{"id":5422,"date":"2018-12-09T12:44:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T12:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westminsterradio.net\/?p=5422"},"modified":"2018-12-09T12:44:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T12:44:09","slug":"the-pleasure-gap-documentary-holly-palmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/the-pleasure-gap-documentary-holly-palmer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pleasure Gap Documentary &#8211; Holly Palmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Pleasure Gap - Documentary by Holly Palmer\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F541991298&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Written Pitch:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Title: \u2018The Pleasure Gap\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Station: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Radio 1 short Documentary (for on demand platforms)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Delivery Date: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">11th December 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Duration: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">15\u201900\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Presenter: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Holly Palmer <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Producer: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Holly Palmer \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Short Synopsis: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A journey that explores why there are stigmas surrounding the subject of female masturbation among young women.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Story: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLadies when was the last time YOU had a wank?\u201d \u2026 yeah that question might seem quite frank&#8230; But the issue is, young women are too ashamed to admit they are masturbating. Why you ask? Well, society traditionally celebrates self pleasure amongst young men, but for women masturbation is seen as the elephant in the room. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018The Pleasure Gap\u2019 between men and women is a gendered issue and is gradually changing. In a generation where online campaigns such as #girlswanktoo exist, women are using social media to encourage themselves to sexually explore their own bodies. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Treatment: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This Documentary will aim to follow BBC values and will inform, educate and entertain a Radio 1 audience aged between 15-29 years old. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018The Pleasure Gap\u2019 will look at the brief history of how female masturbation has been perceived through the media and will question why and how a stigma became associated with female masturbation. The Documentary will explore if the problem has stemmed from a lack of sex &#8211; education in the classrooms and seeks to look if young women know the the physical and mental benefits of masturbation. *The Documentary will contain strong language and adult themes* <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The audience will be exposed to a crude and raw reading from the number one selling book \u2018Feminist don\u2019t wear pink (and other lies)\u2019. Grace Campbell\u2019s extract from the poem (called \u2018The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Female <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wank\u2019) will open the documentary and will follow with a short snippet of her interview of her own opinions of self pleasure. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The presenter then takes a look at how female masturbation has been perceived in the entertainment industry\/ throughout history. (This will be mixed in a form of a montage using archive audio from popular films such as \u2018Sex in the City\u2019.) Until the presenter reaches 2018 and explores how social media is being used to celebrate female masturbation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Documentary meets Honey Ross, the co-founder of the Pink Protest. A London born <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">community of activists committed to engaging in action and supporting each other.\u2019 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She explains how important the launch of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">#girlswanktoo campaign was back in the Summer of 2018 and the aims and effects the movement is having on young women in the UK. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Grace Campbell is a co-founder of the Pink Protest too) Grace\u2019s previous interview then picks back up and she explores how the stigmas need to binned in order for society to change. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Education! It can be argued to blame, for the lack of knowledge of self pleasure. Therefore the presenter meets with TV\u2019s Dr Karen Gurney, a clinical psychologist in sexual Health at the Havelock clinic in Central London. Dr Gurney analysis why sex-education in the UK needs a refresh and why young women need to be informed of the health benefits of self pleasure from a young age. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Social media is a key in changing stigmas in a online era, and young women are using Instagram as a platform to express their thoughts and feelings on masturbation. The presenter meets with freelance illustrator Natalie Byrne, and questions how she is using her 10K Instagram followers to change opinions, by exhibiting her \u2018wanking\u2019 artwork to the world. (Natalie was part of the #Girlswanktoo movement and was commissioned by the Pink Protest to create fun artwork).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Throughout, the Documentary will be filled with a mix of vox-pops from women of all ages as they share their opinion of masturbation. As well as a range of archive audio, from snippets of sex-sperts and pleasure positive influencers. Overall the piece will have a \u2018Badass\u2019 feel, with the use of vibrant music and SFX, provoking a wider conversation about the issue and leaving the audience feeling informed and inspired. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Confirmation of commission:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>First Commission: from Gabriela Jones, Creative Producer at Wisebuddah <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5423\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-08-at-23.38.34-300x153.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"178\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Second Commission: from Hana Walker &#8211; Brown, Executive Producer at Audible UK &amp; Audio Producer at Falling Tree Radio Productions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5424\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-08-at-23.39.03-300x99.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"379\" height=\"125\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Cue: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Title: The Pleasure Gap <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*This feature contains <\/span><b>strong language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>adult themes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> throughout* <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why is female masturbation associated with embarrassment and humiliation, when guys encourage each other to speak openly about their bedroom habits? \u00a0BBC Radio 1\u2019s very own sexpert, Holly Palmer, investigates why female masturbation isn\u2019t widely spoken about and how Women have taken it upon themselves to destigmatize self pleasure, through online campaigns and social media platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Back anno: Like Holly said, if you want to be apart of the conversation, tweet @BBCR1 and use the #pleasuregapdoc to share your opinions! <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IN: \u201cWanking, pleasure cruising, treating yourself, flying solo\u2026.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OUT: \u201c\u2026 Use the #pleasuregapdoc on social media, to continue this conversation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DURATION: 14\u201945\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Images: \u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2nd image is the illustration created by Natalie Byrne, as spoken about in the doc and commissioned as by the pink protest for the Girls Wank too movement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5425\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2018\/12\/Pleasure-gap-logo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5426\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2018\/12\/girls-wank-too-212x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Tweet: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BBCR1: Our very own Sexpert @radio_holly is talking masturbation and feminism, in our new pleasure gap documentary. Listen now on the BBC Sounds App. Search for \u2018the pleasure gap doc\u2019, to listen on demand! #pleasuregapdoc<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>Music reporting: <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Little Mix ft. Nicki Minaj &#8211; Women like me Instrumental <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; EdKara<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published: 30th October 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hailee Steinfeld &#8211; Love myself Instrumental <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; Queen of the Clouds<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published: 22nd January 2016 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ariana Grande &#8211; Thank you, next instrumental <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; EdKara<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published: 10th November 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Heartbeat theme <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; Mark 1 Dart <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published: 27th January 2015 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anne- Marie &#8211; Ciao Adios instrumental <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; Hit Nation Radio <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published: 16th April 2016 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charli XCX ft. Troye Sivan &#8211; 1999 instrumental <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; Felix Nitro <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published: 6th October 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beyonce &#8211; Run the world (Girls) instrumental \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; Adam Tan <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published: 26th May 2011<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fifth Harmony &#8211; BOSS instrumental <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; Vincent Premme <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published: 15th July 2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meghan Trainor &#8211; NO instrumental <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; Karaoke Theory <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published: 1st May 2016<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Demi Lovato &#8211; Sorry not Sorry instrumental <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; Demi Lovato News<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published: 19th July 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sia &#8211; Titanium instrumental <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; holyshitsinstrumentals1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published: \u00a028th July 2012<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iggy Azalea &#8211; Trouble instrumental <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; New classic <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published: 14th November 2015<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Katy Perry ft Migos &#8211; Bon Appetit Instrumental<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; PrisMize<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published: 31st May 2017 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ariana Grande &#8211; God is a Women Instrumental <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; Rafael Oliveria <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published: 17th August 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nicki Minaj &#8211; Barbie Dreams Instrumental <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; JCKVEVO<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published: 11th Aug 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>Archive Audio Clips: <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gavin and Stacey &#8211; Satisfaction with every erection <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; Matty <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published: 15th June 2011<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Loose Women &#8211; Orgasm a day <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube &#8211; 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