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Riot Women season 2 doesn't start filming for another six months, but one BBC iPlayer star seems secretly pleased — 'I haven't practised playing at all'

Riot Women season 2 will officially be ours two years after it first aired and be set in 2027. Set to film in late 2026, one star admits they 'haven't practiced at all'.

TechRadar · Jul 7

‘We tell the truth!’ Meet the NaNaz, the over-50s punks raging about pensions, recycling bins and menopause

Before music, these women had worked as nurses, foster carers and ice-cream van drivers. Now, they’re booked solid at clubs and festivals. How did they become the real-life Riot Women?

The Guardian - UK · May 20

Marty Supreme, Watergate, and menopausal punk-rock rage: what to stream in May

Along with a drop in temperatures, May brings plenty of new streaming options, whether you’re after some classic American political drama, or some local family TV you can enjoy with the kids.

The Conversation · Apr 30

TV tonight: a claustrophobic thriller set in a Scottish holiday park

Each family cabin gets its own episode in the eerie Summerwater. Plus: Sally Wainwright’s Riot Women ends with a bang! Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2025

TV tonight: Tom Daley’s kooky knitting competition is somehow incredible

The Olympian opens his ‘yarn barn’ to a wonderful bunch of knitters. Plus: Daisy May and Charlie Cooper try to meet a poltergeist. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2025

Riot Women's Joanna Scanlan had to 'go back to the drawing board' and embrace 'method acting' to deliver creator's music-making vision

The six-part series had another layer of authenticity that you might never have imagined and the cast rose to a serious challenge

Woman & Home · Nov 1, 2025

Riot Women and lesbians in the 1970s

Letters: Readers respond to Tiff Bakker’s critique of Sally Wainwright’s BBC series

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2025

Riot Women's quietly devastating portrayal of dementia is 'one of the most accurate on TV'

Anne Reid and Sue Johnston as Nancy and Mary carry the show's dementia storyline perfectly

Woman & Home · Oct 24, 2025

There is a fascinating TV series to be made about a menopausal rock band – Riot Women isn’t it

Writer-director Sally Wainwright is a national treasure, but here she’s reduced the fury and passion of the riot grrrl movement to a minor plot device, says Tiff Bakker, a New York-based writer

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025

Monsters, menopause and bold women – what to see, read and visit this week

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has long served as a parable – a warning against the hubris of playing God, the dangers of motherless creation, reckless parenthood and unchecked scientific ambition. It’s a story that continues to resonate, revealing how little human ego and error have changed over time.

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2025