Quarterlife crisis, Family Courts, Northern Soul
A pilot scheme to allow journalists to report cases from three family courts in England and Wales is to be extended to almost half of the courts. From the end of January, coverage of cases at 16 more ...
12 Jan 202455min
Zara Aleena's aunt, Spice Girls stamps, surge in scabies
Farah Naz, the aunt of murdered law graduate Zara Aleena, tells of her concerns that her niece’s killer has allegedly been caught having sex with a prison worker. Jordan McSweeney is serving a life se...
11 Jan 202456min
Cosmetic surgery reviews, Speed dating, Bangladesh elections, Assisted dying & palliative care
Woman’s Hour investigates the cosmetic surgery clinic taking legal action when patients post unfavourable reviews. Kate Kronenbach tells reporter Melanie Abbott she was disappointed when she had an o...
10 Jan 202457min
Midwife shortages, Dating at 81, Jackie Mag anniversary
The number of midwives in England has increased by just 7% over the last year and some NHS Trusts in England have more than one in five midwifery jobs vacant, according to BBC research. The Royal Coll...
9 Jan 202457min
Cush Jumbo, Church leader survivors, Exonerated sub-postmistress
Cush Jumbo is the award-winning actor known for her roles on the stage and screen, from The Good Fight to Macbeth. She joins Clare McDonnell to discuss starring in - and executive producing – the new ...
8 Jan 202457min
Weekend Woman's Hour - Women in the metaverse, Author Vanessa Chan, Women and negotiation
Police are investigating what is possibly the first crime of its kind: a British schoolgirl playing a game in the metaverse was allegedly sexually assaulted by a group of online strangers. Given that ...
6 Jan 202453min
Women and music in 2023, Nicole Jacobs, Women in farming
Female artists dominated the 2023 music scene. New figures from the British Phonographic Institute reveal that Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Raye, Dua Lipa, Ellie Goulding ...
5 Jan 202455min
Dame Joan Ruddock, Katherine Parkinson, Negotiating care with siblings, Author Vanessa Chan
Katherine Parkinson has graced our TV screens for almost two decades, from Doc Martin and The IT Crowd to Humans and Here We Go. Now she has a comedy drama airing on ITV called Significant Other, in ...
4 Jan 202457min
