Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWeekend Woman's Hour: Breast implant rare cancer risk, Ellen Burstyn, Paralympian medallists
We hear about the thousands of women suing the breast implant manufacturer Allergan over alleged links with a rare cancer. We have an exclusive inter…
1 year, 8 months ago
Rebecca Cheptegei's killing, Alison Lapper, Ellen Burstyn
The Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died, after being doused with petrol and set on fire. She is the third female athlete to be killed i…
1 year, 8 months ago
Eluned Morgan, Female right-wing US campaigners, The history of understanding women's bodies
Eluned Morgan is the first woman in history to be first minister of Wales. She was appointed earlier this summer after her predecessor, Vaughan Gethi…
1 year, 8 months ago
Breast implant rare cancer risk, Gemma Arterton, Nonna’s cookbook
We hear about the thousands of women suing the breast implant manufacturer Allergan over alleged links with a rare cancer. We have an exclusive inter…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ruth Perry's sister on Ofsted review, Paralympian medallists, Director Susanne Bier
Head teacher Ruth Perry took her own life in January last year whilst waiting for the publication of an Ofsted report she knew would grade her school…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ofsted, Carrie Coon and Elizabeth Olsen, 'Mum friends'
One or two-word Ofsted inspection grades for England's schools are being scrapped immediately. Early next year, school improvement teams will be set …
1 year, 8 months ago
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Kaos with Janet McTeer, Sisters Lina and Laviai Nielsen, India protests, Post Office Scandal
A new Netflix series, Kaos is a modern, darkly comic retelling of Greek mythology that will perhaps have you seeing the gender politics of ancient Gr…
1 year, 9 months ago
Nicki Chapman, Los Bitchos, Post Office Scandal
Nicki Chapman is well-known for presenting shows like Escape to the Country and Wanted Down Under and also a regular presenter on BBC Radio 2. She st…
1 year, 9 months ago
Kaos with Janet McTeer, India protests, author Clare Chambers
Protests have been happening across India after a 31-year-old junior doctor was raped and murdered in a hospital in Kolkata earlier this month. Her …
1 year, 9 months ago
Bel Powley and Susan Wokoma, Genre fiction: Spy novels and thrillers, Jenny Ryan
The Real Thing is a play within a play currently on stage at the Old Vic in London. It encourages the audience to question why we fall in love, what …
1 year, 9 months ago