Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Zara Aleena's aunt, Spice Girls stamps, surge in scabies
Allegations the killer of Zara Aleena has been caught having sex with a prison worker.
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Cosmetic surgery reviews, Speed dating, Bangladesh elections, Assisted dying & palliative care
A woman who posted unfavourable reviews about her cosmetic surgery is facing legal action.
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Midwife shortages, Dating at 81, Jackie Mag anniversary
Clare hears about the impact midwifery shortages are having on patients giving birth.
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Cush Jumbo, Church leader survivors, Exonerated sub-postmistress
The Good Fight actor on her new TV role in a British police drama
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Weekend Woman's Hour - Women in the metaverse, Author Vanessa Chan, Women and negotiation
Weekend Woman's Hour: Join Clare McDonnell for highlights from this week.
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Women and music in 2023, Nicole Jacobs, Women in farming
Female artists spent a record-breaking 31 weeks in 2023 at No.1 in the UK singles chart.
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Dame Joan Ruddock, Katherine Parkinson, Negotiating care with siblings, Author Vanessa Chan
Actor and comedian Katherine Parkinson on her ITV drama Significant Other.
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Shakespeare's Women, Izzy Judd, Women in the metaverse
What if Shakespeare's female characters got together to share their stories?
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Lavinia Greenlaw, Lindsay Duncan, the Irish mother and baby homes scandal
Faber's new poetry editor looks back over three decades of her own writings.
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Women and Negotiations
Women and their role in negotiations, with expert negotiator Nicky Perfect.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Dame Siân Phillips, Highflying care-leavers, 'Trouser-less' trend
Actor Dame Siân Phillips reflects on her life and career aged 90.
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Dame Siân Phillips, Abuse of vulnerable elderly, Clemency Burton-Hill
Dame Siân Phillips talks about her acting career and marriage to Peter O’Toole.
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Highflying care-leavers, Freebirths, 'Trouser-less' trend
Two care-experienced women on breaking through the so-called 'care ceiling'.
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UTI treatment, Being dumped by text, Lighthouse keeper
Up to half of women will have a UTI at some point; is enough known about treatments?
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Women who dig for the truth
Women who go to all lengths for the truth, including historian Philippa Langley.
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The Queen of the Brassicas - the Brussels sprout!
Our Christmas Day special on why women should consider eating more sprouts.
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Weekend Woman's Hour - Gracie Spinks’s parents, Gatekeeping your perfume, Child-free women at work
Weekend Woman's Hour: Join Jessica Creighton for highlights from this week.
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A new drug for hot flushes and night sweats, Combatting loneliness at Christmas
‘Game-changing’: a new drug used to prevent hot flushes and night sweats approved in UK
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Spiking, The pill, Family dynamics at Christmas
Campaigner Sharon Gaffka talks about new provisions to combat spiking.
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Mary Earps' SPOTY win, Women's Super League founder Kelly Simmons, Pregnancy sickness
Why is England goalkeeper Mary Earps 2023 Sports Personality of the Year?
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Kirsty Wark on leaving Newsnight, Sports Personality of the Year
Kirsty Wark talks to Emma Barnett about stepping down from Newsnight after 30 years.
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Gracie Spinks' parents, Child-free women at work, Grandma Wong
Gracie was killed by her stalker. Her parents explain why they want a change in the law.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Imelda Staunton, Quitting parties, Mica Paris
Imelda Staunton on depicting Elizabeth II in The Crown
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Kinship care, Shane MacGowan's widow Victoria Mary Clarke, 'Red White and Blue', Lora Logic
Children's Minister David Johnston unveils government's national Kinship Care strategy.
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Mica Paris, Is Facebook dangerous for kids? Regretting your tattoos
The soul singer Mica Paris gives us a taste of what to expect from her Christmas concert.
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Imelda Staunton on depicting Queen Elizabeth II
The final series of The Crown, quitting parties and bystander safety.
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The future of embryo research, Ofsted inspections, British Gymnastics' complaints procedure
Scientists want a new law to help IVF patients donate unused embryos for research.
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Cancer during pregnancy, Israel-Gaza, Wedding dresses
We discuss calls for raising awareness of cancer in pregnancy.
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Ruth Perry's sister, City Girl in Nature, Caring for a spouse, The politics of Christmas presents
The sister of late head teacher Ruth Perry responds to the coroner's report.
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Ruth Perry's sister Julia Waters, America Ferrera, 'Stuffed'
The sister of late headteacher Ruth Perry responds to coroner's report.