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🗓️ 1 May 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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A recent investigation has unearthed previously unknown information about the death of a female Ukrainian journalist who had been looking in to war crimes in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Viktoriia Roshchyna, herself Ukrainian, was captured in 2023 whilst reporting from the occupied territories. She died in 2024 after a year in detention, where she was held without charge and without legal assistance. Editor on the Investigations team at The Guardian, Juliette Garside, joins Anita Rani to discuss the report.
Have you ever wondered how much impact the name you were given has had on your life? Florence Knapp’s debut novel The Names begins with a dilemma; Cora is about to register the birth of her baby son, but should she call him Bear, the name chosen by her nine-year-old daughter Maia, Julian, which is her choice, or Gordon, the name she is expected to give him and also the name of her abusive husband and his father before him? Florence joins Anita to discuss her new book and the fateful decisions we make every day.
It’s been a big week for Chelsea who last night won the Women's Super League title for the sixth year in a row, beating Manchester United 1-0 after a goal from Lucy Bronze. The victory marks the first Women's Super League title for Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor, who took over from Emma Hayes last summer. It also follows a defeat against Barcelona in the Champions League over the weekend. BBC Sport’s Emma Sanders joins Anita to discuss Chelsea’s season.
With the Met Gala fast approaching, we take a closer look at the business behind the red carpet with International Style Correspondent for the New York Times, Elizabeth Paton, and Fashion Editor for Glamour Magazine, Rosie Lai.
A new play, Conversations After Sex, tells the story of one thirty-something woman’s life through vignettes following sporadic sexual encounters with a revolving cast of men. Anita explores the theme of intimate conversations with strangers, with the play’s main protagonist and producer Olivia Lindsay and psychotherapist Charlotte Jefferson.
Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Emma Pearce
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0:39.8 | Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4. |
0:44.9 | Good morning. |
0:46.2 | How important is a name? |
0:49.0 | What does it say about you and how could your name shape your life? |
0:52.9 | Who you are even. |
0:54.0 | In the programme today, I'll be talking |
0:55.5 | to writer Florence Knapp about her brilliant debut novel, The Names, about three parallel lives |
1:01.4 | of the same child but with different names. So this morning I want to hear about how you feel |
1:06.9 | about names, your own name. Do you like it? Have you had to explain your name, spell your |
1:12.2 | name? Has it been a help or a hindrance in your life? Maybe you've ended up changing your name. |
1:17.7 | And what about when it came to naming your own children? How did you go about it? Were they named |
1:22.7 | based on family lineage or religious tradition? Or was it for creative flair to stand out, possibly |
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