Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Toilet talk; Lingerie for muslim women; Hairdresser loyalty
Exploring how to potty train children to be comfortable with their bodily functions.
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Phone-in: Death
A Phone in show which hears views from the listener about death.
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Seduction by powerful women; Managing long-term illness
Are powerful women more predatory in their seduction? Plus, becoming an expert patient.
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Sylvia Syms; Eating disorders and shoplifting
Sylvia Syms talks about 50 years of acting. Plus, bulimia, theft and the legal system.
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Is death the last taboo?
A special programme on death. Featuring Dipti Thakker, Tony Walter and Lindsay Nicholson.
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IVF or adoption; Althea Gibson & Angela Buxton; Too old to flirt
Why are more women choosing IVF over adoption? Plus, at what age is it too old to flirt?
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Badly behaving youths; Depression and 19th century childbirth
What is the most effective way of dealing with bad behaviour by young people?
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Sexism and the City; Elena Riu; Good role models
Are high-flying city women subject to sexism? Plus, pianist Elena Riu and role models.
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Endometriosis; Bitches Brew; Kathy Page
How to treat endometriosis. Plus, how record label Bitches Brew was formed.
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Cervical cancer screening; Winning; Indian village councils
How cervical smear tests are preventing an epidemic. Plus, is being the winner the best?
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Life after the Yorkshire Ripper; Women in Scottish politics
How The Yorkshire Ripper's crimes affected the 25 children left motherless.
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Phone-in: After divorce
Does the law do enough to keep children in contact with their parents after a divorce?
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Singer Rachel Stevens; Mexico's Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
Rachel Stevens talks about her career. Plus, breastfeeding support and bad holidays.
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Moving to secondary school; Chekhov's women
How can the transition to 'big school' be made easier for the nation's 11 year olds?
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Lorna Luft
Judy Garland's daughter, Lorna Luft, reveals how she reclaimed her mother's story.
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Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw
Mathematics pioneer, Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, talks about her extraordinary life.
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Abortion; Sex discrimination
Should abortion laws be changed? Plus the impact of the Wal-Mart sex discrimination case.
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The NHS faith healer
Angie Buxton-King explains how she became a faith healer for the NHS.
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Women in Formula One
Why are there no women in Formula One? Plus letters from Galileo to his secret daughter.
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Julie Andrews; IVF
Julie Andrews reveals how life changed when her voice was permanently damaged by surgery.
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Vasectomies; Perfectionism
Why British men and women love the snip and is perfectionism an illness?
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Rape cases and convictions
Will changes in dealing with rape cases bring more convictions?
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Beverley Knight; Childhood eczema
Beverley Knight reveals how the death of a close friend inspired her album, Affirmation.
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ADHD and sleep; HRT
Sleep disorders being misdiagnosed as ADHD, plus, Carol Robinson on the Royal Society.
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Polycystic kidney disease
Jane Pugh describes living with Polycystic Kidney Disease. Plus, the real rural idyll.
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Abortion and the Catholic church
Can a practising Catholic be pro choice? Plus, Photographer Mary Ellen Mark in the studio.
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Molly Ringwald
Molly Ringwald talks about the brat pack and beyond
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June Osborne
June Osborne interview from the archive.
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Vivienne Westwood
Fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood, talks about her career.
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Anti- Depressants, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Literacy Project, Partner's Obssessions
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world. Presented by Jenni Murray.