Tina Fey, Ireland's first 'witch', does young farmer culture have a problem with women?
Tina Fey, a colossus of the comedy world for more than two decades, is also the creative force behind Mean Girls. The original movie in 2004, starring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams, spawned a Broad...
5 Juni 202457min
Abandoned babies, Adventurer Alice Morrison, Being a 'BoyMum'
A newborn baby found earlier this year in East London is the third child abandoned by the same parents. That’s the story being reported by the BBC’s Sanchia Berg, who has been given permission to shar...
4 Juni 202457min
Mexico election, Queenie actor, Breast milk donor
Claudia Sheinbaum will become Mexico's first woman president after an historic election win. BBC Journalist Laura Garcia joins Nuala McGovern to discuss what this moment means for the women and girls ...
3 Juni 202458min
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Ruth Jones, Netball Super League, FGM ban at risk in Gambia, Muses, Hadestown creator Anaïs Mitchell
Ruth Jones joins Nuala McGovern to talk about playing the Mother Superior in a West End production of Sister Act. She discusses getting out of her comfort zone by appearing on stage for the first time...
1 Juni 202453min
Trump conviction, FGM ban at risk in Gambia, TV’s Queen of Books
Donald Trump has been convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his criminal trial in New York. It is the first time a former or serving US president has been convicted of a crime. ...
31 Maj 202456min
Weekend Woman’s Hour: British cyclist Lizzy Banks, Show-women, Love bombing, Infected blood scandal
On 28 July last year the British cyclist Lizzy Banks received an email from UK Anti Doping to say she had return two Adverse Analytical Findings. The letter stated she faced the prospect of a two-year...
30 Maj 202456min
Ozempic, Netball Super League, Olivier award-winner Cassidy Janson
As prescriptions for weight loss drugs in the UK increase, Woman’s Hour explores how safe online prescriptions for things like Ozempic and Wegovy are. Fashion stylist Jeannie Annan Lewin tells us how ...
30 Maj 202452min
Hadestown creator Anaïs Mitchell, Perfume’s Darkest Secrets, the return of Loaded magazine
Top perfume brands may have the “worst form of child labour” in their jasmine supply chains, a BBC Eye investigation reveals. Jasmine is considered to be one of the most valuable ingredients in some ...
29 Maj 202456min
