Research by the charity Stamma shows that 8% of children will start stuttering at some point. Our listener Geri, a mother who\u2019s son has a stammer, got in touch with Woman\u2019s Hour and asked us to discuss the topic. Kirsten Howells from Stamma, Tiktok influencer Jessie Yendle and Geri join Claire McDonnell to share their own experiences and advice.
Actor Emily Blunt found fame as the scene-stealing assistant in The Devil Wears Prada, and has since starred in many films including Mary Poppins Returns and A Quiet Place with her real-life husband John Krasinski. She is also in one of this year\u2019s biggest cinematic hits, Oppenheimer. As Christopher Nolan\u2019s blockbuster about the father of the atomic bomb is released on ultra-HD DVD and Blu-ray, Emily Blunt talks to Clare McDonnell about her role as Kitty Oppenheimer, Robert\u2019s wife.
How do you keep long-distance friendships going? Clare talks to filmmaker Shannon Haly, who lives in New York and wrote a viral poem about missing her best friend. They are joined by the journalist Rose Stokes who, after having an 18-year long-distance friendship decided to move to live in the same city as her friend.
What do women look for in a bra after breast cancer surgery? Clare is joined by Katy Marks, an architect by trade, who discovered after her single mastectomy that there was no bra on the market that was flat on one side. She didn\u2019t want to use a prosthetic and so designed her own, called Uno, which launched on Monday. She\u2019ll be joined on the programme by Asmaa Al-allak who won this year\u2019s Great British Sewing Bee and is a consultant breast surgeon who has made post-surgery lingerie for her patients.
Today marks 100 years since the birth of one of opera\u2019s most renowned and influential singers of the 20th century: the iconic heroine, Maria Callas. But what is it about her talent that has transcended the decades? Two sopranos \u2013 Alison Langer and Nadine Benjamin \u2013 join Anita to describe Maria Callas\u2019 enduring star quality.
Presenter: Anita Rani\nProducer: Hanna Ward\nStudio Manager: Tim Heffer