Forgotten Children, Headteacher Evelyn Forde, The Archers' June Spencer remembered
A new Woman's Hour series, Forgotten Children, explores the impact on families when one or both parents are sent to prison. Reporter Jo Morris hears from Kerry Wright, who was just 17 and living in Sp...
11 Marras 202457min
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Susie Wiles, Athlete Julien Alfred, ‘Dear Sirs’, Dating red-flag questions, The Balkan Kitchen
In one of his first moves since his victory in the US election, President-elect Donald Trump has named his 2024 campaign manager, Susie Wiles, as his chief of staff in the White House. She will make h...
9 Marras 202456min
Footballer Steph Houghton, Susie Wiles, Actor Kate Phillips, Writer Ece Temelkuran
Former England and Manchester City captain Steph Houghton was one of the first big names in women's football. In her new book, Leading From The Back, she details her experience of fighting to take the...
8 Marras 202457min
Second Trump presidency, Dating red-flag questions, Sophie Tea
As Donald Trump has been declared the winner of the 2024 US Presidential Election and the election coverage dominates front pages around the world, we discuss what a second Trump presidency may mean f...
7 Marras 202457min
2024 US Presidential Election, Comedian Hannah Gadsby, Irina Janakievska: The Balkan Kitchen
As results come in from the 2024 US Presidential Election, Krupa Padhy speaks to Woman’s Hour presenter Nuala McGovern from Washington DC about what we know so far, and the big ticket issues for women...
6 Marras 202458min
Women's tennis in Saudi Arabia, 'Dear Sirs', Women and advertising
This week sees the culmination of the women's tennis season as the WTA finals are held, somewhat controversially, in Saudi Arabia. So far, top seed Aryna Sabalenka is through to the first semi-final, ...
5 Marras 202456min
Kemi Badenoch becomes Tory leader, Athlete Julien Alfred, Author Eliza Clark
Kemi Badenoch is the first woman of colour to lead a major political party in the UK, after being elected as leader of the Conservative Party at the weekend. What do we know about her as a woman, and ...
4 Marras 202457min
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Hunger strike, Anna Maxwell Martin, US Election and women, Joeli Brearley, Mary McCall Jr
British-Egyptian activist and Maths professor Laila Soueif has been on hunger strike for the past month to protest her son Alaa’s incarceration in Egypt. He is the country’s most high profile politica...
2 Marras 202456min
