International Women’s Day #Walk4Women podcast – announcing a star-studded line-up!

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08 March 2023

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Grab your trainers, pop your headphones on and get ready to be wowed this International Women's Day by our hour-long podcast full of exclusive performances by your favourite singers, inspirational messages from familiar voices and incredible stories of women leaders from Yemen, Bangladesh, Somalia, Turkey and Ukraine.

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Join our #Walk4Women while you listen, and walk in solidarity with women who are leading their communities through crisis across the globe.

We are very excited to announce our fantastic line-up:

Your hosts: Sophie Ellis-Bexter and Helen Pankhurst

Helen and Sophie

Helen and Sophie need no introduction. Join them as they guide you through an hour of inspiration!

The music: RAYE, Beverley Knight and more

What better to inspire you as you #Walk4Women than exclusive performances and fabulous tunes from some of your favourite stars – the podcast features music from:What better to inspire you as you #Walk4Women than exclusive performances and fabulous tunes from some of your favourite stars – the podcast features music from:

  • RAYE
  • Beverley Knight
  • Imelda May
  • Urban Voices Collective and BOND

The inspirational stories

Hear from five incredible women from Yemen, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Somalia and Turkey who are leading their communities through crisis.

"Women are the hope in this life."

Nada from Yemen tells her story

Trust in yourself, you are the one who can make the change. Just have the courage and have the strength to change the world.”

Ame, Bangladesh

Ame 2

And as if that wasn’t enough...

... you’ll hear messages from familiar voices including Paloma Faith, Dr Shola, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Sue Perkins, Melanie C, Lemn Sissay, Sadiq Khan, Neil Gaiman, Bianca Jagger and Angela Griffin and more. And a moving poem written specially for our podcast by acclaimed poet Nikita Gill.

So what are you waiting for?

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Join us and Walk4Women this International Women's Day

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