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Woman's Hour: Operation Identify Me, Iran, Rosie & Chris Ramsey, Race Across the World

Operation Identify Me, Iran, Rosie & Chris Ramsey, Race Across the World

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Operation Identify Me, Iran, Rosie & Chris Ramsey, Race Across the World

Interpol are asking for help to identify 22 murdered women whose names are a mystery.

How Interpol are trying to identify 22 murdered women, Rosie and Chris Ramsey on couples who make podcasts, Iranian activist Masih Alinejad, Winning Race Across the World

Masih Alinejad, Iranian American journalist, women's rights campaigner and a Time Woman of the Year 2023, is an outspoken critic of the Iranian government. She joins Anita to talk about her fight for women's rights in Iran. 

The winners of Race Across The World on BBC1, where travellers made it to a destination, choosing any route they liked, but with no flights or phones allowed. For this third series, those involved travelled from West to East Canada. Cathie Rowe and Tricia Sail celebrate their triumph.

For the first time, Interpol have released a list seeking information about 22 unidentified murdered women, whose names are a mystery. Anita is joined by BBC journalist Alice Cuddy to explain why this is happening, and forensic scientist Carina Van Leeuwen who is passionate about giving these women a name.

Rosie and Chris Ramsey, top podcast couple, join Anita to talk about the perils of producing a podcast when you’re married with children and you’re airing your dirty laundry in public for laughs, and their remarkable success including a new BBC1 series, 'The Chris and Rosie Ramsey Show'.

Presenter: Anita Rani
Studio manager: Duncan Hannant

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