Codebreaking Sisters, Food and Climate Change, How to Handle Conflict
To mark VJ Day 75 we’ll be speaking to two sisters, Patricia and Jean Owtram whose father was a prisoner of war in the Far East. At the time both sisters were serving their country. They are the las...
14 Aug 202045min
Women DJs in lockdown
With nightlife on pause during lockdown how have DJs been adapting? DJ Flight has been at the forefront of drum and bass for over two decades. Signed to Goldie’s label Metalheadz, she’s played all ove...
13 Aug 202046min
Barrister Alexandra Wilson. The new breed of "Femtech" companies. Kamala Harris Vice-President nominee
Alexandra Wilson on her new book “In Black and White”. The story of breaking down barriers of race and class to become a barrister. She explains how losing a very close family friend to knife crime ma...
12 Aug 202042min
Female Refugees, Karen Maine director of Yes God, Yes, Women and their Scars
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for Britain and France to work together to stop migrant boats crossing the Channel to Dover. On Friday a record number of unaccompanied migrant children arrive...
11 Aug 202046min
Women and unemployment; Daisy Johnson; BBC Elite Women's Sport Survey 2020
Presented by Jenni Murray.Every few days we hear of more jobs going. The Bank of England said at the end of last week that unemployment is likely to hit 2.5 million this year. That means the jobless t...
10 Aug 202043min
Zadie Smith, Baby banks, Pat Hume, Irish tampon ad, Victoria Cilliers, Kids against plastic
The multi award winning writer Zadie Smith on 'Intimations', a collection of personal essays about lockdown. Photo courtesy of Dominique Nabokov.The rise in families with children under 5 needing hel...
8 Aug 202057min
Standing Up For Your Mate, Victoria Cilliers, Black Businesswomen
Would you stand up for your mate if she was being discriminated against? Would you stick up for her, even if it caused you problems? Today we discuss how to be a good ally. Whether it’s racism, sexis...
7 Aug 202047min
Zadie Smith, Women and their Scars, Xuefei Yang and Maternity Care
Zadie Smith’s newest book, ‘Intimations’, was written during the early months of lockdown. It is a series of personal essays reflecting on the unprecedented situation of a worldwide pandemic, hoping t...
6 Aug 202043min
