Foster care expansion, Romola Garai, Greenland’s Gender Equality Minister
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2026
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
The government has announced plans to relax fostering rules and create 10,000 new places for vulnerable children in England. Roxy and her mum Judy, from the BBC’s recent Traitors series, join Nuala McGovern to discuss. Roxy was fostered until the age of five before being adopted by Judy. They are also joined by Sarah Thomas, Chief Executive of The Fostering Network.
Golden Globe–winning actor and film director Romola Garai discusses her latest role in the ITV drama series Betrayal. She also talks about the importance of supporting caring responsibilities within the industry and the lack of female directors.
Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland’s Minister for Business, Mineral Resources, Energy, Justice and Gender Equality, and a member of the pro independence Inuit Ataqatigiit party, joins Nuala to discuss the challenges facing Greenlandic women.
What is the online world doing to our health? Science and health journalist Deborah Cohen explores this question in her new book Bad Influence: How the Internet Hijacked Our Health.
Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Dianne McGregor
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts. |
| 0:05.7 | Hello, you're about to listen to a BBC podcast, and I'm Ed Gamble, host of another BBC podcast, The Traitors Uncloaked. |
| 0:12.7 | But my show is available only on BBC Sounds, just like Ellis and John's Saturday bonus episodes, |
| 0:18.2 | The Pop Top Ten podcast with Scott Mills and Rylan, and comedy specials |
| 0:22.2 | from the likes of Harriet Kemsley, Susie Ruffel and Rommashranganathan. However, and maybe I'm biased, |
| 0:27.9 | it's really all about the traitors uncoaked. So for a whole bunch of exclusive scoops and |
| 0:32.6 | podcasts, listen only on BBC Sounds. Hello, this is Neula McGovern, and you're listening to The Woman's Hour podcast. |
| 0:40.4 | Hello and welcome to the programme. |
| 0:42.8 | Well, the government plans to create 10,000 new foster care places. |
| 0:47.8 | Roxy, from the Traitors TV show, was fostered, as you might know, if you were watching. |
| 0:53.0 | And she's going to be with us in just a |
| 0:54.6 | couple of minutes with her mum, Judy. Also, we'll hear from Greenland's Minister for Gender Equality, |
| 1:00.0 | who tells me that despite women there being more highly educated than men, challenges remain for |
| 1:05.7 | representation. We have the author, Deborah Cohen. Her new book is Bad Influence, |
| 1:11.0 | how the internet hijacked our health. |
| 1:13.7 | And I want to know, do you lean on the internet |
| 1:16.0 | when a symptom crops up before you dial your doctor? |
| 1:19.8 | Maybe you feel manipulated by ads offering spurious medical advice. |
| 1:24.7 | Or maybe online information has been so incredibly helpful. Let me know. |
| 1:29.9 | Text the program, the number is 844-on-social on social media. We're at BBC Woman's Hour, |
| 1:34.5 | or you can email us through our website. For a WhatsApp message or a voice note, the number is 0-3-700, |
| 1:41.0 | 100444. Also, another treat. We have the actor and director Romola Garay, who is starring in a new TV show betrayal. |
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