The Boland Show Friday 28th May. This week two boys aged ten and eleven became Britain's youngest sex offenders - guilty of attempting to rape an eight year old girl. A jury cleared them of rape but convicted them of the lesser charge by a majority of ten to two following an extraordinary two week trial which almost collapsed shortly after it began. Questions have been raised over whether the trial of the children should have been put through an adult court. Boland’s first guest Felicity Gerry is a leading criminal barrister and author specialising in serious fatal, sexual and violent offences with a particular expertise as a Rape Specialist advocate. She is an experienced broadcaster and writer with significant appearances on BBC television and Sky News.
When Maurice’s next guest Lauren Samuels appeared on the TV reality show ' Over The Rainbow' she was 22 years old and came third. Although not winning the show, Lauren received great praise from the judging panel and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Lauren is flying down to Marbella tomorrow and will be appearing on stage singing 'over the rainbow' at the Children with Leukemia Gala on Sunday evening at Villa Tiberio.
Dame Margaret served at the United Nations for over four decades. She served as resident representative of the United Nations Development Program in eight countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa. For nearly 50 years she was a trusted advisor to the Bolivian government. Her new book 'The house on a sacred lake' describes how Margaret made a home in Bolivia in turbulent times. Her personal journey, a charming mix of warmth, humour, political passion, and idealism is interwoven with Bolivia’s political journey.
And finally Mark Bridge who is a member of the band 'Hope Street Park' who are a couple of footy mad lads from Blackpool, on a mission to storm the UK charts with their independently funded, World Cup 2010 song 'We are England'. Over recent years there’s been tireless efforts by unsigned acts trying to break into a market systematically controlled by single corporations, but 'Hope Street Park' are confident that with the support of the English public, they can break into the UK top 40 this summer.
Boland on Friday@11am