Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWeekend Woman's Hour: Imelda Staunton, Quitting parties, Mica Paris
Imelda Staunton has played Queen Elizabeth II for the last two series of television drama The Crown. As the final episodes are released this week, sh…
2 years, 3 months ago
Kinship care, Shane MacGowan's widow Victoria Mary Clarke, 'Red White and Blue', Lora Logic
The government is today unveiling the first ever national Kinship Care strategy, aiming to bring more awareness and more money to family members look…
2 years, 3 months ago
Mica Paris, Is Facebook dangerous for kids? Regretting your tattoos
The National Crime Agency has warned parents that Facebook and Instagram are now a danger to children. That’s after Meta, the parent company of the s…
2 years, 3 months ago
Imelda Staunton on depicting Queen Elizabeth II
How could people step in safely if they see a woman being harassed in public? Former police officer Graham Goulden and criminologist Molly Ackhurst t…
2 years, 3 months ago
The future of embryo research, Ofsted inspections, British Gymnastics' complaints procedure
Leading scientists are calling for a change in the law to help IVF patients donate unused embryos to biomedical research after a collapse in donation…
2 years, 3 months ago
Cancer during pregnancy, Israel-Gaza, Wedding dresses
Israel has accused the United Nations of moving too slowly to respond to accounts that Hamas carried out widespread sexual violence against women in …
2 years, 3 months ago
Ruth Perry's sister, City Girl in Nature, Caring for a spouse, The politics of Christmas presents
An Ofsted inspection "contributed" to the death of head teacher Ruth Perry. That’s the conclusion of senior coroner Heidi Connor. This is the first t…
2 years, 3 months ago
Ruth Perry's sister Julia Waters, America Ferrera, 'Stuffed'
An Ofsted inspection "contributed" to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry. That’s the conclusion of senior coroner Heidi Connor. This is the first …
2 years, 3 months ago
Conductor Marin Alsop, actor Diana Quick and a campaign to protect domestic abuse victims
Marin Alsop is one of the most famous conductors in the world. Ten years ago, she became the first woman to conduct the Last Night of the Proms at th…
2 years, 3 months ago
Julianne Moore, Dame Mary Berry, Prevalence of forced sterilisation
Academy Award-winning actor Julianne Moore plays Gracie Atherton-Yoo in Todd Haynes’ newest film, May December. The film tells the story of a married…
2 years, 3 months ago