Postcards From Midlife
Postcards From Midlife
Lorraine Candy & Trish Halpin
Nuala McGovern: how she landed the Woman’s Hour top job & her meet cute love story
53 minutes Posted Feb 15, 2026 at 12:00 am.
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BBC Woman’s Hour presenter Nuala McGovern on how to enjoy an extremely stressful career, getting up at 5.45am and how she stayed sane during the toughest of times. One the eve of  Woman’s Hour’s 80th anniversary Nuala, 54, gives us a peek behind the scenes and chats about her remarkable journalism career that landed her the job two years ago. In a rare interview, Nuala also opens up about her childhood growing up in a Dublin pub, the impact of witnessing the Twin Towers attack & the raft of other ‘history in the making’ moments she has had a ringside seat at. She also shares how she met her hubby, living in the now tips & why you’ll always find her on a dancefloor. 


Plus: Trish & Lorraine’s list of new fun things to do with friends and 3 controversial novels to get your book club talking. 


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