Weekend Woman's Hour: Peggy Seeger, Exam Stress, Candice Carty-Williams
Woman's Hour7 Touko 2022

Weekend Woman's Hour: Peggy Seeger, Exam Stress, Candice Carty-Williams

Emma talks to Peggy Seeger who has enjoyed six decades of success with her music. Peggy was married to the singer Ewen McColl. Together they revitalised the British Folk Scene during the 50s and 60s. Now 86 years old, Peggy's own songs have become anthems for feminists, anti-nuclear campaigners and those fighting for social justice.

Exam season is upon us - Highers have begun in Scotland and A-levels and GCSEs start on the 16th May, but maybe your kids have end of year exams coming up too. As a parent what is the best way to support your child? Anita is joined by Dr Jane Gilmour, a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Candice Carty-Williams described her very successful first novel Queenie as 'the black Bridget Jones'. She has described her new novel People Person as her ‘daddy issues’ book and in it she celebrates families of all sorts. Her aim, she says, is to make visible the people she knows and the experiences she has had.

As Anne Robinson announces she's stepping down as the host of the Channel 4 quiz show Countdown, Emma Barnett catches up with her. Robinson was the first female to ever host the show, with 265 episodes under her belt since she joined just a year ago.

It’s been just over a year since the former husband of ITV presenter Ruth Dodsworth was jailed for coercive controlling behaviour and stalking. In a new ITV Tonight programme ‘Controlled By My Ex Partner: The Hidden Abuse' Ruth explores the crime of coercive control and what needs to be done to stop it.

Milli Proust, writer and floral designer in West Sussex, and Georgie Newbery, a flower farmer, discuss the growing trend of cut flower gardening.

Sex Parties have gone from being fringe underground raves to large, well-established sell-out club nights, in the last few years. We hear from Dr Kate Lister, Sex Historian and Author of A Curious History of Sex and Miss Gold - who runs One Night Parties, a sex party in London.

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RIBA Stirling Prize winner, NHS guidance on single-sex spaces, Caroline Hirons

RIBA Stirling Prize winner, NHS guidance on single-sex spaces, Caroline Hirons

Last night, architects gathered to celebrate some of Britain’s most acclaimed buildings as the RIBA Stirling Prize marked its 30th anniversary. The prize is considered the UK’s most prestigious award ...

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Grok deepfake images, Educating Afghan girls, Runner Esmée Gummer

Grok deepfake images, Educating Afghan girls, Runner Esmée Gummer

An estimated three million deepfake images were non-consensually requested from Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok around Christmas of last year, mostly of women and children. Since then, UK investigations have...

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Women in Tech, Climate change and gender, Bed bugs, Endometriosis and work.

Women in Tech, Climate change and gender, Bed bugs, Endometriosis and work.

1 in 10 women of reproductive age suffer from endometriosis. A new report on the condition, just published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Endometriosis and supported by Endometriosis UK, has ...

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Auto-immune conditions, Author Laleh Khadivi, Women in football

Auto-immune conditions, Author Laleh Khadivi, Women in football

A new study suggests that women going to the doctor with symptoms of auto-immune conditions are up to 74% more likely than men to be told their symptoms are psychological or psychosomatic. The researc...

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Navi Pillay Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Medical misinformation, Nigella eating

Navi Pillay Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Medical misinformation, Nigella eating

Navanetham 'Navi' Pillay, a former International Criminal Court judge and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. In a statement announcing the award, t...

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Weekend Woman's Hour: Consent, 80 years of Woman's Hour, The Lost Children of Tuam

Weekend Woman's Hour: Consent, 80 years of Woman's Hour, The Lost Children of Tuam

To mark our 80th anniversary, Woman's Hour commissioned a survey of 2,000 women across the UK to explore how women feel about using their voice in different areas of their lives. One of the questions ...

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Mental health in women and girls, AI assistants, Extreme heat and pregnancy, Traitors fashion

Mental health in women and girls, AI assistants, Extreme heat and pregnancy, Traitors fashion

A new review into autism, ADHD and mental health provision by the NHS in England has warned there has been a substantial increase in mental health distress, particularly in young people. The review - ...

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Consent, Top Fuel drag racing, Grey hair

Consent, Top Fuel drag racing, Grey hair

To mark our 80th anniversary, Woman's Hour commissioned a survey of 2,000 women across the UK to explore how women feel about using their voice in different areas of their lives, from the most public ...

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