sally challen says she's speaking out to warn others about the dangers of coercive control. to anybody. when we got married, he took my salary and would just pay me a weekly allowance. sometimes, i would have to borrow money from my mother. richard had always cheated on me, even from when we were first going out. but i always hoped that he would change. during your marriage, did he rape you? yes, yes he did. he would continue to do that through our marriage if i didn't want to go to bed with him. did you consider leaving him? i did try to leave him, and he said, "i'm not divorcing you so you can just as well forget it." so you stayed? i stayed. i wondered what you recall about what happened on the day of his death? he said he wanted his breakfast. i felt that he wanted to to get me out of the house for some reason, so i rushed down to the local supermarket. then when i came into the house, i noticed that the landline phone was on the sofa beside him, and it hadn't been there before. i took the phone without him seeing and dialled 1a71, and i recognised the number of a woman

sally challen, thank you very much for talking to us today. thank you. tolerable and raised great sons. another reviewer says sally is a brave woman, no doubt the armchair judges sally is a brave woman, no doubt the armchairjudges will be over this but i'm glad your show makes domestic violence a regular feature. and if you need some help or support, there are organisations and websites that can offer you advice and support. you can find them listed on the bbc‘s actionline website at bbc.co.uk/actionline it was the emmy awards in los angeles last night and british stars did really well. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is here. lizo take us through the big winners last night. it was an extraordinary night for british talent in front of and behind the camera. the baftas here celebrate talent, the emmy celebrate talent from all over the world, they chose to honour british talent, one person in particular, phoebe waller bridge, flea bag picking up a number of awards for its second series, she was in many ways the star, picking up was in many ways

first, sally challen told our programme she is sorry she killed her abusive husband. of two grown—up sons struck her husband of 31 years, richard, with a hammer 18 times. she was jailed in 2011 for his murder — four years before coercive control was recognised as a crime. she told us she wants to educate people about what coercive control really means, and help others in situations like hers. just to let you know, the nature of the conversation is graphic, there is strong language — you may not want children to watch. you have been free from jail for several months now. what has freedom been like? 0h, absolutely amazing. i think the first thing that struck me was that i can open a door and walk out when i want to walk out. my eldest son has got a lovely garden and i can walk around the garden. going to bed when i want, getting up when i want. going to the shops when i want, and i've now got a car so i can drive, which is amazing. why do you want to speak out now? i feel that i have to speak out for other women. i think that the judiciary, the general public who sit on

and in an exclusive bbc interview, we speak to sally challen, who tells us she's sorry she killed the