Will a woman lead the UN? Play 1536, Bra fitting
In its 80-year history, no woman has ever held the role of United Nations Secretary-General. The race for the job, which happens every 10 years, began in January and the candidates have recently appea...
11 Touko 57min
Weekend Woman's Hour: Amandaland writer Holly Walsh, Impacts of extreme porn, Difficult conversations
Motherland spin-off Amandaland is back for a second series, starring Lucy Punch as Amanda and Joanna Lumley as her frosty mum, Felicity. Nuala McGovern talks to the show’s award-winning writer and co-...
9 Touko 55min
Prof Clare McGlynn, Running around Britain, Chronic pain
Megan Boxall is a 33-year-old runner who has been running clockwise around the coast of Britain, aiming to complete the equivalent of 200 marathons in 204 days. She began at Sizewell Beach in Suffolk ...
8 Touko 57min
Holly Walsh on Amandaland, novelist Ilona Bannister, Greenlandic mothers in Denmark
Motherland spin-off Amandaland is back for a second series, starring Lucy Punch as Amanda and Joanna Lumley as her frosty mum Felicity. Nuala McGovern talks to the show’s award-winning writer and co-c...
8 Touko 57min
AI fitness instructors, Rosalia, Brazilian jiu jitsu
A BBC investigation has uncovered misleading fitness adverts featuring AI‑generated characters that breach UK advertising rules. If you use social media you've probably seen them: polished fitness vid...
7 Touko 55min
Baby sleep influencers. Christine Dawood, Selena Kay & Cerys Hogg, David Attenborough
A BBC News investigation exposes an unregulated, booming industry of so-called baby sleep influencers or "sleep consultants". Some people who become sleep consultants have relevant medical licenses, b...
5 Touko 55min
How to have difficult conversations
We all have to have difficult conversations at some point in our lives. We have them at work, at home, and with friends and family. So why do we often feel ill-equipped to initiate that challenging ...
4 Touko 57min
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Maureen Lipman, Women in security, Female birdsong
Dame Maureen Lipman joins Chloe Tilley to talk about Allegra, the joyful new musical play that begins a nationwide tour just two days after her 80th birthday. She tells us about playing a woman who fi...
2 Touko 56min
