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Woman's Hour

Baroness Margaret Hodge, Racism in women's football, Author Georgina Moore

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Baroness Margaret Hodge tells Nuala McGovern why she thinks routine mammograms should be extended to women over 70. The former Labour MP was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 80. She requested a mammogram after realising she hadn’t been invited to have one in nearly a decade. Routine screening is currently only available in the UK for women aged 50-70.

As England's Lionesses prepare for their Euro 2025 semi-final with Italy tonight, their efforts have been overshadowed by the racial abuse suffered by defender Jess Carter. The team's decided not to take the knee against racism in tonight's game, with coach Sarina Wiegman saying her players feel the gesture isn't 'good enough.' Now the head of Sport England, Chris Boardman, has written to Ofcom to express "deep concern" over the abuse directed at England's women's football team on social media. He joins Nuala, along with former Lioness and now pundit Lianne Sanderson.

Campaigners in Northern Ireland want the way Victim Personal Statements are dealt with in courts there to change. At the moment people do not have the automatic right to read their own statements as part of the judicial process. Nuala talks to Commissioner Designate for Victims of Crime Northern Ireland, Geraldine Hanna, and campaigner Julieanne Boyle, who didn’t get the opportunity to address the court during her case and wants to see a change for other victims.

Georgina Moore’s second novel River of Stars is set in a floating community on the Thames. A romance and family saga spanning three generations of women, it was inspired by her own move from self-confessed ‘ageing party girl’ to houseboat mum. Georgina joins Nuala in the Woman’s Hour studio to talk about island life and writing on the water.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Sarah Jane Griffiths

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Mariana Spring, the BBC's social media investigations correspondent.

0:06.0

In my podcast, I've been investigating what happened to the daughter of a conspiracy theorist who died having rejected chemotherapy.

0:13.0

It would mean the world to me if I could make it that she wasn't just another in the long line of people that die in this way.

0:19.0

How does this reflect the rise of health conspiracy theories on social media and beyond?

0:24.8

The new series of Mariana in Conspiracy Land.

0:27.9

Listen on BBC Sounds.

0:31.1

BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:35.7

Hello, this is Newell McGovern, and you're listening to The Woman's Hour podcast.

0:40.7

It is indeed. Good morning. Well, the head of sport, England, has warned Offcom that toxic abuse

0:45.6

threatens female sport. England's footballer, Jess Carter, has spoken of the abuse. She endured

0:51.5

throughout the UEFA European Women's Championship.

0:57.6

And with the lioness is kicking off in just 10 hours' time against Italy,

1:01.3

we're going to speak to the chair of Sport England, Chris Bordman,

1:04.3

and also former lioness Leanne Sanderson.

1:07.7

Baroness Margaret Hodge will be with us in studio as she pushes for routine mammograms for women over for over 70 forgive me

1:12.0

following a breast cancer diagnosis she will also talk to us about how that came about with her

1:18.9

personal story we have the author georgina more today she is a new book river of stars it's set on water

1:24.7

and with a second chance romance now i know georgina loves a second chance romance and we'll discuss why.

1:31.4

But what about you?

1:32.9

Do you have a story to share about reconnecting with a past love?

1:36.8

How did that work out?

1:38.2

Or perhaps it's still working out.

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