Womans hour podcast

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. World Book Club. An Irishman Abroad.

Tom Parker's widow on dealing with grief and deciding to take off her wedding rings. How society's view of the 'other woman' and mistresses has changed in recent decades. Eleven Ukrainian children deported to Russia will soon be reunited with their families. The Conservative MP and former minister on why she is standing down at the next election. The comedy and acting star Aisling Bea discusses her latest show, Alice and Jack. Lorraine Kelly on her debut novel and her inspiration for writing. Dr Natalie Yates-Bolton on surviving cancer five times.

Womans hour podcast

It is has been 11 years since the American journalist James Foley was kidnapped in northern Syria, and nearly a decade since his mother, Diane Foley, discovered he had been beheaded by Islamic State fighters. She joins Emma Barnett in the studio. In the UK, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer; around 55, women are diagnosed every year. Emma speaks to Professor Canan Dagdeviren, who has invented a piece of wearable tech that fits inside a bra which may lead, one day in the future, to the creation of an ultrasound bra, able to screen for breast cancer in between check-ups. From Queen Camilla to Monica Lewinsky, has the perception of mistresses changed in recent decades? Someone who believes that the so-called 'other woman' has had a cultural rebrand is the author Madeleine Gray, who has written a novel about an affair - but from the perspective of the mistress. Green Dot follows year-old Hera who starts a messy relationship with an older married colleague. Madeleine joins Emma to discuss. How do black girls and women experience education in Britain today? Sociologist Dr April-Louise Pennant of Cardiff University joins Emma to discuss why the adultification of black girls means that Black Caribbean girls are excluded from school at double the rate of white girls and why intersectionality means the issue of afro hair continues to affect black girls' education today. This week marks two years since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine's government says it has identified 20, children who have been abducted by Russian forces. Now Qatar has brokered the third and largest deal, which will see eleven Ukrainian children reunited with their families.

The protagonist is a new mum, who has to navigate a flooded Britain with her baby. We hear from author Patricia Meisol.

Skip to content Global Player Global Player. Sign In Sign Up. Subscribe Share. Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. Mistresses, Ultrasound 'bra', Diane Foley, Black girls in education It is has been 11 years since the American journalist James Foley was kidnapped in northern Syria, and nearly a decade since his mother, Diane Foley, discovered he had been beheaded by Islamic State fighters. She joins Emma Barnett in the studio. In the UK, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer; around 55, women are diagnosed every year.

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. On 27 February, Emma Barnett spoke to Zoe Clark-Coates, who runs the baby loss and bereavement charity The Mariposa Trust, about her campaign for baby loss certificates. A gut reaction or a tingly spidey-like sense that tells you something is off? Carolynne Hunter cares for her year-old daughter who has severe cerebral palsy. She spoke out about her rising household costs back in and Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet paid her energy bill. Carolynne joins Emma to give an update on her life since then. It's been announced that a breast cancer drug - Pembrolizumab, sold under the brand name Keytruda - could help thousands more women than previously thought. Emma finds out more from Dr Liz O'Riordan, retired breast surgeon who has had breast cancer herself, twice. But what would her economic plans mean for women? Bestselling novelist Lesley Pearse has written 31 books and sold over 10 million copies worldwide.

Womans hour podcast

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. On 27 February, Emma Barnett spoke to Zoe Clark-Coates, who runs the baby loss and bereavement charity The Mariposa Trust, about her campaign for baby loss certificates. A gut reaction or a tingly spidey-like sense that tells you something is off? Carolynne Hunter cares for her year-old daughter who has severe cerebral palsy.

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BBC World Service. Imelda Staunton on depicting Queen Elizabeth II How could people step in safely if they see a woman being harassed in public? Anita discusses with Jude Rogers, arts and culture journalist for the Guardian and Observer and Tschepo Mokoena, freelance culture writer and author of Beyonce, Lives of Musicians. And what impact do they have? Buying second-hand clothes is fashionable again, thanks to online marketplaces like Vinted, Depop and eBay. She joins Emma Barnett in the studio. The original Carrie Bradshaw on the success of her creation: Sex and the City. Anita Rani talks to a woman who says a cosmetic surgery clinic tried to silence her after she reported concerns about her eye operation. Why are families struggling, and what could be done to help? She has now returned to her love of playing the violin, with a forthcoming EP - Moments, and a single - Somewhere in My Memory.

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Cush Jumbo, Church leader survivors, Exonerated sub-postmistress Cush Jumbo is the award-winning actor known for her roles on the stage and screen, from The Good Fight to Macbeth. Parenting coach and psychologist Sue Atkins joins Anita to discuss. Clemency Burton-Hill MBE, is an award-winning broadcaster, podcaster, author, journalist and musician. It laid out the views of 3, women on sexuality and the female orgasm, but it was derided by some, including Playboy, which dubbed it the "Hate Report". Swearing, Women in north east India, The 'grey pound' and fashion, A story of brutal crime, forgiveness and empathy Why do we swear and are women judged differently for swearing than men? Jameela Jamil, Claudia Winkleman, Abortion buffer zones, Female Israel border soldiers The actress Jameela Jamil talks to Emma Barnett about her crusade for gentle exercise and body positivity as well as her new strategy for how she communicates on social media. It's a difficult listen given her overly aggressive and sometimes self-rightous style. Ayelet has been travelling the world in recent months highlighting the horrific evidence of rape, sexual violence and mutilation of women during the October 7 brutal attacks by Hamas that killed 1, people and says she feels hugely let down and even betrayed by the response she has seen, particularly from other women. She tells us how she has turned male-heavy police procedurals on their head — and why she thinks all middle-aged women long to go on the run. Estimates from the Office for National Statistics show around 2.