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Woman's Hour

Patricia Lockwood, SEND rally, Maternity review, Kathrine Switzer

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Patricia Lockwood is a poet, memoirist and novelist whose work straddles the literary world and the wilds of the internet. Patricia first went viral with her traumatic poem Rape Joke, while her memoir Priestdaddy, about being the daughter of a Catholic priest, has been called a modern classic. Patricia talks to Nuala McGovern about her new book, Will There Ever Be Another You, which explores the surreal disorientation of illness, memory and recovery in the wake of Covid.

The list of hospital trusts that will be looked at as part of a rapid review of maternity care in England have just been announced. This is part of an independent, national, investigation into harm to hundreds of babies, that might have been prevented with better maternity care. However some of the families, whose cases will be part of it, have expressed concerns about its scope. Nuala is joined by BBC Social Affairs Correspondent Michael Buchanan to find out more about this review.

Parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are heading to Westminster today. They are taking part in what they are calling a ‘Day of Action,' organised by parent support groups, which includes a rally at Parliament Square, MP drop-ins and a Parliamentary debate on SEND children’s rights. 18-year-old Katie Nellist, who has autism and struggled to attend school, will be giving a speech at the rally. Katie and her mother Ruth tell Nuala why they are taking part in this 'Day of Action'. The BBC Eye documentary and podcast called Death in Dubai has identified a former London bus driver running a sex ring exploiting young vulnerable Ugandan women. The programme has been told that hundreds of women are going to Dubai from Uganda, seeking their fortunes and ending up in sex work. Two of the women have died falling from tower blocks in Dubai. Nuala talks to the BBC Eye producer and reporter Runako Celina, who has spent two and a half years investigating this story.

Kathrine Switzer was the first female to officially run the Boston marathon back in 1967, at that time considered a men’s-only race. However a race official tried to stop her mid-event when they discovered she was a woman. She went on to complete the course and she’s dedicated her life to enabling women to participate in the sport. Now in her late 70s, she’s run 42 marathons and is the co-founder of 261 Fearless, that aims to empower women through running.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Andrea Kidd

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Not only is it British history, it was a quill drop.

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Empress Matilda, what is she going to do now?

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She decides to take back some of the jewels with her.

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I'm taking these as well.

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I'm going to come back for Tuscany one day as well.

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Name of the show.

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Listen first on BBC Sounds.

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

0:51.6

Hello and welcome to the programme.

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Well, coming up, we'll hear an update on the rapid

0:55.7

review of maternity care in England. Also today, why some families of children with send in England

1:01.9

are making today a day of action. We meet the first woman to officially run the Boston marathon,

1:08.4

Catherine Switzer. She's going to reflect on that dramatic day in

1:12.2

1967 when they tried to force her out of the race, also why she hasn't hung up her trainers

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