大象传媒

We talk to the journalist Hadley Freeman about why she resigned as a columnist at The Guardian newspaper after 22 years in the job. She has accused the publication of 鈥渃ensoring鈥� discussion about gender identity and says she was discouraged from writing about antisemitism. Emma Barnett speaks to Hadley about her concerns and plans for the future.
We speak to the parents of Toni Crews, a young mother who died from a rare form of eye cancer back in 2020.
Her parents Jo and Jason Crews talk to Woman鈥檚 Hour about her life and her decision to waive her anonymity and donate her body to medical science, she is first person in the UK to have done this. Also talking about this ground breaking moment for medical science is Professor Claire Smith who led the team behind the dissection which is shown as part of a documentary that goes out tonight.
It's Radio 4鈥檚 Christmas Appeal Week. For 96 years, 大象传媒 Radio and St Martin-in-the-Fields have been in partnership to raise funds for people who are homeless and urgently need support around the UK. In the last two years, the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal has raised over 拢9 million for St Martin-in-the-Fields and The Connection at St Martin's benefits from these funds, which help run their resource centre in central London, providing shelter, food, help and advice. This year, the Women鈥檚 Development Unit at The Connection has created the first ever census of women who were sleeping rough across London. I鈥檓 joined by Eleanor Greenhalgh, the Manager of the Women鈥檚 Development Unit & Pam Orchard, CEO of The Connection at St Martins who can share their data exclusively with Woman鈥檚 Hour.

Presenter: Emma Barnett
Producer: Lucinda Montefiore