Lesbian bars, Period Tracker Apps, World champion boxer, Lauren Price MBE
Film-makers Erica Rose and Elina Street discuss the documentary The Lesbian Bar Project.
After going viral on social media earlier this year, new bar La Camionera is planning to open a permanent inclusive venue for 鈥渓esbians and their friends鈥. Reporter Martha Owen has been following as they prepare to open and hears why these spaces are important from DJ Yvonne Taylor, event organisers Jess Whiting Boult and Tabs Benjamin, and poet Joelle Taylor. And Anita Rani is joined by filmmakers Erica Rose and Elina Street, creators of The Lesbian Bar Project, to discuss their award-winning series about lesbian bars in the USA and Germany.
Period tracker apps claim to help women to predict whenthey might start their period and calculate the best time to attempt to conceive. The Information Commissioner's Office has said that a third of women have used one. A report out this week, however, has raised serious questions about the way in which this data is used. The study, by Kings College London and University College London, examined the privacy policies and data safety labels of 20 of the most popular of these kind of apps. The authors say it is the most extensive evaluation of its kind completed to date. Anita discusses the findings and implications with 麻豆约拍 Technology Reporter Shiona McCallum and the lead author of the study Dr Ruba Abu-Salma from Kings College London.
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Director Amanda Nell Eu discusses her award-winning debut feature film, Tiger Stripes. An imaginative coming-of-age story about a girl who transforms into a jungle cat, it was Malaysia鈥檚 official entry to the 2024 Oscars. But this success came at a cost when the film was censored.
Last weekend the Olympic Gold Medallist, Lauren Price MBE, became Wales鈥 first female boxing world champion 鈥 winning the WBA, IBO, and Ring Magazine World Titles in spectacular fashion in her hometown of Cardiff by beating WBA welterweight champion Jessica McCaskill.聽She joins Anita to
talk about her achievement, her diverse sporting career and her legacy.
Presented by Anita Rani
Producer: Louise Corley
Studio Engineer: Bob Nettles
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