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Back to SearchHadley Freeman, Toni Crews, Christmas appeal
We talk to the journalist Hadley Freeman about why she resigned as a columnist at The Guardian newspaper after 22 years in the job. She has accused the publication of “censoring” discussion about ge…
Published on 3 years ago
Weekend Woman's Hour: Rachael Watts, Dr Rosemary Coogan, Part-time Work, Failing the 11 Plus
Rachael Watts was seven years old when Russell Bishop abducted, attacked and sexually assaulted her in 1990. It is a crime that should never have happened, as back in 1987, Russell Bishop had been ch…
Published on 3 years ago
Anoushka Shankar, UTIs, Sad Beige Children
Anoushka Shankar is a respected sitarist and composer who has just received two Grammy nominations for her new live album Between Us. She joins Anita to talk about the her new song, In Her Name, in m…
Published on 3 years ago
Rachael Watts, Danielle De Niese, Royal race row
Rachael Watts has spent her life hiding a secret. Now 40, she was seven years old when Russell Bishop - known as the Babes in the Wood murderer - abducted, attacked and sexually assaulted her in 1990…
Published on 3 years ago
Dr Rosemary Coogan, Contraceptive Pill, Failing the 11+
Dr Rosemary Coogan has been selected as a career astronaut by the European Space Agency (ESA), becoming the first British woman to join their astronaut corps. She joins Emma in her first in-depth BBC…
Published on 3 years ago
Part-time work, sexual violence in conflict, graphic novel No Surrender
Today is day two of an international conference held here in the UK to prevent sexual violence in conflict and Emma Barnett will be talking to Lord Ahmad, who’s the Prime Minister’s special Envoy on …
Published on 3 years ago
Ricki Lake talks about latest project. Sexual abuse in the navy. China protests. Camilla's Squad.
Ricki Lake is widely known for her American talk show in the '90s and early 2000s. She's an actor and a producer as well as an independent filmmaker. Emma talks to her about her role as Executive …
Published on 3 years ago
Weekend Woman’s Hour: stalking, long-term relationships and why they fail, women boxers, the clitoris, Andrea Riseborough
To mark ten years since stalking became a specific crime in England and Wales, we speak to crime reporter and presenter Isla Traquair. In her day job Isla is used to confronting murderers and travell…
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Women Boxers, Naming Sexual Predators, Fathers & Daughters, Sexual Health over 65
The comedian Katherine Ryan has been in the news this week after she spoke out on a recent documentary with Louis Theroux about confronting an alleged sexual predator while making a tv show. She says…
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Lady Glenconner, Ukraine, Clever girls, The Clitoris
Lady Glenconner, Anne Tennant, the eldest child of the fifth Earl of Leicester, was lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret for three decades. She says her mother brought her up to cope with a fundament…
Published on 3 years ago