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1956 episodes transcribedAs we’ve mentioned recently, the number of children being taken into care in England is currently at a 10-year high. Two weeks ago we looked at the re...
Three Sisters, Anton Chekov’s 1901 classic play, is on at The Almedia Theatre in London. It's about Olga, Masha and Irina who are frustrated with th...
Dame Glenys Stacey is stepping down as HM Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales at the end of May. In her last annual report she was dee...
The photo of a young Sudanese woman chanting on top of a car has gone viral and has become an iconic image in the protests against Omar al-Bashir’s re...
Nearly a year ago the Republic of Ireland voted to change the law on abortion in a referendum. The majority voted to make it more available and so in...
As the second series of the comedy Fleabag comes to an end we talk about the appeal of female comedic characters. The author Erin Kelly, the TV Devel...
The television comedy dramas Fleabag and Derry Girls finished this week. What’s the appeal of the seriously flawed female character from Jane Austen’s...
The Sexual Revolution liberated a generation, but did it do as much for women as it did for men? Virginia Nicholson joins us for a conversation about...
What makes the adolescent brain different and why is it that an easy child can become a challenging teenager? Jenni talks about risky behaviour and ho...
Waterproof mascara, mini-skirts, vibrant tights and athleisure: Mary Quant is widely considered to be a pioneer in women’s fashion. A new exhibition a...
Radio 4’s soap opera, The Archers has long inspired a diverse and loyal fan base. The everyday tale of farming folk has tackled everything from unplan...
Juliet Uzor tells us about winning this year’s Great British Sewing Bee.What is the best way to care for a parent with dementia? We hear from Sarah Mi...
With the numbers of children being taken into care in England at a ten year high, we take a look at the women who face the repeat court-ordered remova...
Origami outfits, upcycled upholstery and canine coats have kept viewers of the Great British Sewing Bee captivated for the last eight weeks on BBC2....
“Maths anxiety” is real and one in ten children suffer from despair and rage when faced with the subject, according to new research from Cambridge Uni...
More in our series looking at what wigs mean to a range of different women. Yesterday we looked at the experience of women who'd lost their hair thr...
Hair can be intensely personal and equally political. It can be a sign of confidence or beauty, rebellion or activism. But what about wigs? Why do som...
The folk duo, Fran and Flora play Eastern European inspired music from their album, Unfurl.The former Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark, tells...
Westminster Politics aside, we look at the wider impact that uncertainty about Brexit is having on families, friendships and out in the wider world of...
Fran & Flora are the violinist Flora Curzon and cellist Francesca Ter-Berg. Their debut album is called ‘Unfurl’ and it combines new arrangements...
