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2098 episodes transcribedPresented by Jenni Murray.Every few days we hear of more jobs going. The Bank of England said at the end of last week that unemployment is likely to h...
The multi award winning writer Zadie Smith on 'Intimations', a collection of personal essays about lockdown. Photo courtesy of Dominique Nabokov.The...
Would you stand up for your mate if she was being discriminated against? Would you stick up for her, even if it caused you problems? Today we discuss...
Zadie Smith’s newest book, ‘Intimations’, was written during the early months of lockdown. It is a series of personal essays reflecting on the unprece...
The Duchess of Cambridge has spearheaded a campaign to persuade retailers to donate items to baby banks around the UK. New figures from the three big...
Empowering schoolchildren to identify propaganda and distorted facts online
Listen to sisters Ella and Amy. They're behind Kids Against Plastic and talk to us about the world's reliance on plastic, especially single use plasti...
We discuss the process of recovery after domestic abuse, the way that these relationships can stay with you but also how you can build a new life afte...
How to End a Relationship, Alice Oseman, Mother and Baby Units in Prison.
New Department for Education figures out this morning revealed that 7,894 children were excluded from school in England during 2018/19. This is a slig...
The Black Lives Matter movement has shone a light on a number of areas of society where discrimination and prejudice exists beneath the surface. Today...
We often take it for granted that cycling can make you feel a bit saddle sore. But that expectation masks the fact that many women experience real pai...
The school summer holidays are underway across the UK – but this year they’re going to be a bit different. Thanks to coronavirus there’s a shortage of...
Known as The Barnsley Nightingale, the folk singer, Kate Rusby talks about her latest album of covers, and recording it with her husband and two young...
In court in New York last week President Trump’s niece, Mary J Trump found out that a temporary restraining order on her book about her uncle was goin...
The folk singer, Kate Rusby also has the nickname, The Barnsley Nightingale. Kate's latest album is covers of pop music you're bound to recognise, but...
Heading to the British coast on holiday this year? The fascinating Heather Buttivant tells us what wonders we can find in the common rock pool, and ho...
In the next of our summer series of practical How to guides, we talk about how to be a good friend. There will be tips on how to make, keep and poli...
As the neutral pronouns they/them start to enter the public consciousness, so too has the idea of gender-neutral parenting. Sarah Davies is a new mum...
Michaela Coel’s BBC drama ‘I May Destroy You’ has brought to light a number of interesting dilemmas, particularly within the realm of female friendshi...
