The UK left the European Union on Friday night \u2013 so what can women expect from British politics. There have been weeks of speculation about a February reshuffle \u2013 we discuss the women who will win and lose. And what of the women among the voters who the Prime Minister has often said \u201clent\u201d him their votes? Jane talks to Helen Lewis, staff writer for the Atlantic and to Anne McElvoy, senior editor at The Economist about how women\u2019s interests will figure in post-Brexit politics.
Last Wednesday, in our series about breaking free from damaging relationship patterns, we heard a moving account from \u201cSadie\u201d who described her ex-partner as a narcissist. Today we explore further the subject of narcissistic abuse.
Life for girls in Afghanistan can be dangerous \u2013 and with no set education system, they can often find themselves selling tea in the street or married early. But a centre in Kabul is teaching children from poor areas to read, write and\u2026 skateboard. It\u2019s the subject of a BAFTA winning film Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) by Carol Dysinger, who joins us to discuss the project.
BBC stories has been following Danielle Thomas on her journey to find out if she has inherited the gene for Huntington\u2019s disease. Her mum is in the late stages of the disease and there\u2019s a 50:50 chance that she could have inherited it. Jane talks to her about her decision to discover if she\u2019s a carrier and the impact it\u2019s had on her life.
Presenter: Jane Garvey\nInterviewed guest: Helen Lewis\nInterviewed guest: Anne McElvoy\nInterviewed guest: Katherine Baldwin\nInterviewed guest: Carol Dysinger\nInterviewed guest: Danielle Thomas\nProducer: Lucinda Montefiore