About this season
Actress, comedian and writer Kathy Burke talks about what it takes to be a woman in the modern world.
Episodes (3)
1. Beauty
Aired 13 August 2019
Should women try to conform to a fixed idea of beauty? Kathy meets Love Island's Megan Barton Hanson, a celebrity plastic surgeon, photographer Rankin, and grime artist Nadia Rose. Very strong language and adult humour.
2. Motherhood
Aired 20 August 2019
The actress discusses attitudes to motherhood, discovering why the average age of first-time mothers is rising and contemplating the reasons why women choose whether or not to have children. She talks to a London financial analyst who has decided to freeze her eggs, and discovers the likelihood of the procedure resulting in a successful conception. Kathy also talks to film star Samantha Morton and comedian Katherine Ryan about their experiences of parenthood, and has her first experience of attending a birth.
3. Relationships
Aired 27 August 2019
The actress discusses the nature of compromise in a relationship, talking to Caroline Flack, who reveals how she was once tempted to give up her career altogether for the sake of her boyfriend, and Skunk Anansie singer Skin, who talks about her different experiences in relationships with both men and women. Kathy also goes on a chaste date with a gigolo, who claims to offer women freedom from having to compromise during sex, and discusses the neurochemistry of love with an Oxford academic, who stresses that friendship is equally important.