Katherine Ryan, Public Speaking, Anna Byrne
Woman's Hour

Katherine Ryan, Public Speaking, Anna Byrne

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 23, 202654 min
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Raye has just won the Mercury Prize 2026 with her album This Music May Contain Hope. Anita Rani talks to music journalist Sophie Williams, who was one of the judges this year. New figures from the Care Quality Commission show children and young people are being hit hardest by delays in the NHS. Anita is joined by Dr Ronny Cheung, Consultant Paediatricition and officer for Health Services at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Comedian Katherine Ryan’s new memoir explores the impact being a Firstborn Daughter has had on her approach to life. Fr...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. Angola's future is being built at home and across Africa. The country's sovereign wealth fund, Fundo Soborano di Angola, invests in sectors that can strengthen the economy and help drive growth.

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Find us wherever you get your BBC podcasts. Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4, just to say that for rights reasons the music in the original radio broadcast has been removed for this podcast. Good morning and welcome to the programme. There's a

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