Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGeorge Sand, SEND provision leak, Dr Punam Krishan, Divine Feminine Opera
Children with special education needs and disabilities - known as SEND - in England will have their support reviewed as they move into secondary scho…
6 months, 1 week ago
Belle Burden, Controversy at the Civil Service, Women in Sudan, Pelvic mesh
The woman tipped to be the next head of the UK Civil Service has faced multiple bullying complaints according to reports this morning. The Times news…
6 months, 1 week ago
Gisèle Pelicot memoir, Catrin Finch, Ice Hockey mixed teams
In December 2024, Dominque Pelicot and 46 other men were found guilty of the aggravated rape of his wife Gisèle. Another two were found guilty of att…
6 months, 1 week ago
Nadiya Hussain, Actor Kate Fleetwood, 200 marathons in 200 days
It’s more than a decade since Nadiya Hussain became a household name after winning the Great British Bake Off. Since then, she’s fronted her own cook…
6 months, 1 week ago
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Kinship carers, Ashley James, Mia Brookes’s mum, impact of Ian Paterson's crimes, Charles Dickens’s women
More than 141,000 children are in kinship care in England and Wales. According to new research from the charity Kinship, 40% of kinship carers are fo…
6 months, 1 week ago
13/02/2026
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Ashley James, Nancy Guthrie disappearance, Kinship carers
A story gripping headlines across the United States is the disappearance of 84‑year‑old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC News Today anchor Savannah G…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Virginia Giuffre’s co-author, SEND reforms, impact of Ian Paterson's crimes
Clare McDonnell speaks to Amy Wallace, the co-author of Virginia Giuffre's memoir, Nobody's Girl. Amy spent two years closely working with Virginia -…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
10/02/2026
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Epstein files, Lindsey Vonn, Knife crime, Charles Dickens' women
At the end of January, the US government released new files from its investigation into the sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Th…
6 months, 2 weeks ago