Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Curious Collection

Women in Sport: Explore and discover more by taking a trip down the audio rabbit hole...

9 Items

How popular was women’s football in the 1920s?
What barriers did women face to taking part in sport at the turn of the twentieth century?
1 min
Sport and the British
Women Between the Wars
Clare Balding discovers how working women were finally given their sporting chance.
11 mins
What fashion constraints have women faced in sport?
How was the first sports bra invented?
1 min
5 Live Sport
Bounce: The Story of The Sports Bra
Alison Walker examines the development of the sports bra.
17 mins
Are women statistically better at distance running than men?
How do you run an ultra marathon?
1 min
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Run, Switzer, Run: The Women Who Broke the Marathon Taboo
Until the 1960s, it was deemed too "dangerous" for women athletes to run longer distances.
32 mins
What media coverage does women’s sport get?
Have you ever watched a game of women’s football on a streaming social platform?
1 min
Business Daily
Women, sport and business: Media deals
We ask whether women’s sport should go digital.
14 mins
Fin
Don't forget, we update The Curious Collection every Sunday. Thanks for listening.
1 min