Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Actor Gemma Chan. Who is Princess Haya? Rediscovering picture books. Summer wardrobe staples, the kaftan.
Wed 31 Jul 2019
Gemma Chan on playing Hannah a woman in her 30s under pressure to settle down.
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Screen Time, Care Workers, Cook The Perfect
Tue 30 Jul 2019
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.
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Theresa May's Legacy for Tory Women, Ang茅lique Kidjo, Anna 鈥楧elvey鈥� Sorokin
Mon 29 Jul 2019
The legacy of Theresa May, and award-winning singer Ang茅lique Kido.
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The best of Takeover week
Sat 27 Jul 2019
With Nadiya Hussain, Amika George, Harriet Wistrich, Cressida Cowell, Dany and Cotton.
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Takeover 2019 - Dany Cotton, Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade
Fri 26 Jul 2019
Dany Cotton, commissioner of the London Fire Brigade, guest edits.
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Takeover 2019 - Cressida Cowell, Children's Laureate
Thu 25 Jul 2019
Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your Dragon series, guest edits.
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Takeover 2019 - Amika George, teenage campaigner who started #FreePeriods
Wed 24 Jul 2019
Teenage activist Amika George, who started #FreePeriods, guest edits.
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Takeover 2019 - Harriet Wistrich, lawyer and founder of Centre for Women's Justice
Tue 23 Jul 2019
Harriet Wistrich, lawyer who represented victims of John Worboys, guest edits
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Takeover 2019 - Nadiya Hussain, TV cook, author, presenter
Mon 22 Jul 2019
Nadiya Hussain, Bake Off winner 2015, guest edits
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Black maternal health, Netball World Cup, Imposter Syndrome
Sat 20 Jul 2019
Why are black women in the UK more likely to die in childbirth? Volunteers at the NWC 2019
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Women's sport, Muslim women ex-offenders, Introverts, Sustainable fashion.
Fri 19 Jul 2019
Summer sporting legacy: How best can we inspire more women and girls to take up sport?
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Young composer Alexia Sloane: commissioned to write a piece for this year鈥檚 大象传媒 Proms
Thu 18 Jul 2019
Alexia Sloane; Vicky Trimble and Rosalind Stephens; Dame Sally Davies; Dr Jessamy Hibberd.
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The Squad, NI Abortion, Jobs
Wed 17 Jul 2019
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Netball World Cup
Tue 16 Jul 2019
The programme comes live from Liverpool for the Netball World Cup 2019.
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Black women are five times more likely to die in pregnancy, birth or postpartum than white women. Why?
Mon 15 Jul 2019
The UK has a rising maternal mortality rate for black women. What needs to change?
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Cash Carraway, Parental leave policies, Girl code
Sat 13 Jul 2019
Cash Carraway, parental leave policies, girl code
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Summer wardrobe essentials, Actor Jill Halfpenny, Author Cash Carraway
Fri 12 Jul 2019
Sunglasses - a summer wardrobe staple, author Cash Carraway and actor Jill Halfpenny.
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Vanessa Redgrave; And one woman's anorexia recovery
Wed 10 Jul 2019
The award-winning actor Vanessa Redgrave on her new play. One woman's anorexia recovery.
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The Girl Code, Chinese Women in Detention, Sohaila Abdulali
Tue 9 Jul 2019
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Phone-In: School Transitions
Mon 8 Jul 2019
What to bear in mind when a child moves up from primary to secondary school.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: O'Hooley and Tidow's song Gentleman Jack, Women's centres, Job sharing
Sat 6 Jul 2019
Folk duo O'Hooley and Tidow, women's centres and job sharing.
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The women in line to lead the EU
Fri 5 Jul 2019
Two women have been picked for top European Union positions for the first time.
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O'Hooley & Tidow and Gentleman Jack
Thu 4 Jul 2019
Folk duo O'Hooley and Tidow; are children's services broken?; and FGM in the US
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Julie Heldman, Cannabis, Parents' evenings, Women's centres
Wed 3 Jul 2019
Tennis, community payback, cannabis and women, and what to wear to school events.
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Stonewall 50 years on: lesbian visibility then and now, Thea Musgrave
Tue 2 Jul 2019
Lesbian visibility 50 years after Stonewall, and Scottish-American composer Thea Musgrave.
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England Women into the World Cup Semi-Finals
Mon 1 Jul 2019
Can England's women win the World Cup? Plus sexual harassment at work and Anurahda TK.
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Weekend Woman's Hour - Vicky Knight, teen mental health, lip fillers
Sat 29 Jun 2019
The star of Dirty God on her first film role. Coping with teen mental health. Lip fillers.
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Teenage Mental Health
Fri 28 Jun 2019
Is there a mental health crisis among young people today? A panel of experts discuss.
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Kate Tempest, Geva Mentor, Clare Mackintosh
Thu 27 Jun 2019
Kate Tempest performs, netballer Geva Mentor, writer Clare Mackintosh, and Sudan protests.
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