Weekend Woman's Hour: Christine Flack, Women’s Football Stadiums, Pelvic Girdle Pain, Fatherhood, Eleanor of Castile
Caroline Flack was a Bafta-winning TV presenter, host of shows including Love Island and The X Factor. In February of 2020, she took her own life ahead of a court case in which she was charged with th...
15 Marras 202556min
Women pursuing peace, Pelvic girdle pain, New musical Coven
Pelvic Girdle Pain, also known as pubic symphysis dysfunction, affects an estimated one in five pregnant women. It is often mild but can sometimes be debilitating and it's been highlighted by a BBC ne...
14 Marras 202556min
Earthshot Prize winner, High blood pressure in childhood, Wild Cherry drama
Runa Khan is a globally recognised leader in social innovation. She founded Friendship in 2002, an NGO helping marginalised communities in Bangladesh. Last week, the organisation won the Earthshot Pri...
13 Marras 202557min
Fatherhood, Laura Mulvey, Women's football stadiums
As part of the Radio 4 Fatherhood season, Clare McDonnell and her guests discuss the role of fatherhood in men’s lives. Darren Harriott is a 37-year-old comedian and presenter of Father Figuring. Dar...
12 Marras 202557min
Illegal weight-loss drugs, Actor Jackie Clune, Birth scrolls
The UK's medicines watchdog has said criminal gangs in the UK have started making their own weight-loss drugs, with packaging and branding designed to look like legitimate products. The Medicines and ...
11 Marras 202557min
Christine Flack, New Ofsted school grading, Emma Barnett
Caroline Flack was a Bafta-winning TV presenter, host of shows including Love Island and The X Factor. In February of 2020, she took her own life ahead of a court case in which she was charged with th...
10 Marras 202557min
Margaret Atwood memoir, Cat Burns, Choking Porn Law, Dame Elaine Paige
In Margaret Atwood’s 64-year career she has published world-renowned, prescient novels like The Handmaid’s Tale, Cat’s Eye, Alias Grace and Blind Assassin, and now a memoir. Margaret joins Nuala McGov...
8 Marras 202554min
Elaine Paige, Nova Reid on Jocelyn Barrow, Pauline Collins
NB: The music in this broadcast has been removed from this podcast for rights reasons.A grande dame of musical theatre, Elaine Paige made her West End debut in the 1960s and shot to fame in 1978 playi...
7 Marras 202556min
