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Woman's Hour

Childhood epilepsy, Pre-loved fashion, Mary Magdalene music

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.13K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Childhood epilepsy, medical treatment, and the power of a mother and son working together. Filmmaker Emma Matthews and her son Louis Petit have created a new film, along with his father Chris Petit. D is for Distance focuses on Louis’s own experience of severe, drug‑resistant epilepsy. He suffered hundreds of seizures, frightening drug withdrawals and years of uncertainty — until they travelled to the Netherlands to get medical cannabis. Their film opens today at the British Film Institute in London. Emma and Louis join Anita Rani, along with Professor Finbar O'Callaghan from the Epilepsy Research Institute.

The sale of second hand clothing is forecast to rise this year to £217bn globally. Here in the UK it's estimated the market has grown to more than £7bn, and nearly one in four fashion transactions. So why are women turning to resale sites like Vinted and Depop? Consumer expert Kate Hardcastle, founder of Insight With Passion, tells us where this growth is coming from and discusses future trends.

Composer Tansy Davies tells Anita about The Passion of Mary Magdelene, which has just premiered at The Barbican in London and will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Saturday 4 April at 10.30pm. The piece tells the story of the crucifixion through Jesus’s most important female follower and the first person to witness the resurrection. Tansy talks about why she wanted to focus on Mary and examines the conflicting views about Mary Magdalene.

In her new book Herlands, BBC global reporter Megha Mohan explores the history of women-led communities both physically and virtually, from co-housing for older women in Paris to the controversial feminist online trolls of South Korea. Megha travelled around the globe to hear from the women who created and care for these communities, which offer refuge, resilience, and connection to the land.

Producer: Melanie Abbott Editor: Sarah Crawley

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:07.3

Their company's success helped build a nation.

0:10.9

The company is such a big part of Korea's economy.

0:13.5

But who are the family behind one of the world's tech giants?

0:17.2

They often say, look, we built the nation.

0:19.2

And without us, South Korea as it exists today,

0:22.6

would simply not be here. Inheritance, Samsung explores the real-life dramas of the Lee family

0:28.3

and their company. They are the equivalent of royalty. Listen first on BBC Sounds.

0:34.1

Hello, I'm Neula McGovern and you're listening to The Woman's Hour podcast. And while

0:39.2

you're here, I wanted to let you know that the Woman's Hour Guide to Life is back. You might have

0:45.5

listened to some of the episodes from the first series, including ambition without burnout,

0:50.5

or turning aging into your superpower. Well, we've got six new episodes for you over the coming

0:56.5

weeks that will give you practical tips on issues like self-promotion without feeling awkward,

1:02.7

caring for aging parents, navigating infertility with family and friends, and also how to

1:09.6

love your face, whatever your age. I'm really excited about

1:14.3

this series of The Woman's Hour Guide to Life, so I really hope you'll join us. You will find the

1:19.6

episodes in the Woman's Hour podcast feed on Sundays. It's only on BBC Sounds. But now, back to

1:26.3

today's Woman's Hour with Anita Rani.

1:29.7

Good morning and welcome to the programme on Good Friday,

1:33.4

when Christians around the world will be reflecting on the life and death of Christ.

1:38.1

And we have music on the programme from composer Tansy Davis,

1:41.4

whose new work looks at the crucifixion story through the eyes of Mary

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