A profile of some of the athletes preparing for the Olympics. Paul Carter examines the technology that will be used to power Paralympic hopefuls to glory. Show more
Lee McKenzie introduces live coverage of the Barbarians women’s team against South Africa. Commentary is by Sara Orchard, Emily Scarratt and Brian Moore. Show more
Lee McKenzie presents a round-up of all the action from the first weekend of the Women's Six Nations. Commentary by Sara Orchard. Show more
Highlights of week two of the 2018 Women's Six Nations. England host Wales at The Stoop, Scotland entertain France in Glasgow and 2017 runners-up Ireland welcome Italy to Dublin. Show more
Sara Orchard is in Dublin for highlights of the third round of the Women's Six Nations. Commentary is by Martin Gillingham and Catherine Spencer, with analysis from Fiona Coghlan. Show more
Highlights from Castle Park in Doncaster, as 2018 champions France take on England. And action from Scotland v Ireland and Italy v Wales, with analysis by Danielle Waterman. Show more
Sara Orchard presents the highlights as the Red Roses take on Ireland. Plus all the action from Wales v France. Show more
Sara Orchard brings all the action from round four as England face Wales at the Twickenham Stoop, with expert analysis by Kat Merchant.
Highlights of the Women’s Six Nations. With a disrupted tournament so far, England’s Red Roses are hopeful they can wrap up the Championship in their scheduled match against Italy. Show more
Sara Orchard presents highlights of England's clash with Samoa at Twickenham, their last fixture in the autumn international series. Commentary by Chris Jones and Mike Tindall. Show more
Highlights of England's autumn international against 2019 World Cup hosts Japan. Sara Orchard introduces coverage with commentary from Chris Jones. Show more
Europe’s top two teams do battle at Twickenham as England meet France in the second of two autumn internationals. Presented by Lee McKenzie, with match commentary provided by Sara Orchard. Show more
Highlights of England's clash with Australia at Twickenham in the latest fixture in the autumn international series. Commentary by Sara Orchard and Brian Moore. Show more
Woman's Hour
Katy Lipson, Partition of India, Rugby, Elmet
41 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Theatre producer Katy Lipson; sports reporter Sara Orchard on women's rugby; 70th anniversary of independence and partition of India; Fiona Mozley, Booker Prize longlist author. Show more