Nadine Dorries, Emeli Sandé, Darts

Nadine Dorries, Emeli Sandé, Darts

Author: BBC Radio 4 September 8, 2026 Duration: 56:52

High-profile Reform UK member and former cabinet minister Nadine Dorris was alerted by the police that a deepfake pornographic image had been made of her. She joins Nuala to discuss the impact this has had on her and her work on the Online Safety Act when she was in Government, as well as her thoughts on the recent row over funding for Reform.

It’s Radio 2 in the Park this weekend, and Nuala speaks to award-winning singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé who will be gracing the main stage at City Park in Stirling. She is a prolific writer and collaborator with a hugely distinctive voice and many awards to her name, plus an MBE for her services to music. Emeli will soon be embarking on a UK tour to celebrate 15 years since her first hit album, Our Version of Events.

Journalist Rachel Hosie is expecting her first baby in France, where she’s been struck by how much attention and consideration pregnancy receives. Sarah Seror has had babies in both France and Britain and went on to found The Motherhood Practice, which provides private midwifery care in the UK. Nuala hears from them about the differences in cultural attitudes to pregnancy in the two countries.

Beau Greaves is a woman of firsts: the first to beat Luke Littler, the first woman to win a Professional Darts Corporation PDC ranking, the first woman to hit a nine-darter, which is a perfect score, in the PDC Pro Tour, and as of Friday, the first woman to win a match on the PDC European Tour. She speaks to Nuala about her rising success and what it’s like competing as a woman in a male-dominated sport.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Cerys Maidment


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