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Woman's Hour

Women and heat, Surrey Police on catcalling stunt, Pregnancy sickness

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

As a heatwave grips the UK, we ask whether soaring temperatures impact women differently to men and what should be done about it. Professor Mike Tipton, Professor of Human and Applied Physiology at the University of Portsmouth, joins Nuala McGovern to explain. The author Paula Sutton has written her second novel, The Body in the Kitchen Garden. The interiors stylist and TV and social media personality talks to Nuala about creating plots to challenge her fictional detective Daphne Brewster, and her real-life passion for cottagecore and swapping city living for a cosy rural lifestyle. Several newspapers this morning are talking about the decision by Surrey Police to send undercover female officers out jogging to catch catcallers. They went running during rush hour to expose the frequency that women are harassed while exercising in public. A 2021 survey by Runner's World revealed that 84% of women had been harassed while jogging. Inspector Jon Vale, Borough Commander of Reigate and Banstead and Surrey's violence against women and girls safer spaces lead, joins Nuala. A woman in Wales who felt forced to terminate her pregnancy after being unable to access the anti-sickness medication she needed is calling for the drug to be made more widely available. Sarah Spooner was suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum which left her vomiting more than 20 times per day and unable to eat or drink. But she found it virtually impossible to access Xonvea, a medication which is recommended as a first-line treatment in England but not in Wales. Nuala hears Sarah's story, and speaks to Dr Caitlin Dean from Pregnancy Sickness Support about why there is a postcode lottery across the UK for women needing Xonvea. Sydnie Christmas captivated television audiences when she won Britain's Got Talent in 2024, becoming the first female singer to win the contest. With a background in musical theatre, the singer and actress impressed the judges with her powerhouse vocals. Since her win, she has released a debut album, topping the iTunes charts in the UK and US, and now she's starring as villain, Cruella De Vil in 101 Dalmatians, the musical at Eventim Apollo, London. Presenter: Nuala Mcgovern Producer: Emma Pearce

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0:00.0

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0:05.6

Hello, this is Newell O'Moghren, and you're listening to The Woman's Hour podcast.

0:10.5

Hello, you're very welcome to the programme.

0:12.2

Well, how did you sleep last night?

0:14.9

Some of us were in very hot parts of the country.

0:17.9

Temperatures off 33 degrees in some places in the UK as England endures

0:23.4

its fourth heat wave off the summer. We're going to discuss why women are more affected by

0:28.5

extreme heat and it's not just for those who are pregnant, menopausal or elderly will find out why.

0:35.4

And I also want to know your tips to stay cool.

0:38.4

I brought a cold water bottle to bed with me last night.

0:41.8

It did work a treat if you're wondering.

0:43.8

What's yours?

0:44.7

You can text the programme.

0:45.7

The number is 84844 on social media.

0:48.4

We're at BBC Woman's Hour.

0:49.6

Or you can email us through our website.

0:52.1

For a WhatsApp message or a voice note, that number is 0-3-700-100-444.

0:59.7

Plus Sydney Christmas.

1:01.4

Well, Sydney is with us.

1:02.6

She's going to be telling us about playing Cruella DeVille in a new stage production

1:06.5

of the Disney classic 101 Dalmatians.

1:10.7

You might have read this morning about undercover female officers

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