Women and Wonder
We're putting our head in the clouds and going in search of wonder. How do we find it and how do we keep hold of it when life gets in the way?We know that women still hold the lion’s share of caring r...
25 Maj 55min
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Dawn French, Alexis Ohanian, Ladies loos on stage
Comedian, actor and writer Dawn French is best known as one half of one of the UK’s most successful comedy double acts, and as the fictional vicar Geraldine Granger. She’s also a bestselling author, a...
24 Maj 28min
New single-sex spaces guidance, Natalie Cassidy, Southport attack survivors
Yesterday, the Government published guidance on how the Equality Act should be implemented in relation to single-sex spaces. This follows the landmark Supreme Court ruling in April last year that the ...
22 Maj 52min
Alexis Ohanian on women's sport, Shadow banning, Malory Towers on stage, Margo from Race Across the World
Best known as the co-founder of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian is now turning his focus to the future of women’s sport. Once overlooked and underfunded, it is now undergoing rapid change. Alexis is today ann...
21 Maj 56min
Harshita Brella, England Rugby, Olivia Chaney, Lauren Elkin
In November 2024 Harshita Brella's body was found in the boot of a car in Ilford, East London, approximately 100 miles away from where she lived in Corby, Northamptonshire. Now her family have arrived...
20 Maj 51min
Dawn French, Assault in Scottish schools, BBC's Two Weeks in August
Comedian, actor and writer Dawn French is best known as one half of one of the UK’s most successful comedy double acts, and as the fictional vicar Geraldine Granger. She’s also a bestselling author, a...
20 Maj 57min
Married at First Sight allegations, Falling pupil numbers, Fibromyalgia and breast implants, Ladies loos on stage
Two women have told a BBC Panorama investigation they were raped during the filming of one of Channel 4's biggest shows, Married at First Sight UK, while a third has described an allegation of a non-c...
19 Maj 56min
Weekend Woman's Hour: Loan Sharks, Menopause and ADHD, Bra fitting
Women are being forced to turn to loan sharks due to a "hidden" but devastating form of economic abuse, according to new research. Scottish Women's Aid has published a study on the problem of coerced ...
16 Maj 57min
