Rosamund Pike, Ketamine, Author Madeline Cash, Winter Olympics
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Rosamund Pike, the Emmy and Golden Globe winner, is known for standout roles in Saltburn, her Oscar nominated lead in Gone Girl, and Made in Dagenham. Next month she stars on the West End stage, coming back to the role of Jessica Parks, the maverick judge at the heart of the National Theatre’s hit play Inter Alia, also filmed for NT Live screenings. She joins Anita Rani to discuss her role that explores motherhood, masculinity and the complexities of justice. Ketamine has become a worryingly popular recreational drug among young people, and the consequences can be devastating. That's according to a specialist NHS clinic which reports that some teenagers suffer such severe bladder damage from taking it, that some rely on incontinence pads. To discuss the implications, Anita is joined by Dr Alison Downey, Consultant Urologist at Mid Staffs NHS Foundation Trust, who is treating young people with ketamine related bladder problems. They are also joined by Fay Maloney, Director of The Lifeboat Recovery Community Hub, along with Eva, who has stopped using ketamine and is receiving support from the hub. The American writer Madeline Cash has just published her debut novel Lost Lambs — already an instant bestseller — and she’s only 29. She won high praise from Lena Dunham, who has called her ‘a voice like no other’. Lost Lambs follows the Flynn family — parents Bud and Catherine and their three teenage daughters — whose decision to open their marriage plunges the household into chaos. As the Winter Olympics comes to a close, BBC sports reporter Katie Falkingham joins Anita to discuss the standout female athletes and record breaking performances.
Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Dianne McGregor
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| 0:12.1 | You might. You might. It is called Sightraught with me, Nick Grimshaw. |
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| 0:45.1 | Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4. |
| 0:47.6 | Good morning and welcome to the programme. |
| 0:50.4 | Please, anything that will get rid of coughs and colds in one go. |
| 0:52.6 | We've rolled out the red carpet this morning. |
| 0:56.1 | Rosamond Pike will be gliding into the studio. |
| 1:05.3 | I've just seen her do it, so she does glide. She's going back on stage in the West End, reprising her role in the brilliant play into Alia. She'll be telling us all about that. |
| 1:12.5 | Also, debut novelist Madeline Cash will be here, whose novel Lost Lambs is an instant bestseller. |
| 1:17.6 | We'll be looking at the problem of teenagers addicted to ketamine, with some experiencing severe bladder problems that mean they're using incontinence pads. |
| 1:21.9 | And a roundup of women at the Winter Olympics. |
| 1:25.6 | Have you been watching? |
| 1:26.6 | I've been in absolute awe of so much of it. |
| 1:29.4 | Freestyle skiing, snowboarding, luge, the curling, which I found so soothing. |
| 1:33.6 | And the figure skating. |
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