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
Imelda Staunton on depicting Queen Elizabeth II
The future of embryo research, Ofsted inspections, British Gymnastics' complaints procedure
Cancer during pregnancy, Israel-Gaza, Wedding dresses
Ruth Perry's sister, City Girl in Nature, Caring for a spouse, The politics of Christmas presents
Ruth Perry's sister Julia Waters, America Ferrera, 'Stuffed'
Conductor Marin Alsop, actor Diana Quick and a campaign to protect domestic abuse victims
Julianne Moore, Dame Mary Berry, Prevalence of forced sterilisation
Women's Football, Head of Ofcom, The politics of Christmas presents
Stella Creasy MP, Living with one breast, City Girl in Nature
Weekend Woman's Hour: Emily Blunt, Stammering, Long-distance friendships, Maria Callas' legacy
Director Adura Onashile, Grieving and Christmas Shopping, Maria Callas's Centenary
Emily Blunt, Pathologist-novelist, Baby formula, Short marriages
British Gymnastics and safeguarding, Long-distance friendships, Myha’la, Hunters, Hockey kits
Parenting a child with a stammer, EHRC Chair Baroness Falkner, Ukrainian chess player Kamila Hryshchenko
Dame Harriet Walter, Runner Eilish McColgan, Post-mastectomy bras
Weekend Woman's Hour: Sharon Osbourne, Jodie Whittaker and Outgoing Chief Inspectorate of Ofsted, Amanda Spielman
Sharon Osbourne, Shani Dhanda, Nurses and their mental health
Jodie Whittaker, Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman
Deepfake pornography, Professor Yvonne Doyle – lessons from the pandemic, Pianist Chloe Flower
Carry On women, Unexpected news at baby scans
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