The Queen of the Brassicas - the Brussels sprout!
Our Christmas Day special programme is devoted to the Brussels sprout, with some incredible women for whom they’re playing a key role in their working lives. As a nation we eat more sprouts than any o...
25 Dec 202355min
Weekend Woman's Hour - Gracie Spinks’s parents, Gatekeeping your perfume, Child-free women at work
23-year-old Gracie Spinks was killed by a man who she had reported to the police for stalking her. The inquest into her death reported several failures by Derbyshire Police in how her case was handled...
23 Dec 202353min
A new drug for hot flushes and night sweats, Combatting loneliness at Christmas
A new drug called Veoza used to prevent hot flushes and night sweats has been approved in the UK. Also known as fezolinetant, it is prescription-only and will be available privately from January. Dr P...
22 Dec 202351min
Spiking, The pill, Family dynamics at Christmas
The Met Police have reported that cases of spiking - putting alcohol or drugs into another person's drink or body without their consent - have quadrupled in London over the last five years. This week ...
21 Dec 202357min
Mary Earps' SPOTY win, Women's Super League founder Kelly Simmons, Pregnancy sickness
England goalkeeper Mary Earps has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year. She was a big part of the Lionesses' win at the Euros in 2022 and was named goalkeeper of the tournament in this year'...
20 Dec 202357min
Kirsty Wark on leaving Newsnight, Sports Personality of the Year
Kirsty Wark joins Emma Barnett to talk about stepping down from Newsnight after 30 years; what she’s planning to fill the extra time with and she also shares some Christmas cooking tips.A new book, A ...
19 Dec 202357min
Gracie Spinks' parents, Child-free women at work, Grandma Wong
23-year-old Gracie Spinks was killed by a man who she had reported to the police for stalking her. The inquest into her death reported several failures by Derbyshire Police in how her case was handled...
18 Dec 202357min
Weekend Woman's Hour: Imelda Staunton, Quitting parties, Mica Paris
Imelda Staunton has played Queen Elizabeth II for the last two series of television drama The Crown. As the final episodes are released this week, she joins us to discuss playing the monarch, and what...
16 Dec 202352min
