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2093 episodes transcribed2019 has been another eventful year in Northern Ireland's second city, Londonderry. There was the shocking murder of the young journalist Lyra McKee,...
We mark the centenary of women being able to enter the legal profession. Cherie Booth QC, Dana Denis-Smith founder of the First 100 years, Abi Silv...
We find out about the so-called Merry Widows of Champagne as well as the women making champagne today. Francoise Peretti, Director of Champagne Bureau...
Jo March has been an inspiration for many women over the 150 years since Louisa May Alcott’s 'Little Women' was first published in 1869. Greta Gerwig...
Since last week's Election, a thousand women have signed up with 50:50 Parliament to register their interest in standing as an MP next time. What's in...
Champagne goes with Christmas! So who are the women behind the big brands, past and present? We're talking to Françoise Peretti, Director of the Champ...
People with ADHD are more likely to have lower levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which are crucial for healthy brain function. This led to fish oils bein...
Worzel Gummidge is back this Christmas with a remake of the classic books by Barbara Euphan Todd. Vicki Pepperdine - star of ‘Getting On’ and podcast...
Being single at Christmas – do you love it or loathe it? And what does it mean to be “marleyed” or “scrooged”? We discuss embracing singledom and fest...
The artist Alison Lapper talks about her latest exhibition featuring a painting of her son Parys who died this summer aged just 19.Why is there a shor...
What does the result of the 2019 General Election mean for women? What do we know about how women voted yesterday and what do we know about those wome...
How should you talk to your teenagers about losing their virginity? How do you even approach the topic with them? Jenni Murray is joined by Flo Perry,...
To many Elizabeth I was only ever a kingless Queen, an unmarried woman and a childless virgin. To others she was a political mastermind, a monarchic p...
What is the future of spaceflight? In October, the first all-female spacewalk was conducted by Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, as they made repairs t...
You’ll probably know Alison Lapper. There used to be a huge marble statue of her in Trafalgar Square and it showed her 8 months pregnant, with no arms...
With the recent gang rape and brutal murder of a young woman in India, and news this week of another woman being set alight on her way to give evidenc...
The U.N. Secretary-General issued a dire warning this week. He said that the international effort to stop climate change has been “utterly inadequate....
We continue our series of interviews with party leaders looking at what the political parties are doing to win women’s votes. Today it’s Jo Swinson,...
Tash Speed, 25, is one of 20 women who work as a Eurotunnel driver in the UK. recently appearing on the BBC2 documentary celebrating its 25th annivers...
How do you raise multilingual children? And what happens when your first language isn't very common where you live? Language is one of the things that...
