
Inquiry launched into NHS maternity 'systemic racism'
An urgent inquiry to investigate how alleged systemic racism in the NHS manifests itself in maternity care was launched this week. Anita is joined by Sandra Igwe, co-chair of the inquiry and who set u...
12 Feb 202142min

Children's Minister Vicky Ford; Scottish Care Homes; Novelist Daisy Buchanan
As many as one in six young people now experience mental health problems ranging from depression to self-harm and anorexia. The situation’s got worse over the last year during the pandemic leading som...
11 Feb 202142min

Sailor Pip Hare. Children and puberty blockers. Stalking slogans on Valentines Day Cards
Pip Hare has been competing in the Vendee Globe race, sailing around the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance. She is on the home straight now and currently 20th place. Pip speaks to Emma fro...
10 Feb 202142min

The women at the centre of the new drama 'It's a Sin'. Plus a look at the gendered economic impact of covid.
'It’s a Sin', the new drama on Channel 4 by Russel T Davies tells the story of a group of young gay men living in London during the Aids crisis of the 1980s and 90s. At the centre of their lives is th...
9 Feb 202142min

Can all nurseries survive the pandemic?; Forced marriage; Re-creating the Bayeux tapestry
At the beginning of the pandemic nurseries, pre-schools and many child minders shut down at the same time as schools, to all but the children of key workers and the most vulnerable. Most reopened in ...
8 Feb 202142min

Weekend Woman's Hour: Arlo Parks performs, Susannah Constantine and alcoholism & internet sensation Jackie Weaver
The singer/songwriter Arlo Parks was named the BBC Introducing Artist of the Year in October. She tells us about her debut album Collapsed in Sunbeams – and performs the track Green Eyes. Susannah Co...
6 Feb 202153min

Wrestling star Aleah James, Jackie Weaver, Indian farmers, Julia Kogan and nominations for the Golden Globes
Anita Rani talks to 23 year old wrestler Aleah James who was signed by WWE in the middle of lockdown. Normal try outs involve a rigorous selection process, with over 80 athletes, but Aleah bypassed th...
5 Feb 202141min

Harassment when training, Zara Mohammed, Marie McCourt
A top-class Welsh athlete, one of the best, says the abuse that women get when out training has to stop. Rhiannon Linnington-Payne, who runs the 400 metres and is training for The Commonwealth Games, ...
4 Feb 202142min




















