Weekend Woman’s Hour: Sugababes, Lockdown babies, June Sarpong, History of abortion, Women in construction
The Sugababes started their music career together in 1998 but, after Siobhán left the band in 2001, it wasn't until 2019 that Mutya, Keisha and Siobhán came back together as the Sugababes. All three m...
22 Mar 202556min
Newborns & communication, Kirsty Coventry, Women in Construction
Long before they can speak, babies are brilliant communicators and all that those who care for them have to do is to listen to them, to be curious about them and to be ready to discover who they are, ...
21 Mar 202557min
Disability and maternity care, Ads in mobile games, Nursery costs, Playwright Julia Grogan
Disabled women in the UK face significant barriers in maternity care, with new research highlighting higher risks of stillbirth, lack of support, and negative attitudes of staff. Labour MP Marie Tidba...
20 Mar 202557min
June Sarpong, Disability benefit changes, Women war artists
Broadcaster June Sarpong co-founded the Women Inspiration and Enterprise Network, and in 2019 was appointed the first BBC Director of Creative Diversity. She joins Nuala McGovern to discuss championin...
19 Mar 202557min
Sugababes, Kate Summerscale & Kamila Shamsie, The History of Abortion
The Sugababes started their music career together in 1998 but, after Siobhán left the band in 2001, it wasn't until 2019 that Mutya, Keisha and Siobhán came back together as the Sugababes. All three m...
18 Mar 202555min
Lockdown babies, Breast cancer study, Femgore, Chess Masters
Five years on from the first Covid lockdown, what can be done to support the 200,000 ‘Lockdown babies’ born when lockdown was at its most restrictive, between 23 March and 4 July 2020? These babies ha...
17 Mar 202557min
Weekend Woman's Hour: Sara Davies, Neath RFC tweet, Ramadan health, Frankie Bridge
Do you have a business idea that you would realise, if only you had the time? Sara Davies firmly believes we’re all capable of creating a successful business from scratch, in just six minutes a week. ...
15 Mar 202556min
Country singer Lainey Wilson, Sodium Valporate, Women and war in fiction
The Grammy award-winning Lainey Wilson is a country music trailblazer. She has made her way from Hannah Montana impersonator to performing at the Grand Ole Opry and she's been awarded seven Country Mu...
14 Mar 202555min
