Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMalorie Blackman, Trump verdict, Kitemark for female-founded firms, Netball
Just Saying’ is a memoir by the bestselling author Malorie Blackman, former Children’s Laureate, best known for her Noughts & Crosses series for youn…
2 years, 10 months ago
Bel Powley, UTIs, Thai Elections, Theatre for Teenagers, Under Pressure
Most of us are familiar with the story of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who wrote a diary while hiding from the Nazis with her family, in Amsterd…
2 years, 10 months ago
Julian of Norwich and the power of inspirational words in tough times
Words to live by and finding hope in the face of terrible suffering, the life of the anchoress or hermit Julian of Norwich, the power of walking and …
2 years, 10 months ago
Weekend Woman's Hour: Maternal mental health; Actors Laura Dern and Diane Ladd & Comedy drama Black Ops
An estimated one in five new and expectant mums develop perinatal mental illnesses such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis, …
2 years, 11 months ago
Plaid Cymru & culture of harassment, Egg freezing, Taylor Swift, Lisa Selby & Blue Bag Life, Wrexham and DJ Katie Owen
Plaid Cymru have apologised after a damning review found a culture of harassment, bullying and misogyny in the party. The party had "failed to implem…
2 years, 11 months ago
Maternal mental health, Ellie Goldstein, Kneelers, Black Ops, Power List
An estimated one in five new and expectant mums develops perinatal mental illnesses according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Whilst every pre…
2 years, 11 months ago
Ellie Wilson, Women-only tower block, Rejection, Women's Hour
For Ellie Wilson, now 25, it’s been a year since the man she once called her boyfriend was convicted of raping her and sentenced to five years in pri…
2 years, 11 months ago
Caregivers, What do we know about Queen Charlotte, Ukrainian musical prodigies
There are two new books about the experience of caregiving: Who Cares: the hidden crisis of caregiving and how we solve it by Emily Kenway and Mother…
2 years, 11 months ago
Actors Laura Dern and Diane Ladd, Nurses Strikes, Sarah Gilmartin
The book Honey, Baby, Mine is a joint project of mother/daughter actors Diane Ladd, and Laura Dern. Working together is not unusual for these two as …
2 years, 11 months ago
Ruby Wax, Abortion in Ireland, Jo Hansford MBE and Comedian Zoe Lyons
What happens when a woman famous for talking to people, and for her razor sharp wit, is left stranded on a desert island with just herself and a herm…
2 years, 11 months ago