Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Episodes to download
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The Woman's Hour Power List 2020, Mary McAleese, Known Donations, Chutney
Sat 26 Sep 2020
The 2020 Woman’s Hour Power List is ‘Our Planet’.
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The Windrush generation, Jess Gillam, Waiving your right to anonymity
Fri 25 Sep 2020
The ongoing betrayal of the Windrush generation.
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Alison Steadman, Mary McAleese, The Woman's Hour Power List 2020, Chutney.
Thu 24 Sep 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Women's football; Black women running for office in the US; Sue Miller's novel Monogamy
Wed 23 Sep 2020
Women's football; Black women running for office in the US; Sue Miller's novel Monogamy.
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The Woman's Hour Power List 2020, US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Known Donation
Tue 22 Sep 2020
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on her journey from a refugee to a member of the US Congress.
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Shobna Gulati. British Touring Car driver Jade Edwards. Playground politics. Sarah Brown.
Mon 21 Sep 2020
Shobna Gulati on new book Remember Me? Discovering my mother as she lost her memory.
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Weekend Woman's Hour - The Feminisation of alcohol marketing, Nudity & Sculptor Bridget McCrum
Sat 19 Sep 2020
The feminisation of alcohol marketing, nude and proud, and sculptor Bridget McCrum.
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Domestic Violence on EastEnders, Nudity, Wool
Fri 18 Sep 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.
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Jacqueline Wilson, Women and Journalism, Pensions Campaign and Alcohol Marketing
Thu 17 Sep 2020
Author Jacqueline Wilson, lack of diversity in journalism and marketing alcohol to women.
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Saskia Reeves in 'Us', a new ´óÏó´«Ã½1 drama
Wed 16 Sep 2020
Julia Gillard and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Saskia Reeves; Multiple Sclerosis & pregnancy.
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Comedy Women in Print Prize 2020; Contraception and young women; Mandy Cassidy
Tue 15 Sep 2020
This year's winner of the prize that highlights female comic writing in UK and Ireland.
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Black Women and Human Rights, Film Diversity, Tracey Crouch MP
Mon 14 Sep 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.
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Laura Bates on extreme misogyny online, Stephanie Yeboah on body positivity, the end of the office romance, women and debt.
Sat 12 Sep 2020
Laura Bates on her book Men Who Hate Women, and the future of the office romance.
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How to be on Time, Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Maternity and Paternal leave, Daughters of Objects, Shere Hite
Fri 11 Sep 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Laura Bates on extreme misogyny groups online. Getting into debt. Young women and rheumatoid arthritis
Thu 10 Sep 2020
Laura Bates on extreme misogyny groups online. Women and debt. Rheumatoid arthritis.
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Olive Thomas, The End of the Office Romance, Senior Women in the NHS, Parents Guide to Keeping Kids Suicide Safe
Wed 9 Sep 2020
The flapper Olive Thomas, NHS senior women and what's the future of the office romance?
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Lissie Harper’s campaign, body positivity in the age of Covid, Toddler tantrums and the other Tchaikovsky.
Tue 8 Sep 2020
Lissie Harper’s campaign. Body positivity in Covid age. And dealing with toddler tantrums
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Botox, Covid-19 and pregnancy, Tidying and decluttering, Debora Harding
Mon 7 Sep 2020
Exploring the effects of Covid on women, including those who are pregnant.
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Educating Rita at 40, Muslim women on love and desire & Teen mum to midwife
Sat 5 Sep 2020
The real Ritas of Educating Rita, and Muslim women discuss love and desire.
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Hilary Swank; Miscarriage in lockdown; Muslim women write about love and desire
Fri 4 Sep 2020
Oscar-winning actor Hilary Swank on her new TV drama.
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How to be assertive; Rural domestic abuse; Author Helen FitzGerald
Thu 3 Sep 2020
How to be more assertive and stand up for what you need.
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The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick
Wed 2 Sep 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Annette Bening, Covid realities project, Ann Cleeves, Corroboration in rape trials
Tue 1 Sep 2020
Annette Bening on her new film Hope Gap.
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Educating Rita at 40 with Julie Walters, Willy Russell and real life Ritas
Mon 31 Aug 2020
The legacy of Educating Rita 40 years on.
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Listener Week - Nits, Accents, Becoming a mother unexpectedly, Paddle sports, Losing your belongings, Choirs
Sat 29 Aug 2020
Stories of the week suggested by listeners.
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Choirs, Sexual Assault on University Campuses, Retirement, Losing Your Belongings
Fri 28 Aug 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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LISTENER WEEK: Writing about your job. The evolution of the buggy. Community quilting.
Thu 27 Aug 2020
LISTENER WEEK: Writing about your job. The evolution of the buggy. Community quilting.
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Grave Tending, Sisterhood, Second Generation Young Women and mental health; Accents.
Wed 26 Aug 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.
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Listener Week: Women & Walking, Bulimia, Becoming a Mother Unexpectedly
Tue 25 Aug 2020
The pleasures of walking, becoming a young mother unexpectedly, discussing bulimia.
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