Women in farming | A Woman’s Hour special
In a special bank holiday programme, Anita Rani escapes from the studio and spends the day at a dairy farm in Devon to explore the reality of female farmers’ lives.Farmer Lorna Burdge shows Anita what...
26 Maj 202557min
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Chronic UTIs, Welsh women’s football, Kathryn Turman, ‘Trad wives'
If you've ever had the bad luck of getting a UTI - or urinary tract infection - you'll know how painful they can be. It's a bacterial infection which can affect the bladder, urethra or kidneys and giv...
24 Maj 202556min
The manosphere, Bowel cancer, Daytime TV cuts
We hear a lot about the pressures boys and young men are under and how many of them are looking to the online world - or manosphere as it's sometimes called - to find answers. Prompted by the drama Ad...
23 Maj 202557min
Beverley Knight, Care workers, ADHD and menopause, Barrister Robin Moira White
Sister Rosetta Tharpe was known as the ‘godmother of rock and roll’ and influenced countless musicians from Elvis to Johnny Cash. Now Olivier Award-winning performer Beverley Knight is playing Sister ...
22 Maj 202555min
Swimming coaching, LGB Alliance, Welsh women's football, Author Emma Stonex
A world-record breaking swimmer has told the BBC she was left 'broken' by the training regime of one of the UK’s most successful swimming coaches. Rūta Meilutytė - who won gold at the London 2012 Olym...
22 Maj 202557min
Women up for Ivor Novellos, Chronic UTIs, How do women listen?
Tonight sees the 70th Ivor Novello awards taking place at Grosvenor House in London. They are coveted in the UK music industry because they specifically celebrate songwriting. Singer-songwriter Lola...
22 Maj 202556min
Baroness Kishwer Falkner, Fifth anniversary of the death of George Floyd, Sarah Pochin MP
In the last of our interviews about the recent Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman under the Equality Act, Nuala McGovern speaks to Baroness Kishwer Falkner, Chair of the Equality and Hu...
21 Maj 202557min
Shopping addiction, Gaza, 'Trad Wives', Rape cross-examination
Mental health nurse Rachel Luby has been discussing her shopping addiction with a UK newspaper. She says it led to her ordering thousands of pounds worth of presents for staff and patients on her ward...
20 Maj 202557min
