Layla AlAmmar, Anti-Obesity Drugs, Maximalism
Silence Is a Sense is a new novel by Layla AlAmmar: a Kuwaiti now based in Lancashire. Her novel is about a young woman from Syria who's living in a block of flats in a small English city. It's about ...
4 Mars 202142min
Mothers' names on marriage certificates. The Budget. Captain Sir Tom's daughter Lucy Teixeira
From May mothers' names will finally be featured alongside fathers' details on marriage certificates, in England and Wales thanks to years of campaigning both inside and outside of parliament. We he...
3 Mars 202142min
Afghan women and the current peace talks
As International Women’s Day approaches and peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban continue, what are the most pressing issues facing women in Afghanistan? We hear from BBC Afghan r...
2 Mars 202143min
Lockdown Hair, 'Red Wall' Mums, Greek Goddesses
As the government announces plans for summer school and tutoring to help children catch up on their learning we hear from parents who think it’s more important to just let them go out to play with th...
1 Mars 202142min
Weekend Woman's Hour - Camila Batmanghelidjh, Surrogacy, Women in Jazz
In her first in-depth broadcast interview since winning the High Court disqualification case regarding the disbanded children's charity Kids Company, its founder, Camila Batmanghelidjh, explains why s...
27 Feb 202156min
Weekend Woman's Hour: Women at breaking point, Revenge porn, The term 'witch'
Why the latest lockdown has left so many women feeling at breaking point as they try to juggle home schooling and working from home simultaneously. Annie tells us her story and we hear from Leann Cros...
26 Feb 202155min
Buying sperm online. Author Julie Ma. Vintage wedding photos
People wanting to start a family, who need to use a sperm donor say they feel forced into finding sperm online in unregulated spaces because NHS funding is rationed or they don’t qualify for it and it...
26 Feb 202142min
Camila Batmanghelidjh
In her first in-depth broadcast interview since winning the High Court disqualification case regarding the disbanded children's charity Kids Company, its founder, Camila Batmanghelidjh, psychotherapis...
25 Feb 202142min
