Ruth Wilson explains why she’s running this year’s London marathon for an Alzheimer’s charity, following in the footsteps of her Father who ran the first London marathon in 1981.
During the Women's Rugby Six Nations, the Welsh Rugby Union is using a new technique to assess the impact a player's periods can have when they suffer a concussion. It's the first time data on concussion and periods has been gathered collectively and the hope is it'll help players adapt their training if necessary. Jo Perkins, Head Physio of the Welsh women's squad explains the research.
ITV's Kate Garraway has taken to social media to express her frustration at her local council still sending post to her late husband, Derek. What can you do to make post-death administration simpler and less distressing? Jessica is joined by founder and CEO of the Good Grief Trust, Linda Magistris, to give advice.
Ashley Storrie is the star and co-creator of a brand new BBC comedy series called Dinosaur. It centres around Nina, whose sister has just announced she’s getting married to someone she’s known for six weeks. Ashley joins Jessica to talk about why it was important to her to play an autistic woman, as she is autistic herself, and how writing the series is her dream job.
And can sewing improve your mental health? Following Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s interview on Woman’s Hour about how sewing helped her while she was imprisoned, Jessica Crighton hears from other keen sewers about the impact it’s had on their lives.
Presenter: Jessica Creighton Producer: Olivia Skinner
Gunner Jaysley Beck's mother, Wild Hope, Earth Mama, Dangerous dogs
Mary McAleese, Isabel Hardman, Kitty Donaldson, Emma Reed Turrell, Viv Groskop, Dr Bernadette Jenner
Doctors' strike, Organist Anna Lapwood, Máiría Cahill, Suffragette medal
Performance artist Marina Abramovic, Universities and sexual misconduct, Nicole Scherzinger, Finances and friendship
Russian journalist-in-exile Elena Kostyuchenco, Karen Farquharson, Teleri Glyn Jones, Nerys Evans, Innes Fitzgerald
Nicole Scherzinger, Finances of friendship, Asha Puthli
Marina Abramovic, GB News, Dehenna Davison MP, Taylor Swift Symposium
Dame Joan Collins, Universities and sexual misconduct, Dr Ophira Ginsburg - a feminist approach to cancer
Sexism in football, Mum rage, China's MeToo
Tina Sinatra, Meg Winterburn and Willow Grylls on a new TV drama about the serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, Dame Christine Lenehan
Weekend Woman's Hour: Russell Brand accuser 'Alice' broadcast exclusive, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie & Doon Mackichan
'Sharenting', Blood Scandal, Mary Shelley, British Gymnastics
Iran hijab bill, BMX champion, CIISA, Doon Mackichan, Maternity in Sierra Leone
Climate Change Policy, Girlhood, Feminisation of the workplace
Russell Brand allegations & a 'staggered age of consent' with Baroness Helena Kennedy & Gudrun Young KC, Dr Susan Gilby
Russell Brand accuser 'Alice' broadcast exclusive, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nadiya Hussain, Women's reproductive survey, The Knock, AI and IVF, Arlo Parks
Anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, Comedian and author London Hughes, Dr Elise Inglis memorial, The Knock discussion
Nadiya Hussain, Morocco earthquake, Equal pay, Wilderness
The Killing Kind author Jane Casey, AI in IVF treatment, The Knock - Evie's story
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