Our Programmes

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Imogen Grant is a star in the rowing world who is in the Team GB Olympic rowing squad for the Games in Tokyo, and 

Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu was the first sickle cell and thalassaemia specialist nurse in Britain.  Elizabeth is author to “Mixed Blessings from a Cambridge Union” which refers to her parents who met at Cambridge University.   

World renowned vocal coach to the stars, Annabel Williams works on The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and I Can See Your Voice. We hear her fascinating story and how you can now benefit from her techniques;  And we eavesdrop on a conversation by author Dr Georgia Kaufmann and well known Youtuber Paige Y about their time at Cambridge University - with a 40 year gap.  

Julia Sang, a one-woman campaigner whose aim is to make streets a safer place for children and older residents;  and Forget Shareka and Anke Adams talk about CAMFED, who supported Forget throughout her secondary and higher education.  Forget is now an entrepreneur and one of the charity’s many success stories.  

We meet Faye Holland and Lorenza Wildcard.  Faye is a well-known  entrepreneur who is involved with a dizzying number of business initiatives.  Wildcard had never written a song in her life but was inspired to pen a  song.  Within 24 hours of it being on the internet a music producer asked her to record a single. 

 Isabella Moore CBE tells the fascinating story of her life, running her successful translation business and how she is now helping older women entrepreneurs.  Paula Kerr recovered from rigorous cancer treatment with the help of exercise and a healthy diet.   She shares tips with the rest of us.   

We meet Hannah Martin, well known make-up artist who has worked with royalty and is currently part of TV show 10 years younger in 10 days;  and Georgia Kaufmann, who talks about her life in a Brazillian favela, her time at Cambridge University and her new book The Dressmaker of Paris. 

 Crime Writer Alison Bruce well known for her books set in Cambridge, talks about her life and her writing, and lawyer turned electrician Cathy Cockin couldn't be happier with her career switch. 

Missionary Irene Manley has spent most of her life abroad helping those who have become disenfranchised in Nepal and Mongolia;  And Kay King, a birth activist, fundraiser and project manager for maternity sector charities. Kay is campaigning to restore indemnity insurance for independent midwives.   

Today we meet singer songwriter Anita Gabrielle who has produced an EP which will raise funds for research into Parkinson’s Disease;  And Yvonne Witter, a leader of the Peak District Mosaic group who dedicates most of her free time to encouraging black and minority ethnic groups to step outside the city and enjoy nature.  

Like many others, you may be interested in starting a fitness regime.  Well, we meet Amber Brammah who runs Lovefit, a business that focusses on women's health;   And if you’re interested in social media you’ll love our chat with Lenka Koppova because we certainly learned a thing or two from her.  

Christine O’Reilly is part of the Red Hen project and supports families in helping their children do well when they may otherwise face difficulties;  and Sonal Kadchha gave up a lucrative career in banking to save girls of the Maasai Mara from FGM and childhood marriage by setting up a secondary school for girls offering them education and a very different kind of life. 

Let’s talk Christmas on this episode of Women Making Waves!  Louise Eatock, front woman of Flaming June is releasing a Christmas single under the name of Eli Lillies;  We also meet Gill Ashby who is publishing monthly puzzle books called Bright Old Sparks, for people suffering from dementia.  

Special episode of Women's Making Waves to celebrate International Women's Day in 2020.  Special guests, chat and music, all by women.

Extinction Rebellion spokesperson Zion Lights  is a passionate science communicator interested in everything from earth to the stars, and Anya Navidski is the Founding Partner at Voulez Capital – Europe’s First Venture Capital fund for female founders.

Dr Emma Boland is a physical oceanographer at the British Antarctic Survey and has a particular interest in climate science.      

And Dr Ghina Halabi, is an Astrophysicist.   Ghina’s began as a child in Barouk, a small village tucked among the thousand-year-old cedars of Mount Lebanon.

In our Christmas edition we meet talented singer songwriters Ellie Dixon and Sophie Winter who talk about their music, their lives and their friendship in a lively amusing conversation.  And they each treat us to a festive song. 

We  tackle tough subjects.  Lucy da Silva was abused as a child, subsequently suffering from drink, drug and eating disorders;   and Lynn Asante-Asare,  a scientist, a former PhD student working for Cancer Research UK and now a medical student at Leicester University.   

Louise  Tennekoon has worked in sustainability for over 20 years and is making  waves combining her family life with supporting environmental change.

And Petra Hayton and Sophie Weedon are neighbours who have started their own business selling preloved clothes and accessories. 

Photographer Anita Corbin came in to talk about her First Women exhibition,    Georgina Shoshana Cohen  wants to become the first female skeleton athlete to complete for Israel in the 2022 Winter Olympics, and  

Helena Trenkic  is passionate about ensuring that sex education is properly handled in schools.

We meet Hilary Cox Condron who is a community artist;  Cassandra Farron tells the moving story of losing her Mum to dementia;   and Louise Rowland talks about her debut novel The Girls Book of Priesthood that reveals the young women of today behind the collar. 

We meet Alicia who fled an abusive marriage and is now picking up the pieces of her life;  Sarah McDonald is the Director of Music at Selwyn College and an enthusiastic promoter of women composers;  and adventurer Jan Chatzis tells the story of taking part in the Clipper Round the world race.   

Scientist Dr Priyanka Joshi, is on the Vogue 25 list of the most influential women in the UK;  Joanna Bromwich fundraises for the Bantangba project in The Gambia.    Fancy talking to new people? Johnnie Moore tells us about Unhurried Conversations

 In this edition we meet Dame Janet Thornton, one of the world's leading researchers in structural bioinformatics,   Captain Jennifer Stevenson a helicopter pilot working with East Anglian Air Ambulance services and Marketeer Sue Keogh, director of Sookio and on the Board of Cambridge 105 Radio.  

Mayor of Cambridge Gerri Bird tells us the incredible story of her life;  

Ever fancied trying past life regression?  We talk to Louise Rhodes who specialises in hypnotic therapy;  and Michelle Moore has been included in The Independent 50 Most Influential Women in Sport

What's it like to be second in command at NASA?  We find out from Dr Dava J Newman; Sharon Williams wrote a story which was turned into a film and  high flying undergraduate Bonnie Samuyiwa talks of her visit to 10 Downing Street, 

Chloe Shaw and Sarah Rodgerson got their employer Cambridge Assessment English to help refugees    Jess King helps people with self harm scars to cover them with tattoos, and Jackie Hughes and Haley Hendy tell us about the Human Milk Bank.  

Tracey Curtis-Taylor is an  aviator, adventurer and inspirational speaker. Women's wrestling in all it's glory - with shocking revelations, from Emily Read  who runs Pro Wrestling Eve and Natalie Emuss talks about the trauma of having breast cancer.  

Dr Victoria Bateman has been hitting the headlines because of her naked protests;  Andrea Cockerton has recently been named as one of the 50 New Radicals by Nesta and Cathlyn Crawley has written a book about the angst of looking after babies.   

Featuring Louise from the band Flaming June,  Kelly Anstee who has set up a successful tax accountancy and Charlotte Payne who wants to encourage us to eat inspects.

Featuring women volunteers  supporting refugees in Calais, Dr Tamsin Brown who has invented a device  to help children with glue ear, and Helen Meissner music promoter and  business woman