# Anita Rani

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Weekend Woman's Hour: School uniforms in porn, The Farmer's Wife, 'Empty nesters'

A group of school children have set up a petition calling on the government to ban the use of school uniforms in porn. They say they want to abolish the sexualisation of children through the inappropriate use of school uniform. Kylie Pentelow is joined by two of the campaigners Aylin and Mae, both …

Consent, Top Fuel drag racing, Grey hair

To mark our 80th anniversary, Woman's Hour commissioned a survey of 2,000 women across the UK to explore how women feel about using their voice in different areas of their lives, from the most public to the most private spaces. One of the questions we asked was: How many times, if any, have you fel…

Mental health in women and girls, AI assistants, Extreme heat and pregnancy, Traitors fashion

A new review into autism, ADHD and mental health provision by the NHS in England has warned there has been a substantial increase in mental health distress, particularly in young people. The review - led by leading doctors in the field - says the NHS is struggling to cope with the rising demand for…

Weekend Woman's Hour: Consent, 80 years of Woman's Hour, The Lost Children of Tuam

To mark our 80th anniversary, Woman's Hour commissioned a survey of 2,000 women across the UK to explore how women feel about using their voice in different areas of their lives. One of the questions we asked was: How many times, if any, have you felt unable to say no in a sexual encounter? Anita R…

Grok deepfake images, Educating Afghan girls, Runner Esmée Gummer

An estimated three million deepfake images were non-consensually requested from Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok around Christmas of last year, mostly of women and children. Since then, UK investigations have been unable to find or charge any of the users who made those requests. Jess Davies, a presenter t…

Weekend Woman's Hour: Navi Pillay, Women in tech, Caroline Hirons

Navanetham 'Navi' Pillay, a former International Criminal Court judge and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. She is the 21st female to win the award, and the first South African woman. Navi speaks to Nuala McGovern. In the programme's 80th year, w…

E L James's new novel, Maternity workplace protections, Catherine Bohart

When the writer E L James first self-published Fifty Shades of Grey as an e-book in 2011, she had no idea that her erotic novel would go on to become a publishing phenomenon. Since then, Erika has written eight bestsellers, sold more than 150 million books, and produced three Fifty Shades film adap…

Katherine Ryan, Public Speaking, Anna Byrne

Raye has just won the Mercury Prize 2026 with her album This Music May Contain Hope. Anita Rani talks to music journalist Sophie Williams, who was one of the judges this year. New figures from the Care Quality Commission show children and young people are being hit hardest by delays in the NHS. A…

Judge in Larry Nasser case, Yoga and Olympics, and Philippa Gregory’s The Royal Witch

Nearly 10 years after the Larry Nassar case exposed the abuse of hundreds of young women and girls in gymnastics in the US, are athletes any safer today? The judge who sentenced him, Rosemarie Aquilina, has spent the years since campaigning for reform and says progress has been far too slow. She ar…

Russell Brand conviction, Massage and cancer, Porn laws, Wicker

The comedian and actor Russell Brand has been convicted of rape and sexual assault, and has been told to expect a substantial prison sentence. He was refused bail and will spend the weekend in custody before being sentenced on Monday. He is also facing further rape allegations made by two women. …