Sarah Vine's Femail Half-Hour

Sarah Vine and Co Host Imogen Edwards-Jones are joined by Gay and Roxy Longworth, the mother and daughter authors of a new book, When You Lose It.   This book and this week’s show tells the story of how Roxy was coerced into sharing explicit photographs by an older boy at school and the catastrophic effect it had on her when things escalated.     Some listeners may find some of the topics in this...

Sarah Vine and Co Host Imogen Edwards-Jones are joined by the author of Sex And The City, Candace Bushnell. Candace talks about her latest book, "Is There Still Sex In The City" and of taking the book to the stage in a one woman show - her first acting role, and speaks frankly about dating in middle age, the truth about her 21 year old boyfriend, and what it's like to be behind a cultural landmark...

Sarah Vine and Co Host Imogen Edwards-Jones are joined by Annabelle Williams, Personal Finance Specialist at Nutmeg and Author of "Why Women are Poorer Than Men and What To Do About It" to discuss the long standing misconception that women are bad with money. They're also joined by bestselling Author Santa Montefiore whose new book, An Italian Girl In Brooklyn has just been released, Plus resident...

Sarah Vine and Co Host Imogen Edwards-Jones celebrate the beginning of holiday season with a summer book special. Arts reviewer Claire Allfree and true crime expert and host of the Blood Ties Podcast, Geoffrey Wansell, join the show to offer some literary suggestions to accompany you on your summer break, from well known classics, to audiobooks, to last minute selections at the airport and lots mo...

Sarah Vine and her co-host, author Imogen Edwards-Jones, speak to hairstylist Jordanna Cobella about the taboo subject of female hair loss, how it affects us and how to deal with it. And the show is joined by the author of The Reluctant Carer, a new book that lifts the lid on the funny, emotional and honest story of caring for their parents. Plus, Theresa Cheung joins us to explain what the future...

Sarah Vine and her co-host, author Imogen Edwards-Jones, speak to Neil Leitch of the Early Years Alliance about the growing problem with school readiness in the UK, and to Cerri Wheeldon of Fab After Fifty about why we feel at our hottest at 53, plus, could cosmetic surgery be for you?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah Vine and her co-host, author Imogen Edwards-Jones, speak to the Mail On Sunday's Dan Hodges to find out what's next for Boris Johnson, and to Royal Expert Richard Fitzwilliams about what the Jubilee means for the future of the Royals. Plus, Beauty Expert Hannah Betts tells all about the hottest new festival for dog lovers -GoodWoof! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Sarah Vine and her co-host, author Imogen Edwards-Jones, speak to the legendary fashion designer behind Diana's Dress, David Emanuel, about why Royal Events are so special to us, and to Royal Expert Hugo Vickers about Jubilees of the past and what to expect this time around. Plus, Waitrose's Consultant Chef and Award Winning Pastry Chef, Will Torrent, te...

Sarah Vine and her co-host, author Imogen Edwards-Jones, speak to political commentator Charlie Peters about Westminster's ongoing problems with sleaze, and following the government's delay in tackling unhealthy food to Henry Dimbleby, the Food Tsar. Plus,Hannah Betts offers advice on Heatwave Beauty and the Tell Tale Triangle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah Vine and her co-host, author Imogen Edwards-Jones, speak to Royal Biographer Robert Hardman about the Queen's absence from the State Opening of Parliament, to Scott Godman a former British Army Dog Handler about the heroic animals that assist soldiers in war and to  Lauren Bowes Byatt, Deputy Director of Nesta's Healthy Life team, about a new survey that shows that Brits underestimate t...

Sarah Vine and her co-host, author Imogen Edwards-Jones, speak to Mara Clarke, founder of Abortion Support Network about the threat to reproductive rights in the US, to George Trefgarne,  CEO at Boscopel & Partners, about the chaos that continues to engulf Westminster and to Beauty Expert Hannah Betts about the best of Met Gala fashion. Plus, find out how to boost your mood with a splash...

Sarah Vine and her co-host, author Imogen Edwards-Jones, speak to Mariella Frostrup about the HRT Crisis that is driving women to despair, to tech expert Caramel Quin about why Elon Musk is paying $44Bn for Twitter and what do the stars say about Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah Vine and her co-host, author Imogen Edwards-Jones, speak to AnneLise Borgen Rizzo who co-founded The 4 Day Box, a grassroots organisation helping children displaced to Italy by the war in Ukraine, to Robert Jobson, the Royal Editor, about the already controversial interview Prince Harry gave to US TV, Plus, Hannah Betts tells all about beauty in Paris.  You can find The 4 Day Box online...

Sarah Vine and her co-host, author Imogen Edwards-Jones, speak to former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt on the Shrewsbury maternity scandal, and speak to royal biographer Angela Levin on Prince Andrew’s appearance at Prince Philip’s memorial service. Plus, Theresa Cheung, author of The Dream Dictionary, on the surprising meanings of Sarah and Imogen’s dreams… See omnystudio....

Sarah Vine and her co-host, author Imogen Edwards-Jones talk to Ruth Davison, CEO of Refuge about the Angel Lynn case and coercive control, and talk to feminist campaigner Julie Bindel on Lia Thomas and the threat to women's sports. Plus, Hannah Betts on the curse of 'between-seasons face'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah Vine and her co-presenter Imogen Edwards-Jones talk to TV icon Maureen Lipman on why she's busier than ever at age 75, and speaks to former Kindertransport refugeee Lord Alf Dubs on the government's 'shambolic' treatment of Ukrainian refugees. Plus, astrologer Theresa Cheung on President Volodymyr Zelensky. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah and her co-presenter, author Imogen Edwards-Jones are talking about Ukraine (and Imogen's plan to take in a Ukrainian refugee) and chatting to Portico restaurant owner James Chiavarini, who is bringing back Chicken Kyiv for the first time in 46 years to raise money for the Red Cross. Sarah and Imogen chat to computer expert Cal Leeming on how Anonymous hackers are targeting websites and TV s...

Sarah Vine and her co-presenter Imogen Edwards-Jones are talking Ukraine this week (but trying to avoid sinking into a vat of depression). The presenters talk to conspiracy theory expert Dr David Robert Grimes on Russia’s long history of disinformation, stretching back to the age of the Tsars, and to former British Army Commander Colonel Richard Kemp about whether Britain’s army is in...

Sarah Vine and her co-presenter Imogen Edwards-Jones are talking about genderless toilets with transgender woman Debbie Hayton (after London theatres decided to ditch women-only ones), and speak to education expert George Trefgarne of Boscobel and Partners about plans to deny student loans to people who fail English and Maths GCSEs. Plus, The Moon Fix author Theresa Cheung on the pleasures and ben...

Sarah Vine and her co-presenter, author Imogen Edwards-Jones talk to Ingrid Seward, Royal Biographer and Editor-in-Chief at Majesty Magazine about the fate of Prince Andrew now that he’s settled out of court with his accuser Virginia Giuffre (and how he will likely be going on a long and quiet vacation out of sight from the public). Sarah and Imogen also share a talk with one of the victims...

Sarah Vine and her co-presenter, author Imogen Edwards-Jones talk to Dr Ellie Cannon about the ‘game changer’ weight loss drug that’s now available on the NHS (and how it’s changed Sarah’s relationship with food). Sarah and Imogen also talk to Childnet CEO Will Gardner about the governments plan to age check porn websites. Plus, astrologer Theresa Cheung tells us what...

Sarah Vine and her co-presenter, author Imogen Edwards-Jones are talking to Andrew Pierce about Carrie Johnson, partygate and what Sarah would have done differently if she’d moved into Number 10 (and Andrew has a very interesting question about how THAT swing got broken). Sarah reveals why she tapes her mouth shut every night as she and Imogen speak to James Nestor, author of Breath about th...

Sarah Vine and her co-presenter, author Imogen Edwards-Jones, talk to royal biographer Angela Levin on Harry and Meghan's latest dispute over police protection, and speak to Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel De Souza on the plight of the 'lost' children who have not returned to school after lockdown. Tech author Caramel Quin valiantly tries to explain what the point of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)...

Sarah Vine and her co-presenter, author Imogen Edwards-Jones, talk to Boris Johnson's biographer Andrew Gimson on why he feels sorry for the Prime Minister (and why a lot of the bad feeling towards Boris this week stems from 2016, not 2020). Plus, food tsar Henry Dimbleby on why going vegan might not be as healthy as you'd imagine - and astrologer Theresa Cheung peers into the future of Novak Djok...

After a boozy festive season, Sarah Vine’s co-presenter Imogen Edwards-Jones is attempting Dry January (but scoffing bags of reindeers’ noses to make up for the lack of alcohol). Sarah and Imogen talk to Richard Piper of Alcohol Change UK on why so many of us do Dry January (and how many go straight back to a Wet February). Plus, Hannah Betts on New Year’s beauty tips, and Alice...