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
Men & porn, Women's Diaries, South Korea birth rate
Folk singer Cara Dillon, Diane Abbott and racist abuse, Haiti
IVF clinic license suspended, Porn series, 'Queens' wildlife programme
Body shaming in dance, Author Charlotte Wood, Mothers’ Manifesto
The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax, Jennie Lee MP, England Rugby player Meg Jones
Weekend Woman’s Hour – Music artist Raye, COPA 71 and Imelda May on the Yeats sisters
Women's Football in '71, Mollie King, Female psychopaths
Nikki Haley, Pornography series, Author Liz Jensen
Raye, Women swimming the Channel, Anita Hill, Adaptive fashion
Historic abortion law change in France and Pornography series
Sarah Everard's murder 3 years on, Jess Phillips MP and Baroness Ruth Davidson, singer CMAT
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Actor Samantha Morton, Alabama IVF, Andi and Charlotte Osho
Female history in 101 objects, Big hair, Toilet training and schools, Primodos
Alabama IVF, Porn series, Tattoos
Yvette Cooper on Raneem's Law, Porn review, Andi and Charlotte Osho, Lucia Keskin
Nadine Shah, Vivian Oparah, Baby loss certificates, Amber Heard trolling
Actor Samantha Morton, Mary Beard, Leap year proposals
Kelsey Parker, Ukraine's children, Black girls in education, Aisling Bea
Kelsey Parker, 'Sharenting', Maternity leave
Mistresses, Ultrasound 'bra', Diane Foley, Black girls in education
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