Forced adoptions, Belinda Carlisle, Harvest mice release
The former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has added his voice to calls for an apology for what he has called the state's role in the "terrible tragedy" of historic forced adoptions. Between 1949 and 1976...
1 Sep 202555min
Double jeopardy fight, Fertility rates, SRY tests, Wool sourcing
New ONS stats show that fertility rates are the lowest in England and Wales since 1938 when they were first recorded. Dr Bernice Kuona is researcher in fertility and family relationships at the Unive...
28 Aug 202556min
Child abuse & VAWG, Novelist Miriam Robinson, Taylor Swift's engagement, Private midwives
Ten child protection organisations have written an urgent letter to the home secretary expressing concern over the omission of child sexual abuse from the upcoming government strategy on violence agai...
27 Aug 202556min
Gender pay gap, 'Spicy' fiction, Is rugby safe? Labubu dolls
A new report, published yesterday, says Britain’s gender pay gap has been understated for two decades, casting doubt on the accuracy of official figures. It's news that might have big implications for...
26 Aug 202557min
Stalking & heart disease, Cellist Laura van der Heijden, Periods
Sussex-born cellist Laura van der Heijden won the BBC Young Musician of the Year at the age of 15 in 2012. She's now been named as the Royal Philharmonic Society's Instrumentalist of the Year and will...
25 Aug 202554min
Woman's Hour Special: Women's Rugby World Cup
Join Anita Rani as she broadcasts live from Blaydon Rugby Club in Gateshead ahead of the first game of the Women's Rugby World Cup. Tonight England kick off the tournament on home soil by facing the U...
22 Aug 202556min
Jess Folley, Boudicca's Daughter, Alzheimer's research
Jess Folley has been a popstar for almost a decade and she's still only 22. At 14 she won The Voice Kids and later triumphed on X Factor: The Band, with pop group RLY. Since then she's been carving ou...
21 Aug 202553min
Sister Bliss, Maternity reports, River women, Karis Kelly
Sister Bliss started out DJing on London’s gay club scene, before co-founding Faithless in 1995 and became one of the few women of her generation to help shape UK dance culture. Faithless have sold mo...
20 Aug 202555min
