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Woman's Hour

Sharon Horgan, Sport and periods, Fangirls

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith had to stop running at the European Championships this week because of cramp. She said it was because of her period, and now she's calling for more research into periods and sporting performance. Hepatahlon Olympic Bronze medallist Kelly Sotherton comes onto the programme, as well as Dr Richard Burden who's co-lead on Female Health & Performance at the English Institute of Sport We talk to Sharon Horgan and Eve Hewson, about a new black comedy series they're in called Bad Sisters. It's all about five Irish sisters, and four of them hate their brother-in-law. They're desperate for the fifth sister to be rid of him. What will they do? We speak to Lena Kulakovska, who escaped Ukraine when she was 36 weeks pregnant and is now safely settled in Devon. She's just had a baby daughter, so what are her plans for her and her three young children? We hear once again from listener Titania. She sent us an email when we put the call out to tell us how it feels to reach the age your Mum was when she died. We hear her story. And we start a new series about fangirls. This week we go beyond the stereotype of the hysterical girl who's obsessed with someone famous. We ask instead what does being a fan bring to your life? We're joined by playwright and songwriter, Yve Blake, who's created the award-winning musical FANGIRLS and Hannah Ewens, a writer at Rolling Stone, former fangirl and author of Fangirls: Scenes from Modern Music Culture.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts

0:05.4

Hello, I'm Jessica Crichton, welcome to the Woman's Hour podcast.

0:08.8

Now, how does our menstrual cycle affect us when it comes to sport and exercise?

0:14.0

British athlete, Deena Ashessmith last night, spoke about her recent struggles when it

0:17.6

comes to competing.

0:19.0

But what solutions are there?

0:20.9

We'll hear from a former athlete who tells us she had to track her periods a year in advance

0:26.1

to ensure she could compete at her best.

0:28.7

We'll also be talking sisterhood this morning with the stars of a new comedy drama series

0:33.1

that's being released today.

0:34.4

It centers on five Irish sisters.

0:37.0

And when one of their husband's dies, his life ensures begin to suspect not all is as

0:42.2

it seems among these women.

0:45.2

It's intriguing.

0:46.2

I've watched the first episode.

0:47.2

Also, we continue to hear stories of Ukrainian people coming to the UK after escaping the

0:52.2

Russian invasion.

0:53.7

This morning we'll be talking to a woman who fled her homeland back in June whilst

0:57.4

heavily pregnant.

0:58.8

She's recently had her baby here in the UK after finding refuge in Devon.

1:02.7

She'll be telling us her story about leaving her husband and everything she knew behind.

1:07.8

I want to ask you about Fangales this morning.

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