Losing a friend to suicide, Period pants, The release of Loujain al-Hathloul
Loujain al-Hathloul, the Saudi women's rights activist, has just been released from prison after spending nearly three years in prison. Instrumental in the movement to allow women to drive in the king...
15 Feb 202142min
Weekend Woman's Hour: Alleged systemic racism in NHS maternity, Care homes, It's a Sin
We hear from Sandra Igwe, co-chair of an urgent inquiry set up to investigate how alleged systemic racism in the NHS manifests itself in maternity care and Dr Karen Joash, Consultant Obstetrician and ...
13 Feb 202155min
Inquiry launched into NHS maternity 'systemic racism'
An urgent inquiry to investigate how alleged systemic racism in the NHS manifests itself in maternity care was launched this week. Anita is joined by Sandra Igwe, co-chair of the inquiry and who set u...
12 Feb 202142min
Children's Minister Vicky Ford; Scottish Care Homes; Novelist Daisy Buchanan
As many as one in six young people now experience mental health problems ranging from depression to self-harm and anorexia. The situation’s got worse over the last year during the pandemic leading som...
11 Feb 202142min
Sailor Pip Hare. Children and puberty blockers. Stalking slogans on Valentines Day Cards
Pip Hare has been competing in the Vendee Globe race, sailing around the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance. She is on the home straight now and currently 20th place. Pip speaks to Emma fro...
10 Feb 202142min
The women at the centre of the new drama 'It's a Sin'. Plus a look at the gendered economic impact of covid.
'It’s a Sin', the new drama on Channel 4 by Russel T Davies tells the story of a group of young gay men living in London during the Aids crisis of the 1980s and 90s. At the centre of their lives is th...
9 Feb 202142min
Can all nurseries survive the pandemic?; Forced marriage; Re-creating the Bayeux tapestry
At the beginning of the pandemic nurseries, pre-schools and many child minders shut down at the same time as schools, to all but the children of key workers and the most vulnerable. Most reopened in ...
8 Feb 202142min
Weekend Woman's Hour: Arlo Parks performs, Susannah Constantine and alcoholism & internet sensation Jackie Weaver
The singer/songwriter Arlo Parks was named the BBC Introducing Artist of the Year in October. She tells us about her debut album Collapsed in Sunbeams – and performs the track Green Eyes. Susannah Co...
6 Feb 202153min
