In 1906 Sylvia Pankhurst travelled Britain to find out about the lives of working women. Over 100 years on, I followed in the suffragette’s footsteps with presenter Emma Barnett to see how working women’s lives have changed.
Projects
Following Sylvia Pankhurst
Farming
Women working in the fields at Wright’s Lettuce Farm in Lancashire in 2016
Potteries
What life is like for women in Stoke on Trent working in the potteries now
OTHER PROJECTS
The Turnout with GK Barry
A podcast to get more young people to vote in the General Election 2024
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Life After Divorce
More than 40% of marriages end in divorce, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Living British
Adrian Chiles lives for a week using only British products for BBC Radio Four
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Age gaps in dating
My interview with 28 year old 'Richard' who has slept with over 30 women in their late forties and fifties
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Age Gaps in dating – a female perspective
Here's 'Eva' who recently slept with a man who is twenty years younger.
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Abortion Stories
Women talk about their abortions for BBC Woman's Hour. Some of them telling theIr stories for the very first time.
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Getting Ready
Backstage at the Nutcracker, the Panto and in the cloisters of Ely Cathedral - I talk to women getting ready for performance
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In My Kitchen
A series of interviews talking with celebrities in their own kitchens and discussing their love for cooking, their favourite recipes and life...
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Live and one-off features
Over the years I have reported live for Today, World Service and the commercial networks. Nowadays most of my live production and reporting is at Woman's Hour and You and Yours
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