Nottingham Ockendon review, Sarah Vine, Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern
More than 500 mothers and babies came to harm or died as a result of inadequate care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. That’s ac...
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20 of 2,052 episodesWomen and heat, IVF add-ons, Costume designer Sandy Powell
Why are women’s bodies impacted by heat differently to men’s? What can women do to cool down? Nuala McGovern is joined by GP Dr Amir Khan, A...
Charlotte Edwards; Jeffrey Donaldson convicted; Inclusive fashion; SEND inclusion bases
One of Northern Ireland's most high-profile politicians Jeffrey Donaldson is now convicted of 18 child sex abuse charges, including one char...
Maternity care, Joanna Cherry, Heavy periods
Maternity care and its shortcomings will be in the spotlight over the next fortnight, as the biggest maternity inquiry in the history of NHS...
Dr Precious Lunga on Jon Snow's Alzheimer's, Peptides, Flower farmers
Peptides have become a new buzzword in the wellness industry. Social media influencers have spoken about using them for optimising performan...
Haley Bennett and Virginia Woolf, The Spinster Cookbook
Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day is out today in cinemas. It’s billed as an unromantic-comedy set in the early 20th century and tells the stor...
Dr Precious Lunga on Jon Snow's Alzheimer's, Vaginal microbiome, Mrs Dickens
The latest public version of ChatGPT can be made to generate sexualised images or depict scenes of graphic violence with a simple prompt, re...
Women voters in Makerfield, Scotland cricketers, Peptides, Sex work book
Tomorrow a by-election will be held in the parliamentary seat of Makerfield in Wigan, one of three taking place. Makerfield has found itself...
Jo Cox 10 years on, Actor Geraldine James, Swinging investigation
It’s been 10 years since Jo Cox, the Labour MP for Batley and Spen, was murdered in broad daylight by a man who lived in her constituency, m...
Social media ban, Flower farmers, OnlyFans
The Prime Minister has announced a social media ban for under-16s to come into force in the early part of next year. The measures are part o...
Weekend Woman's Hour: Women’s Prize winners, Clare Connor, SEND, Weight, Mum’s poem in son’s exam
This week, two debut authors received the Women’s Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction, each worth £30,000, respectively. Anita Rani spoke to t...
Women's Prize winners, Weight, T20 World Cup, Mental healthcare
Last night, two debut authors received the Women’s Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction, each worth £30,000, respectively. Anita Rani speaks to...
Northern Ireland, Kathryn Stockett and Mum's poem in son's exam
On Tuesday violence broke out across Belfast following a knife attack in the city. Stephen Ogilvie is in hospital with serious wounds after...
Kanye West allegations, SEND, Author Doireann Ní Ghríofa
A model who alleges Kanye West choked her on a music video set has told the BBC she was left feeling "suffocated, unsure and scared". Jennif...
Clare Connor, Archers BRCA storyline, Yassmin Abdel-Magied
The Women’s T20 cricket world cup begins on Friday. Nuala McGovern talks to Clare Connor, former England women’s captain, now the outgoing M...
Nottingham Inquiry, New generation thinkers, Female sexual pleasure, Serena Williams
Almost three years ago, Valdo Calocane – who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia – killed Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar an...
Weekend Woman's Hour: Gisèle Pelicot and Mother Courage
In 2024, Gisèle Pelicot waved her legal right to anonymity for the trial of her then husband, declaring that shame has to change sides. Her...
Emergency C-sections, Hannah Murray, Strip clubs
The way women give birth is changing, according to BBC analysis, which has discovered that one in four births in England are now emergency c...
Al Fayed abuse allegations, Co-housing, Ovarian cancer, Queens
Survivors who say they were abused by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed met Sir Keir Starmer yesterday afternoon, in what campaigners ha...
Lady Brittan on false accusations, playwright Anna Jordan on Mother Courage, author Claire Powell, strength training
New research shows that strength training twice a week can lengthen your life. Sarah Best and Emma Holmes, who are 49 and 51, will compete a...