsuccessful actor/performer's life is well charted. What, you find yourself thinking desperately, can I possibly do to ensure that I, above all others, am the one selected for this lucrative job?
Take it from me - British TV and film are rife with sexual bullying