Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWeekend Woman's Hour - Gracie Spinks’s parents, Gatekeeping your perfume, Child-free women at work
23-year-old Gracie Spinks was killed by a man who she had reported to the police for stalking her. The inquest into her death reported several failur…
2 years, 9 months ago
A new drug for hot flushes and night sweats, Combatting loneliness at Christmas
A new drug called Veoza used to prevent hot flushes and night sweats has been approved in the UK. Also known as fezolinetant, it is prescription-only…
2 years, 9 months ago
Spiking, The pill, Family dynamics at Christmas
The Met Police have reported that cases of spiking - putting alcohol or drugs into another person's drink or body without their consent - have quadru…
2 years, 9 months ago
Mary Earps' SPOTY win, Women's Super League founder Kelly Simmons, Pregnancy sickness
England goalkeeper Mary Earps has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year. She was a big part of the Lionesses' win at the Euros in 2022 and w…
2 years, 9 months ago
Kirsty Wark on leaving Newsnight, Sports Personality of the Year
Kirsty Wark joins Emma Barnett to talk about stepping down from Newsnight after 30 years; what she’s planning to fill the extra time with and she als…
2 years, 9 months ago
Gracie Spinks' parents, Child-free women at work, Grandma Wong
23-year-old Gracie Spinks was killed by a man who she had reported to the police for stalking her. The inquest into her death reported several failur…
2 years, 9 months ago
Weekend 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 months ago