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Broadcaster Nuala McGovern is set to join the presenting line-up on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour following Emma Barnett's departure.
The BBC announced that McGovern, a familiar voice to listeners of the show as she covered for Barnett during her maternity leave, will present the popular programme from Monday to Wednesday each week from May 13.
Meanwhile, broadcaster Anita Rani will take over the reins on Thursday and will continue to host her current Friday and Saturday editions.
Barnett hosted her last Woman's Hour show last week following a more than three-year stint at the helm of the programme, devoted to female topics.
She will join the radio station's Today programme in May after Irish journalist Martha Kearney revealed this year that she will be leaving Radio 4's flagship current affairs show.
Nuala McGovern is a familiar voice to listeners of the show as she covered for Barnett during her maternity leave
Emma Barnett has been presenting Woman's Hour since January 2021 and had a previous six-year stint on BBC Radio 5 Live
During her stint helming Woman's Hour last year, McGovern hosted the live reveal of the Woman's Hour Power List which included interviewing England captain Leah Williamson, who topped the list.
She also spoke to a host of
