Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Giovanna Fletcher, Laura Bates, Al-Fayed victims
Tue 12 Nov 2024
TV presenter and author Giovanna Fletcher joins us from the Himalayas.
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Forgotten Children, Headteacher Evelyn Forde, The Archers' June Spencer remembered
Mon 11 Nov 2024
The start of a new series exploring the impact on children when parents are sent to prison
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Susie Wiles, Athlete Julien Alfred, 鈥楧ear Sirs鈥�, Dating red-flag questions, The Balkan Kitchen
Sat 9 Nov 2024
The Women's 100 metre Olympic champion Julien Alfred.
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Footballer Steph Houghton, Susie Wiles, Actor Kate Phillips, Writer Ece Temelkuran
Fri 8 Nov 2024
The former Lioness captain on her fight for fair pay for female footballers.
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Second Trump presidency, Dating red-flag questions, Sophie Tea
Thu 7 Nov 2024
What may a second Trump presidency mean for women?
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2024 US Presidential Election, Comedian Hannah Gadsby, Irina Janakievska: The Balkan Kitchen
Wed 6 Nov 2024
Award-winning comedian Hannah Gadsby talks about their new show: Woof! Long
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Women's tennis in Saudi Arabia, 'Dear Sirs', Women and advertising
Tue 5 Nov 2024
Controversy over women's tennis tournament held in Saudi Arabia.
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Kemi Badenoch becomes Tory leader, Athlete Julien Alfred, Author Eliza Clark
Mon 4 Nov 2024
What does Kemi's appointment mean for women inside and outside the Conservative Party?
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Hunger strike, Anna Maxwell Martin, US Election and women, Joeli Brearley, Mary McCall Jr
Sat 2 Nov 2024
Actress Anna Maxwell Martin on her latest role in the new ITV series Until I Kill You.
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Saoirse Ronan鈥檚 viral moment, Mother on hunger strike, Donna Ockendon and her daughter Phoebe
Fri 1 Nov 2024
How much courage does it take to call someone out?
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The impact of the Budget on women, Nuzo Onoh, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Thu 31 Oct 2024
How will yesterday's Budget affect women?
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Online scams, US election, Mary McCall Jr
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Martha Keith on having her products falsely sold online
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Joeli Brearley, US elections and women, Ballon d'Or Feminin winners
Tue 29 Oct 2024
CEO and founder of Pregnant Then Screwed, Joeli Brearley, steps down after ten years.
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Is the Women's Equality Party disbanding? Anna Maxwell Martin, Sexual Assault Referral Centres
Mon 28 Oct 2024
Why the Women's Equality Party want their members to call time on the organisation.
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Vanessa Feltz, SEND best practice: what is working?, Rivals
Sat 26 Oct 2024
Vanessa Feltz on her memoir Vanessa Bares All.
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Vanessa Feltz, Saudi Arabia, Medieval women
Fri 25 Oct 2024
Vanessa Feltz on her memoir Vanessa Bares All.
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Actor Emily Watson, Comedian Kate McKinnon, Gis猫le Pelicot
Thu 24 Oct 2024
Emily Watson talks about her new role as Mother Superior of a convent.
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SEND Best Practice: What is working?
Wed 23 Oct 2024
A listener phone-in about SEND provision in educational settings and what is going right.
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Rivals, J Smith Cameron, Lucy Letby case
Tue 22 Oct 2024
What does the adaptation of Jilly Cooper鈥檚 80s classic Rivals tell us about sex in 2024?
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Kelly Macdonald, Ovarian cancer vaccine breakthrough, Violence against women in Turkey
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Scottish actor Kelly Macdonald on her new comedy horror film.
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Lesley Manville, Breast cancer drug, Blessing scams, The Kill List, Elkie Brooks
Sat 19 Oct 2024
The Olivier award-winning actor on her role in Oedipus and how the industry has changed.
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Elkie Brooks, 'Emotional vampires', Breast cancer drug
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Renowned British rock, jazz and blues singer Elkie Brooks.
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Midlife marriage and money, Sara Sharif, Blessing scams, Maddalena Vaglio Tanet
Thu 17 Oct 2024
What are the economic implications of getting married in midlife?
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Isabelle Huppert, NHS Whistleblower line, The Kill List, author Cecelia Ahern
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Oscar nominated French actress Isabelle Huppert on her latest role in The Crime is Mine.
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Lesley Manville, Brain injuries in childbirth, Strictly Come Dancing
Tue 15 Oct 2024
The Olivier award-winning actor on her role in Oedipus and how the industry has changed.
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Women's magazines, Dawn Sturgess, Female funeral directors
Mon 14 Oct 2024
What can women's magazines from the 70s, 80s and 90s tell us about life then and life now?
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Dr Hilary Cass, Meera Syal & Tanika Gupta, SEND teacher training, Sophie Kinsella, Contraception
Sat 12 Oct 2024
Dr Hilary Cass鈥檚 reflections six months on from releasing her landmark report.
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Sharon D Clarke, SEND teacher training, Black nurses in history
Fri 11 Oct 2024
The Olivier award winning actor on playing a detective, a spurned wife and Lady Bracknell
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Hurricane response, Meera Syal & Tanika Gupta, Contraception, Neneh Cherry
Thu 10 Oct 2024
How do women respond differently to disasters?
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Dr Hilary Cass, Actor Alison Steadman, Operation Identify Me, Electro-folk singer Frankie Archer
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Dr Hilary Cass鈥檚 reflections six months on from releasing her landmark report.
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