Female truckers; Dealing with disappointment; Caitlin Moran; Maternity failings
There is currently a huge shortage of road hauliers in the UK. According to the Road Haulage Association, up to 100,000 more lorry drivers are needed to transport the food, medicines and equipment vit...
6 Jul 202157min
Claudia Winkleman, Yvette Cooper, Heidi Carter, Lillie Harris
Studies have found that men are more reluctant than women to wear face covers. So, in a couple of weeks when restrictions are likely to be lifted, making it a personal choice, what are we likely to se...
5 Jul 202156min
Weekend Woman's Hour - Libby Scott and mum Kym on Autism, the future of the High Street & Anne Robinson
The novelist Libby Scott has just released her third novel ‘Ways to Be Me’ in collaboration with the author Rebecca Westcott. Along with her mum she tells us about her new book and it’s realistic port...
3 Jul 202156min
Rachel Weisz; Euro 2020; Kanya d’Almeida; Abortion in Northern Ireland; Emily Rapp Black
Rachel Weisz seems to have had constant work in the film industry since the early nineties. She's been in all kind of films: historical, action, science fiction, serious, art-house. Now she's diving i...
2 Jul 202157min
Mary Portas & Suzannah Clarke; Summer childcare; Eilidh Doyle; Mackenzy Beard; Prof Dame Caroline Dean
The future of the High Street looked challenging before the pandemic but as shops have reopened it’s become evident how urgent the situation now is. Many brands or their outlets have gone bankrupt or...
1 Jul 202156min
Female wildlife rangers; Chief Inspector of Ofsted; Lady Boss: Jackie Collins story; Transgender athletes
The work of female rangers protecting wildlife from poachers. Collet Ngobeni of The Black Mambas and Holly Budge of How Many Elephants discuss.The Chief Inspector of Ofsted, Amanda Spielman on the pr...
30 Jun 202157min
Stella Creasy, Libby Scott and her mum Kym on Autism, Sexual Harassment
The Labour and Cooperative MP Stella Creasy is threatening legal action over her forthcoming maternity leave cover. Backbench MPs are currently allowed to take informal maternity leave, but not all th...
30 Jun 202157min
Exercise aggression; Purity culture; The Plumage Act; Smacking
Sports psychologist Dr Josephine Perry has some insight into what makes athletes tick, but wasn't prepared for what happened to her yesterday morning when she was doing laps at a swimming pool. A man ...
29 Jun 202157min
