The Boland Show Thursday 11th March..
Over a period of 100 days from April 1994, up to a million Rwandan Tutsi were murdered by Hutu militias. In the most appalling episode of thnic cleansing since the Second World War, mutilations, killings and rapes occurred on an unimaginable scale. Fifty members of Bolands first guest Mary Blewitt's family were slaughtered in cold blood during the Rwandan genocide. To try to make sense of what had happened, Mary undertook voluntary work, believing she had been allowed to survive in order to help others like her. Her book ' You Alone May Live' is an important book about grief and survival in the face of unimaginable trauma. Mary K Blewitt OBE is the founder and former director of the Survivors' Fund and received the Order of the British Empire in recognition of her work for charity.
Next up is Andrew Rawnsley who began his career at the BBC, working there for two years from 1983, but joined The Guardian in 1985. From 1987 he was the newspaper's parliamentary sketch writer. In 1993 he moved to The Observer as Chief Political Commentator and Associate Editor, a position he retains. He has won several awards for his journalism, including: British Press Awards Young Journalist of the Year (1987); What The Papers Say Columnist of the Year (2000); Channel 4 Political Awards Book of the Year (2001); Channel 4 Political Awards Journalist of the Year (2003); House Magazine Awards Commentator of the Year (2008). Rawnsley has also broadcast regularly; he was co-presenter of Channel 4's A Week in Politics with Vincent Hanna: Rawnsley's will talk on the Boland Show about one of the most eagerly awaited political book his The End Of The Party. The book makes allegations that the prime minister, Gordon Brown physically attacked members of his staff and set off a whole string of allegations toward the PM of bullying.
Next guest Catherine McCall's who will talk about her father who was a high profile doctor and her mother who regularly hosted bridge parties. Growing up in their beautiful, historic home, Cathy appeared to have everything a girl could want. No one, not the neighbours, the nuns at school or her beloved grandmother, could have guessed that there was a torture chamber in the basement of 763 Montgomery Place, or that Cathy was being raped repeatedly by her father. Now married for thirty-eight years and mother to four daughters, the loving family Catherine has now is very


And finally: The British justice system invests tremendous faith in the rehabilitation of criminals. A key principle of the modern approach to crime is that offenders should not just be punished but should also be reformed - so that they are equipped to participate in society again and no longer represent a danger to the public. Maurice’s next guest Dr. Ludwig Lowenstein, one of Britain's leading experts on paedophiles says the sorry truth is many sex offenders cannot be rehabilitated.