Weekend Woman’s Hour: We are Lady Parts, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow, Police abuse supercomplaint, Brit rising star Griff
A TV comedy series featuring funny and bold Muslim women – ‘We Are Lady Parts’ is a new six part comedy series for Channel 4. It follows the highs and lows of the female punk band Lady Parts. Anita sp...
22 Maj 202155min
Women on nature, Prisons Minister Alex Chalk, We Are Lady Parts, How infertility diagnoses impact relationships.
New research shows that girls face unique and escalating risks as they turn 18. The transition from girlhood to adulthood could be an opportunity to get things right, but with little to no specialist ...
21 Maj 202157min
Women and sheds, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow, Rape threat insults, Declining birth rate in China
Since the beginning of the pandemic, shed sellers have seen a surge in demand - especially those that can be used as home offices. And existing summerhouses and garages have been commandeered, particu...
20 Maj 202157min
Police abuse supercomplaint, Alice in Wonderland Exhibition and Consensual non-monogamy
Since the first publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865, the books have never been out of print and remain one of the most influential texts in the world. The Victoria and Albert Museu...
19 Maj 202157min
Women spies; Kelly Gough; Lisa Keogh; Second chances; Home abortion rules
Despite a long and courageous history of female spies, the UK's secret intelligence agencies - MI5, MI6 and GCHQ - are still overwhelmingly dominated by men. The head of GCHQ, Jeremy Fleming, has comm...
18 Maj 202157min
Griff, Typo-Squatting, Ece Temelkuran, Windrush Compensation Scheme, Public loos
Replacing traditional male only or female only toilets with gender neutral facilities has increased in recent years. Theatres were some of the first venues to hit the headlines. Many businesses and...
17 Maj 202154min
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Mona Eltahawy; Scarlett Moffatt; Female astronauts
Egyptian-American writer and activist Mona Eltahawy believes women should start actively defying and disrupting the patriarchy now - with force if necessary. Mona explains why she wrote her new book ...
15 Maj 20211h 2min
Mentrix; Tech safety in domestic abuse; Sam Roddick; Dating over 60
Last year the avant-garde Iranian artist Mentrix released the critically acclaimed album My Enemy, My Love. The tracks Walk and Nature had accompanying cinematic videos, that explored themes of womanh...
14 Maj 202147min
