Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCarry On women, Unexpected news at baby scans
Barbara Windsor, Hattie Jacques and Joan Sims were some of the iconic women who starred in the Carry On films from the late 1950s onwards. From Carry…
2 years, 6 months ago
Angela Rippon, Jamie Bernstein on Maestro, Scorchio! The history of The Weather Girl
After being the latest celebrity contestant to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing at Blackpool’s Tower Ballroom, Angela Rippon tells Emma Barnett abo…
2 years, 6 months ago
Weekend Woman's Hour: Dame Kelly Holmes, justice secretary Alex Chalk, history of eyeliner
Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes spoke publicly about her sexuality for the first time last year. Her new memoir, Unique, details how serving in th…
2 years, 6 months ago
Life and work of photographer Tish Murtha, Sitcom Such Brave Girls, Finding your dress shape
Brave Girls is a new sitcom following a dysfunctional family made up of sisters Josie and Billie and their mum Deb. It’s a fictional show exploring t…
2 years, 6 months ago
Dr Who actor Jemma Redgrave on the show's new 60th anniversary shows and the history of eyeliner
It’s Doctor Who’s 60th year and to celebrate, there will be three anniversary specials coming to your screens starting next week. Jemma Redgrave will…
2 years, 6 months ago
Justice Secretary Alex Chalk on sentencing reforms
After a reshuffle that saw Suella Braverman leave her post as Home Secretary, and left the government with no women in the “big four” offices of stat…
2 years, 6 months ago
Dame Kelly Holmes, Cabinet reshuffle, Debenhams picketers
The four top jobs in Rishi Sunak’s new cabinet have all been filled with men. It’s the first time this has happened since 2009. To unpack what this m…
2 years, 6 months ago
Suella Braverman sacked as home secretary, Natalie Cassidy, Breast Cancer treatment
Following a weekend of speculation, the most senior woman in government Suella Braverman has been sacked from her role as Home Secretary. To discuss …
2 years, 6 months ago
Weekend Woman's Hour: Perinatal pelvic health, ‘Grey pound’ fashion, Jilly Cooper, Swearing, Hot flushes
The Government has announced £11 million in funding for the NHS in England to roll out a dedicated perinatal pelvic health service across all trusts.…
2 years, 6 months ago
Swearing, Women in north east India, The 'grey pound' and fashion, A story of brutal crime, forgiveness and empathy
If you've been following the Covid inquiry, you may have noticed a lot of strong and swearing language. So why do we swear, and are women judged diff…
2 years, 6 months ago