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
Dr Shazia Malik, Charlotte Regan, Female surgeons, Poison pen letters, The Knock special series
Millie Bobby Brown, Arlo Parks, Martha's Rule
Weekend Woman's Hour: Economic Abuse, Should there be a Minister for Men? Rebuilding my life: Martine Wright
Economic Abuse, Michal Oshman, Roisin Gallagher, Barbershop Quartet, Mum shaming
Primodos debate, Rebuilding my life: Wiz Wharton, Cricket umpire pay
Listener phone in - should there be a Minister for Men? Could the role ultimately help women?
Nick Fletcher MP, Rebuilding my life: Martine Wright, Food writer Bee Wilson, Filmmaker Celine Song
Radioactive chapatis, Hostage negotiation, Non-birth mothers, Japanese women in politics
DIY fertility tests, Sudan conflict, Rebuilding my life
Hostage negotiator Nicky Perfect, Sarah Beeny, Chelsea Women Manager Emma Hayes, Mothers with bipolar, Bad lists
Emma Hayes, manager of Chelsea FC Women, Karis Anderson on Tina Turner, Rose Matafeo and Emma Sidi on Starstruck
Scottish rape survivors, Writer Natasha Walter, New research on the Y chromosome and male infertility
Sarah Beeny, Rebekah Staton, Spanish football kiss update, Deborah Bonello on Narcas
Lists: How and why we make them, The psychology behind list-making, Lists in the public domain, Music and lists
Listener Week: Psychedelics, Strongwomen, Kleptomania, Living funerals, Being a refugee, Women in heavy metal
Listener Week: Generative AI, Female thatchers, Big noses, Communal living
Listener Week: Psychedelics, Peripheral friendship, Posthumous conception, Beach Guardian
Listener Week: Is it ever good to give up on dreams? Working class women & university, Living funerals
Listener Week: Ukrainian women soldiers, Long lost families, Strong women, Refugees, Eating Alone
Listener Week: Women's World Cup final, Shoplifting, Heavy metal
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