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🗓️ 28 July 2025
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The Lionesses have made history by becoming the first England football squad to win a major trophy on foreign soil, they successfully defended their European title in Basel last night. The match went to extra time and penalties - Clare McDonnell gets reaction and reflection from guests including 5Live commentator Vicki Sparks, BBC Sport correspondent Katie Gornall, chief executive of the Women's Professional League Nikki Doucet and star player Lucy Bronze's mum Diane.
Nicola Benedetti is a Grammy award winning violinist and ambassador for classical music. She is also director of the Edinburgh International Festival, which begins on Friday. In October she’s due to embark on her first solo tour in more than ten years. She joins Clare to discuss the repertoire, and how she will combine solo performances with storytelling, and share a selection of shorter works.
As part of our series taking a deep dive into the world of women and gaming, Nuala speaks to Cath Bowie, a 76-year-old grandmother from the north east of Scotland who spends her free time playing and streaming Fortnite.
England's win over Spain to retain their Euros title has cemented Sarina Wiegman's status as one of the world's greatest football managers. This was her third successive European title, having also won it with her home nation, the Netherlands in 2017. What makes her such a successful manager? Clare speaks to Tom Garry, women's football writer for the Guardian.
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0:41.5 | Welcome to Woman's Hour. |
0:43.6 | The lionesses made history last night by becoming the first England football squad to win a major trophy on foreign soil |
0:51.3 | by successfully defending their European title in Basel. |
0:55.1 | The match went to extra time and penalties, naturally, |
0:58.4 | with Chloe Kelly clinching the win with her now infamous hitch kick, spot kick, screamer |
1:04.5 | into the top left corner. |
1:06.3 | Today, we bring you on Woman's Hour the morning after the night before. |
1:10.1 | We will hear from Lucy Bronze's mum, Diane. |
1:12.9 | Did she know her daughter played with a broken bone in her leg? |
1:15.7 | We'll ask her that shortly. |
1:17.1 | But we'll also ask, what has this incredible record-breaking win done? |
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