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Back to SearchDavina McCall, Highland Games, Essex accents
Davina McCall, one of TV’s most popular presenters has a new book out, Birthing, co-written with the midwife, Marley Henry. Davina joins Anita Rani to talk about her stellar career so far, including …
Published on 3 months ago
Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Pregnancy drug DES, Novelist Heather Morris
For decades thousands of pregnant women across the UK were prescribed the drug Diethlystilbestrol or DES, a synthetic hormone that was meant to help prevent miscarriage. But the drug left a legacy of…
Published on 3 months ago
Noel Clarke libel case, Bras after cancer, Comedian Emma Doran
On 22 August, the High court rejected Noel Clarke’s claim that accusations against him by more than 20 women were false and part of a conspiracy. The writer, actor and producer of the Kidulthood tril…
Published on 3 months ago
Jung Chang, Labour deputy leader race, Jaysley Beck's mother.
Jung Chang’s Wild Swans, the epic family memoir that followed the lives of Jung, her mother and grandmother through China's 20th century, was banned in mainland China, but was a smash hit worldwide u…
Published on 3 months ago
Angela Rayner fallout, Do we need to take creatine? Papua New Guinea
The fallout from Angela Rayner's departure continues to dominate the headlines today as Labour's National Executive Committee is expected to meet to agree the timetable for the race to replace Rayner…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Weekend Woman’s Hour: actor Robin Wright, life after a parent’s suicide, disliking your child's friends
Actor Robin Wright joined Nuala McGovern to discuss directing and starring in new series The Girlfriend, based on the book by Michelle Frances. Best known for her award-winning role in House of Cards…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Menopause and severe depression, Disliking your child's friends, Giorgio Armani
In the last of our series on life after suicide, our reporter Jo Morris meets Stef whose mother took her own life when Stef was 19. On experiencing severe depression as she approached the menopause …
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Afghanistan earthquake, Friendship anxiety, Invasive Species play
It has been four days since the huge 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the mountainous eastern region of Afghanistan, near the city of Jalalabad. Over 1,400 people are reported to have been killed by t…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
American Vogue's new editor, Sandie Peggie tribunal, Sabrina Carpenter's lyrics, Life after a parent's suicide
There's a new woman deciding what's hot and what's not in the world of fashion. Chloe Malle has been appointed as the head of US Vogue - the biggest job in the industry - replacing the formidable Dam…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Femicide Census, Period Pain, Eve Miles, Forced Adoption
New figures from the latest Femicide Census out are out today. It records the killings of women. It shows that 122 women, that’s more than 2 women a week, were killed by men and boys in 2022. Most wo…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago