The leader of the Taliban has declared on state television that women who commit adultery will be stoned to death. Nuala McGovern speaks to the former deputy speaker of the Afghan Parliament, Fawzia Koofi. We look at the legacy of children's TV executive Kay Benbow, hailed as “Queen of the Beebies”, who has died with historian Dr Emily Baughan and producer Anne Wood.
Our reporter Jo Morris talks to the mum of a young man who got into serious trouble with drugs in the third in our series Breaking The Cycle about SHiFT a new approach to helping young people at risk of going off the rails.
A new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research warns of an AI "jobs apocalypse" which will have the greatest impact on women and young people. We talk to Carsten Jung from the IPPR and to AI Expert Prof. Gina Neff.
And live music from Zara McFarlane who's appearing at this year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival.
Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Studio Manager: Steve Greenwood
Fasting and women, Conscription, Cuteness exhibition
Long Covid, Professor Jo Phoenix tribunal victory, Paying children for chores
Lauren Sequeira, Rape misconceptions, Singer Julia Bullock
Long Covid, Holocaust Memorial Day, Princess Superstar
Claire Waxman, Victims' Bill, China birth rate, D-Mer Study, Academy Award nominations
Professor Jo Phoenix tribunal victory, Actor Sarah Greene
DJ Paulette, Abortion, Vinted co-founder, Childcare
Weekend Woman's Hour: Jodie Comer, Vicky McClure, Jameela Jamil
Vicky McClure, Mean Girls, Women’s Health Strategy update
Jodie Comer, Olivia Attwood, Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Jameela Jamil, Claudia Winkleman, Abortion buffer zones, Female Israel border soldiers
Having more children after 40, Gladiators, Nikki Hayley profile
Domestic abuse and brain injury, Calvin Klein advert, Exhaustion
Weekend Woman’s Hour - Cush Jumbo, Spice Girls Stamp, Assisted Dying
Quarterlife crisis, Family Courts, Northern Soul
Zara Aleena's aunt, Spice Girls stamps, surge in scabies
Cosmetic surgery reviews, Speed dating, Bangladesh elections, Assisted dying & palliative care
Midwife shortages, Dating at 81, Jackie Mag anniversary
Cush Jumbo, Church leader survivors, Exonerated sub-postmistress
Weekend Woman's Hour - Women in the metaverse, Author Vanessa Chan, Women and negotiation
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