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Southport dance teacher Leanne Lucas, Indira Varma, German elections, Nnedi Okorafor
We hear from the dance teacher who saved many children in the Southport knife attack.
Tamsin Greig and Celia Imrie, Carers march, Botox and friendships
Celia Imrie and Tamsin Greig are currently starring in Backstroke, a new play in London.
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BBC correspondent Chi Chi Izundu on the BBC investigation into the DJ Tim Westwood.
Pornography review, Padel, Esther Ghey, Rory
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Simone Ashley, The Tate brothers, Fostering siblings, Driving instructors
Bridgerton and Sex Education star Simone Ashley discusses her new romcom.
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Tamsin Greig and Celia Imrie, Esther Ghey, Nnedi Okorafor, Same Dress Different Bodies, Fostering, Rory
Twiggy, Trauma cards, Lesbian Lines
Twiggy: the defining figure and fashion icon of the swinging Sixties.
Obesity and children, How carers are coping, Lucy Edwards' new book
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New womb cancer swab test, the legacy of the last woman hanged, music from Nieve Ella
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Millie Bobby Brown's video, Tuppence Middleton on OCD, 30 years of Lush
Stranger Things star hits out at 'bullying' about her appearance in press.
Mhairi Black, Women's boxing, Helen Castor and Rosanna Pike on writing history
Former MP Mhairi Black on her new career as a stand-up comedian.
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Twiggy, Misogyny and boys, Lucy Edwards, Segregation, Mhairi Black, Nieve Ella
Toxic Town, Women in counter terrorism policing, Climbing Everest
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Businesswoman Sara Davies, Holiday without kids, Restless Leg Syndrome
Sara Davies, best known as an investor on Dragon's Den, s Nuala.
Employment Rights Bill, SEND, Neath RFC tweet, Spitfire Girls
Katie, 17, on her experience of SEND and what she'd like to see from the government.
Endometriosis pill, Bollywood star Radhika Apte, Ramadan health
Endometriosis pill, Bollywood actor Radhika Apte, Ramadan health.
Country singer Lainey Wilson, Sodium Valporate, Women and war in fiction
Grammy award-winning country singer Lainey Wilson explains why country is cool again.
Weekend Woman's Hour: Sara Davies, Neath RFC tweet, Ramadan health, Frankie Bridge
Sara Davies, best known as an investor on Dragon's Den, on success in business and life.
Lockdown babies, Breast cancer study, Femgore, Chess Masters
Five years on from Covid lockdown, what's been the impact on babies born during that time?
Sugababes, Kate Summerscale & Kamila Shamsie, The History of Abortion
Pop legends the Sugababes on their 'new chapter'.
June Sarpong, Disability benefit changes, Women war artists
The presenter and diversity advocate on researching Jamaican broadcaster Una Marson.
Disability and maternity care, Ads in mobile games, Nursery costs, Playwright Julia Grogan
Disabled women in the UK face barriers in maternity care. Marie Tidball MP tells her story
Newborns & communication, Kirsty Coventry, Women in Construction
How do babies communicate with us before they can speak?
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Sugababes, Lockdown babies, June Sarpong, History of abortion, Women in construction
Protests in Turkey, Adolescence, Women in Revolt! exhibition
We hear more about the protests in Turkey and the women involved in them.
Domestic violence, Women & the gig economy, Boxing, UN leadership
Phyllis Daly on her daughter Jessica Laverack, who died after experiencing domestic abuse.
Disability and domestic abuse, Maternity care failings, Authors Labour MP Yuan Yang and Sanam Mahloudji, Gossiping
Clare speaks to two of the women long-listed for the Women's Prize.
Woman's Hour special: AI and women's health
Exploring the risks and rewards of using AI to improve women's health.
Stacey Dooley, Lily Gladstone, Ask for Angela, Motherhood
Why is being a young English Romany Gypsy woman growing up in the UK a balancing act?
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Stacey Dooley, Authors Yuan Yang and Sanam Mahloudji, Adolescence, Gossip, AI, Boxing & domestic violence
Stacey Dooley on her new documentary Growing up Gypsy.
Women and Eid, School Refusal Report, Author Marni Appleton
As Muslims mark the end of Ramadan, we hear about the role women have on this day.
