Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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UK Covid inquiry, Sophie Kinsella, Rower Imogen Grant
Tue 8 Oct 2024
What impact did the pandemic have on pregnancy care?
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Cush Jumbo, Author Kate Mosse, Sue Gray quits, Women in business
Mon 7 Oct 2024
Cush Jumbo on playing one of Shakespeare's most iconic female roles.
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: SEND transport, Hair thinning, Women and prison, The Tuam babies scandal: A Woman's Hour Special
Sat 5 Oct 2024
Following our special programme in September about SEND, we look at SEND transport.
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Lebanon latest, Fell running, Breast cancer poetry
Fri 4 Oct 2024
How the conflict in the Middle East is impacting women and children in Lebanon.
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SEND transport, Lucy Worsley, Children of the Cult, T20
Thu 3 Oct 2024
Following our special programme in September about SEND, we look at SEND transport
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Women and Prison, Acid Attacks, Women piano composers, Dr Beth Shapiro
Wed 2 Oct 2024
'For women, prison isn鈥檛 working.' The words of Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
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Menopause, Female Victorian detectives, Hair thinning
Tue 1 Oct 2024
Labour MP Carolyn Harris and Dr Paula Briggs join Nuala to discuss the menopause.
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The Tuam babies scandal: A Woman's Hour special
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Nuala McGovern visits Ireland as work begins to find and identify 796 missing children.
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Demi Moore, Sexual assault allegations at Harrods, Pregnancy loss language
Sat 28 Sep 2024
Demi Moore discusses her latest film, The Substance.
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Afghanistan, Liane Moriarty, Parental leave, Jeans
Fri 27 Sep 2024
The Taliban to go before the International Court of Justice for gender discrimination.
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Media reporting on rape cases, Women in the Sudan conflict, What's the alternative to dating apps?
Thu 26 Sep 2024
What is best practice for journalists when it comes to reporting on rape cases?
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Demi Moore, Sexual assault allegations at Harrods, Women in war
Wed 25 Sep 2024
Demi Moore discusses her latest film, The Substance.
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Respite care in NI, Pregnancy loss language, Sex workers and banking
Tue 24 Sep 2024
Why has respite care for children with complex needs in Northern Ireland evaporated?
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Elizabeth Strout, Girls Will Be Girls, Women's safety, Labour women and donations
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Pulitzer prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout on her latest novel, Tell Me Everything.
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Weekend Women's Hour: Saoirse Ronan, Tracey Emin, Nikki Doucet on women鈥檚 football, Friends 30th anniversary
Sat 21 Sep 2024
Four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan on her latest role in the film The Outrun.
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Dame Tracey Emin, Doreen Soulsby, Dame Maureen Lipman, Young Adult Fiction
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Artist Tracey Emin on her new exhibition and 'in-depth' retrospective book.
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Maternity care, Friends 30th anniversary, Breast implant illness
Thu 19 Sep 2024
Maternity failings are becoming more widespread in England - we hear from a midwife.
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Saoirse Ronan, Nikki Doucet on women鈥檚 football, JoJo, Vaccinations
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan on her latest role in the film The Outrun.
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Kim Cattrall, Sex offender treatment, At-home cervical screening, Author Sarah Pearse
Tue 17 Sep 2024
The Sex and the City actor on her new role as CIA agent Eloise Page on Radio 4.
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Sandi Toksvig, Breast cancer study, Carrie Hope Fletcher
Mon 16 Sep 2024
The writer, comic and TV host on chainsaws, chosen families, and a social media blackout.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Tracy-Ann Oberman, the SEND system, Sarah Owen MP
Sat 14 Sep 2024
Actor Tracy-Ann Oberman on her return to the square.
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Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, Adoption breakdown, Visual artist Bharti Kher, Fawzia Mirza
Fri 13 Sep 2024
Karen Maguire speaks out about the breakdown of her adoption of a two-year-old boy.
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New chair of the Women and Equalities Select Committee, Tracy Chevalier, France rape trial
Thu 12 Sep 2024
Sarah Owen MP joins Anita Rani after being elected chair on Wednesday.
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Carol Vorderman, Film director Ellen Kuras, SEND provision for black and Asian minority ethnic families.
Wed 11 Sep 2024
Director Ellen Kuras on her new film about the pioneering WWII photographer Lee Miller.
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Is the SEND system working for children with special educational needs and disabilities?
Tue 10 Sep 2024
Minister for School Standards, Catherine McKinnell responds to mums of children with SEND.
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Andrew Tate investigation, Prisoners early release scheme, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Paralympics wrap up
Mon 9 Sep 2024
New allegations against controversial influencer Andrew Tate.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Breast implant rare cancer risk, Ellen Burstyn, Paralympian medallists
Sat 7 Sep 2024
The women suing a breast implant manufacturer over alleged links with a rare cancer.
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Rebecca Cheptegei's killing, Alison Lapper, Ellen Burstyn
Fri 6 Sep 2024
What Rebecca Cheptegei's death means for female athletes in East Africa.
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Eluned Morgan, Female right-wing US campaigners, The history of understanding women's bodies
Thu 5 Sep 2024
Anita Rani talks to Eluned Morgan, the first minister of Wales.
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Breast implant rare cancer risk, Gemma Arterton, Nonna鈥檚 cookbook
Wed 4 Sep 2024
The women suing a breast implant manufacturer over alleged links with a rare cancer.
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