ADHD and women, Author Claire Lynch, Gaming for good
A study led by the University of Oxford shows a 20-fold rise in the proportion of women over 25 using ADHD medication in the UK. The study looked at 5 countries - Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Sp...
23 Jan 57min
Denise Gough, Gymnastics post birth, Endometriosis tribunal
NB: The music in this broadcast has been removed from the podcast for rights reasons.Anita Rani talks to double Olivier award winning actress Denise Gough about her latest role as Amy Fowler in a new ...
22 Jan 56min
Social media ban for under 16s, Class privilege at Cambridge, Women's sports coaches
Should the UK follow Australia in bringing in a social media ban for under 16s? The government has announced a consultation on the issue and peers debate the question as the former Conservative school...
21 Jan 57min
Trump one year on, Family estrangement, Testing on pregnant women, Caroline Mitchell
We are a year into US President Trump's second term. He says he will tell European leaders "we have to have" Greenland at this week's forum in Davos, Switzerland and impose tariffs if they oppose him...
20 Jan 56min
Andra Day, Breast Cancer, Autistic Barbie
New research will bring hope to the thousands of women in the UK living with secondary breast cancer. A simple blood test will be able to tell how well they will respond to treatment, even before it s...
19 Jan 57min
Weekend Woman's Hour: Kids and screen time, Nikki Lilly, The Traitors, Subpar relationships, Mia McKenna-Bruce
Parents of under-fives in England are to be offered official advice on how long their children should spend watching TV or looking at computer screens. It comes as government research shows about 98% ...
17 Jan 53min
Nikki Lilly, Debt, Grief over a pet, Hayley Squires
The number of abortions recorded in England and Wales has reached a record high, according to the latest government figures from the Department of Health. There were 277,970 abortions in 2023, the hig...
16 Jan 57min
Smart phones and tracking children, The Traitors, Regulating Botox
To track or not to track? Now that technology on our phones makes it so easy, many parents are tracking their children’s whereabouts. If children don’t have a smart phone, many people use a GPS trac...
15 Jan 57min
