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🗓️ 3 May 2025
⏱️ 57 minutes
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The negative effects that smartphones and social media access can have on students has become a national conversation in recent months, with differing views on who should take the lead in protecting children. Anita Rani was joined by secondary head teacher Emma Mills, whose school in Warrington has banned smartphones. Birchwood High attracted national attention two years ago when teenage student Brianna Ghey was murdered.
Paula Radcliffe held the marathon world record for more than 16 years. The four time British Olympian secured the Six Star Medal last week, and has now run all six original marathons: Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York City. Recently she's had her resilience tested in a whole new way - supporting her teenage daughter Isla through a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer. Now in recovery, Isla ran the London marathon last Sunday and Paula joined Nuala McGovern to discuss the experience.
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.
For the last decade, Frances Ryan has been a columnist and reporter at The Guardian. She joined Nuala McGovern to discuss her new book - Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life. Part memoir, part manifesto, it explores six facets of life: education, careers, body image, health, relationships and representation, as well as how to survive life's bumps in the road.
And London Grammar frontwoman Hannah Reid joined Nuala to discuss more than a decade at the helm of the band, their fourth album The Greatest Love, and what it’s been like navigating the music industry as a new parent.
Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Annette Wells Editor: Sarah Jane Griffiths
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0:00.0 | Hello, Russell Kane here. |
0:03.1 | I'm back for another season of character assassinating the nice guy |
0:06.4 | and binging up the baddies in evil genius. |
0:09.2 | Yep, even the biggest legends have their skeletons. |
0:12.0 | So join me and a panel of brilliant comedians |
0:14.4 | to weigh in on whether the biggest players in history |
0:16.9 | are more evil or more genius. |
0:19.0 | I just think every celebrity, said with respect, Russell, is out of their minds. |
0:26.6 | Evil genius with Russell Kane. |
0:28.7 | Listen first on BBC Sounds. |
0:32.4 | BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. |
0:36.4 | Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4, just to say that |
0:42.4 | for rights reasons, the music in the original radio broadcast has been removed for this podcast. |
0:48.4 | Hello and welcome. Over the next hour, you will hear a few choice highlights from the week. |
0:54.4 | Coming up, Paula Radcliffe is a four-time British Olympian |
0:58.1 | whose daughter Ila has been following in her footsteps |
1:00.9 | by running the London Marathon last weekend. |
1:04.0 | In recent years, Ila has recovered from a rare form of ovarian cancer |
1:07.9 | and we'll find out what it was like for Paula |
1:10.0 | to witness her daughter crossing that finish line. |
1:13.6 | The journalist Francis Ryan on her new book, Who Wants Normal, the Disabled Girls Guide to Life? |
1:19.5 | We'll look at the business of fashion, or rather the business of the red carpet at the Met Gala. |
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