Podcasts Other Woman's Hour Women in Star Wars; Pelvic Floor; The Real Derry Girls;

Women in Star Wars; Pelvic Floor; The Real Derry Girls;

Published: Dec. 27, 2019, 12:42 p.m.

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The Star Wars saga, which started in 1977, has come to an end with the release of Episode 9 - The Rise of Skywalker. How has the representation of women changed, throughout the generations, in one of the biggest sci-fi franchises of all time? Anna Smith is a film critic and host of the feminist film podcast Girls on Film. Victoria Upton is a member of the Norwich Star Wars Fan Club. Gabriella Geisinger is the deputy movies editor at Digital Spy.

Is your pelvic floor too tight? What are the signs, what are the causes and what exercises can you do to help? Emma speaks to Maggie Blott, a consultant obstetrician at the Royal Free Hospital and Marta Kinsella, pelvic health and rehabilitation physiotherapist.

For a second time, we visit Northern Ireland's second city Londonderry - the setting for the hit TV Channel 4 comedy. Reporter, Kathleen Carragher meets four \\u2018real life\\u2019 teenage 'Derry Girls'. They talked about a range of issues from changes to the law on abortion and equal marriage to why Nadine Coyle\\u2019s presence in the jungle on 'I\\u2019m A Celebrity' made the hearts of Derry\\u2019s teenagers swell with pride. Torrie, Sarah and Mollie all from St Mary's College in Derry and Ellee Dean is from the North West Regional College.

Having to leave a child's bedside when they're being cared for in hospital can be a huge wrench. To help reduce the separation anxiety, a third of neonatal units in the UK are now using an app that helps parents stay in touch with their premature babies 24 hours a day. Doctors and nurses can send photos and video updates to parents when they can't be with their baby in hospital. So far, around five thousand families have used the service. Katharine Da Costa is a reporter for BBC South.

Presenter: Emma Barnett\\nProducer: Olivia Cope

Interviewed Guest: Victoria Upton\\nInterviewed Guest: Gabriella Geisinger\\nInterviewed Guest: Anna Smith\\nInterviewed Guest: Maggie Blott\\nInterviewed Guest: Marta Kinsella\\nReporter: Kathleen Carragher\\nInterviewed Guest: Katharine Da Costa

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