New womb cancer swab test, the legacy of the last woman hanged, music from Nieve Ella
Nuala McGovern hears about a new swab test which could mean women avoid having invasive tests used to detect womb cancer. About 800,000 women per year see a GP because they are suffering from abnormal...
5 Maalis 202554min
Obesity and children, How carers are coping, Lucy Edwards' new book
A third of children and young people worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, according to a new worldwide study, while rates of obesity in children, younger teenagers and younger adults more th...
4 Maalis 202557min
Twiggy, Trauma cards, Lesbian Lines
Last night was the biggest night in film - the Oscars! The independent film Anora, made for just $5 million, cleaned up winning five awards including best picture and best actress for Mikey Madison - ...
3 Maalis 202557min
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Tamsin Greig and Celia Imrie, Esther Ghey, Nnedi Okorafor, Same Dress Different Bodies, Fostering, Rory
Two of the country’s best-loved stage and screen Olivier award-winning actors, Celia Imrie and Tamsin Greig are currently playing mother and daughter in Backstroke, a new play at the Donmar Warehouse ...
1 Maalis 202554min
Simone Ashley, The Tate brothers, Fostering siblings, Driving instructors
Simone Ashley plays Kate Sharma in one of Netflix's biggest shows, Bridgerton, and also graced our screens in groundbreaking comedy Sex Education. She joins Nuala McGovern to talk about her new romcom...
28 Helmi 202557min
Pornography review, Padel, Esther Ghey, Rory
The government has published an independent review into the world of online pornography, Creating a Safer World - the challenge of regulating online pornography, written by the Conservative Peer Baron...
27 Helmi 202553min
Tim Westwood, Same Dress Different Bodies, LeighAnn McCready, Fatma Said
The BBC board has apologised over "missed opportunities" to tackle "bullying and misogynistic behaviour" by the former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood. Nuala discusses with BBC correspondent ChiChi Izundu...
26 Helmi 202556min
Tamsin Greig and Celia Imrie, Carers march, Botox and friendships
Care and support providers are coming together around the UK in a series of protests over the government's plans to increase employer National Insurance contributions. They are warning that care provi...
25 Helmi 202556min
