Agony Aunt Mary Killen. Is gossip the glue of life? Disabled foster carers. C4's new drama "Adult Material".
Agony Aunt and star of Googlebox Mary Killen joins Jane Garvey to urge us to channel her ultimate British Role model – The Queen . She argues we’d all be a bit happier, wiser and more adept if we a...
5 Okt 202045min
Weekend Woman's Hour - Jenni Murray, the Story of Cherry Groce, Butterfly Conservation
In her final Woman’s Hour after 33 years at the helm, Jenni discusses the work that still needs to be done when it comes to feminism and equality. She's joined by Helena Kennedy QC, Jude Kelly the fou...
3 Okt 202056min
Republican women standing for Congress, Rhianna Pratchett, Chrissy Teigen's miscarriage
We heard about women Democrats standing for Congress last week, and today we discuss Republican women. In 2018 their numbers in the House of Representatives dwindled to just 13, but now a record numbe...
2 Okt 202048min
Jenni Murray says 'goodbye' after 33 years with the programme
As Jenni Murray says 'goodbye' to the programme she's presented for 33 years, she looks back at some of the battles we've won, lost and still have to fight in the company of Harriet Harman MP, Jude Ke...
1 Okt 202044min
Yotam Ottolenghi, Long Covid and Women, Breast Cancer Screening and Talking to Children about Death
Flavour is the third instalment in Yotam Ottolenghi’s Plenty series which celebrates the infinite potential of vegetables. Along with co-author and recipe developer Ixta Belfrage they explore techniq...
30 Sep 202046min
Cherry Groce; Gender Recognition Act; Should parents be friends with their children?
On 28 September 1985, Lee Lawrence’s mother Cherry Groce was wrongly shot by police during a raid on her Brixton home. The bullet shattered her spine and she never walked again. Soon after it was rep...
29 Sep 202046min
The Government's Early Years review, Andrea McLean, Celebrating 'alonement'
The government is carrying out a review into how to improve health outcomes for babies and children from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Early Years development review will look at the critical first ...
28 Sep 202048min
The Woman's Hour Power List 2020, Mary McAleese, Known Donations, Chutney
The 2020 Woman’s Hour Power List is ‘Our Planet’ - the search is on for 30 women based in the UK who are making a significant positive contribution to the environment. Emma Howard Boyd, the chair of t...
26 Sep 202057min
