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Woman's Hour

PCOS misinformation, Sutara Gayle, Raving

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Influencers on TikTok and Instagram are selling fake ‘cures’ for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a hormonal condition, according to a new BBC investigation. The BBC World Service tracked the most-watched videos with a #PCOS hashtag on TikTok and Instagram and found that half of them spread false information. Jacqui Wakefield, a BBC 100 Women reporter, has been investigating and joins Anita Rani to discuss.

Sutara Gayle is an actor and reggae artist. She fuses music with memories of her eventful life in a new show: The Legends of Them. From hearing her radio debut whilst in Holloway Prison on remand, to the Brixton uprisings in 1985 that were sparked by the shooting of her sister, the show explores a hugely varied and at times deeply moving portrayal of her life, and the women who have shaped it. Sutara joins Anita in the studio.

This year’s Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields to support those who are experiencing, or who are at risk of, homelessness across the UK is now underway. One of the charities your donations have helped this year is called Rowan Alba and it runs residential services in Edinburgh. We hear from resident Elvira, psychologist Sarah Phillips and Anita speaks to Tracey Stewart from Rowan Alba. To find out more, visit the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal website.

A judge has ruled that MMA fighter Conor McGregor must pay the legal costs of Nikita Hand, who accused him of raping her in a hotel in Dublin in 2018. We explore the impact the ruling has had in Ireland with BBC journalist Aoife Walsh.

On yesterday’s programme, the DJ Annie Mac spoke about the healing power of raving. Milly Day was listening and got in touch to tell us about her thesis on the subject. She joins Anita.

Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Emma Pearce

Transcript

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0:00.0

In Northern Ireland, from the late 70s to the early 90s, the IRA killed over 40 alleged informers.

0:08.0

But the man who often found, tortured and sometimes killed these people on behalf of the IRA

0:12.0

was himself an informer, a secret British army agent with the codename Stakeknife.

0:18.0

Who gets to play God? And why me? Why my family?

0:21.4

When lies are still being told to this day, who do you believe?

0:25.1

I wouldn't even know where to start.

0:26.7

And I'm with the IRA.

0:28.5

Steakknife.

0:29.7

Listen first on BBC Sounds.

0:33.5

BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:37.5

Hello, I'm Anita Rani, and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4.

0:42.6

Just to say that for rights reasons, the music in the original radio broadcast has been removed for this podcast.

0:49.2

Good morning and welcome to Woman's Hour.

0:51.6

Now, on yesterday's programme Annie Mack was on discussing, raving at a reasonable time and our joint love of the dance floor.

0:59.1

Well, listener Millie was listening, pulled over and got in touch as she's done her thesis on this very subject, on the euphoric church-like experience of the rave.

1:10.2

She dropped us an email yesterday and we'll be on the programme shortly.

1:13.7

We do love it when you get in touch with your life experience.

1:16.4

And on that, we're going to be hearing live music from actor, singer and reggae star, Sithara Gale today.

1:22.4

You may know her as Lorna G.

1:24.2

She'll be telling me all about her powerful show based on very dramatic events in her own life.

1:29.6

One point she reflects on is when she saw her mother as a woman and not just her mum for the very first time.

1:36.3

So has this happened in your life?

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