Podcast Episodes

Bouncing back after getting fired, Brain fog, Sheikh Hasina verdict

Former US magazine editors-in-chief Laura Brown and Kristina O'Neill were both ‘let go’ from their respective jobs. They felt blindsided, devastated …

11 months, 1 week ago

Weekend Woman's Hour: Christine Flack, Women’s Football Stadiums, Pelvic Girdle Pain, Fatherhood, Eleanor of Castile

Caroline Flack was a Bafta-winning TV presenter, host of shows including Love Island and The X Factor. In February of 2020, she took her own life ahe…

11 months, 1 week ago

Women pursuing peace, Pelvic girdle pain, New musical Coven

Pelvic Girdle Pain, also known as pubic symphysis dysfunction, affects an estimated one in five pregnant women. It is often mild but can sometimes be…

11 months, 1 week ago

Earthshot Prize winner, High blood pressure in childhood, Wild Cherry drama

Runa Khan is a globally recognised leader in social innovation. She founded Friendship in 2002, an NGO helping marginalised communities in Bangladesh…

11 months, 1 week ago

Fatherhood, Laura Mulvey, Women's football stadiums

As part of the Radio 4 Fatherhood season, Clare McDonnell and her guests discuss the role of fatherhood in men’s lives. Darren Harriott is a 37-year-…

11 months, 1 week ago

Illegal weight-loss drugs, Actor Jackie Clune, Birth scrolls

The UK's medicines watchdog has said criminal gangs in the UK have started making their own weight-loss drugs, with packaging and branding designed t…

11 months, 1 week ago

Christine Flack, New Ofsted school grading, Emma Barnett

Caroline Flack was a Bafta-winning TV presenter, host of shows including Love Island and The X Factor. In February of 2020, she took her own life ahe…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Margaret Atwood memoir, Cat Burns, Choking Porn Law, Dame Elaine Paige

In Margaret Atwood’s 64-year career she has published world-renowned, prescient novels like The Handmaid’s Tale, Cat’s Eye, Alias Grace and Blind Ass…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Elaine Paige, Nova Reid on Jocelyn Barrow, Pauline Collins

NB: The music in this broadcast has been removed from this podcast for rights reasons.

A grande dame of musical theatre, Elaine Paige made her West En…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Cat Burns, Pakistan's period tax, Mary Earps

NB: The music in this broadcast has been removed from this podcast for rights reasons.

You might recognise Cat Burns from The Celebrity Traitors, wher…

11 months, 2 weeks ago