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Woman's Hour Episodes

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    Weekend Woman's Hour: The law on abortion, Aparna Sen, Being lesbian in the military

    What does the law say on abortion in the UK? And is there a chance that it might change?

  2. Aparna Sen, Midwives, Marged Sion

    Aparna Sen, one of India's best-loved and most successful film directors.

  3. Annie Lord, Menovests, Roe v Wade, The Fellowship

    Vogue's dating columnist Annie Lord on her debut, Notes on Heartbreak.

  4. Ghislaine Maxwell sentencing, Minister for Justice in Ireland, Dame Deborah James, Trans sport, music education

    Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in a US prison.

  5. Andrea Prudente, Zara Aleena, Women in Science, Loo queues at festivals

    The US woman treated in Spain after being refused an abortion in Malta.

  6. Being lesbian in the military, Roe v Wade overturned, Shireen Abu Aqla

    Lesbians used to be banned from serving in the armed forces - what's the situation now?

  7. On Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Kate Bush, Olivia Harrison, Amanda Blanc, Althea Gibson, frozen embryos and women in comedy

    A world exclusive interview with Kate Bush on her new generation of fans.

  8. Althea Gibson, Bill of Rights, Sexual assault at festivals, Miscarriage & stroke, Viking Festival - Up Helly Aa

    First Black woman to win Wimbledon in 1957 and again in 1958.

  9. Decisions about embryos, Female wildlife rangers, Amanda Blanc, Nude images and teens

    What are your choices if you still have frozen embryos in storage after IVF?

  10. Kate Bush, Lynn Fitch, Cost of living, Electroconvulsive therapy

    Kate Bush on making it to number 1 in the singles charts 44 years after her debut single.

  11. Celebrating midwinter in sub-Antarctic. Olivia Harrison on celebrating her husband though poetry.

    Midwinter in sub-Antarctic. Poems from Olivia Harrison. Playing a teen on screen.

  12. #MeToo in Comedy, Prom Dresses, Crowd Surfing

    Is comedy having its #MeToo moment?

  13. Weekend Woman's Hour: The Whyte Review into British Gymnastics, Lea Ypi, Rosie Kinchen on horticultural therapy

    What difference will the Whyte Review into abuse in British Gymnastics make?

  14. The Whyte Review into British Gymnastics, Women鈥檚 Health Ambassador, the Future of Cars

    What difference will the Whyte Review into abuse at British Gymnastics make?

  15. Women reporting the war in Ukraine, SEND consultation, Red Dress project, former Olympic Athlete, Anyika Onuora

    A Ukrainian journalist discusses how her newspaper has attracted worldwide attention.

  16. The housing crisis and women with Vicky Spratt, Rising Covid rates, Christian Peake on Maeve Gilmore

    Author of Tenants, Vicky Spratt, explains how a shortage of homes is affecting women.

  17. Menopause in Parliament, Rebel Wilson, Women and Gaming, Sibling Sexual Abuse, Growing up in Albania.

    The House of Commons is becoming a 'menopause-friendly' employer, can others follow suit?

  18. Young women and poverty, Below the Belt, British Gymnastics, Rosie Kinchen, Grenfell Tower anniversary

    Two artists commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire.

  19. Dame Emma Thompson, Binner or Flusher, Spare Rib & Virago at 50, Surgeon Ian Paterson, Dolly Alderton

    Oscar-winner Dame Emma Thompson on women's pleasure and full frontal nudity.

  20. Binner or Flusher, Ms Marvel, Feral Girl Summer

    Are you a binner or a flusher after you've used a tampon or towel?

  21. Dame Emma Thompson. Brandon Lewis MP. Dame Paula Rego. Childcare.

    Dame Emma Thompson. Abortion in Northern Ireland. Dame Paula Rego. The cost of child care.

  22. Sarah Brown, Dr Julia Shaw, Ian Paterson

    Sarah Brown on the 20th anniversary of losing her daughter talks about premature birth.

  23. Joan Armatrading, Spare Rib and Virago at 50, Defra Minister Victoria Prentis MP, Mermaids

    Singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading joins Emma to talk about her music and latest award.

  24. Writer Dolly Alderton. Sue Biggs CBE on moving on from her role as the RHS's DG.

    Writer Dolly Alderton. Sue Biggs on leaving her role at the RHS. Domestic Abuse Act.

  25. Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Grease stars Olivia Moore & Jocasta Almgill, Female Bouncers & the Power of Silence

    The new production of Grease, what it鈥檚 like to be a Female Bouncer & Tahmima Aman.

  26. 'Our Greatest Queens' with Anita Rani and Lady Antonia Fraser, Alison Weir, Kate Williams, Tracy Borman and Jung Chang

    Our Greatest Queens, from Eleanor of Acquitaine to Lili驶uokalani, the last Queen of Hawaii

  27. Kate Garner, Carly Perry, Kelly Lindsey, Kate Mosse, Bonnie Tyler, Dame Susan Ion, Charlotte Proudman

    Kate Garner with a musical tribute to Queen Elizbaeth II on her jubilee.

  28. Tahmima Anam, Genome Sequencing, Twinnie

    Tahmima Anam on the power of silence.

  29. Grease stars Olivia Moore and Jocasta Almgill. Author Julie Myerson. Restorative justice.

    Grease stars Olivia Moore and Jocasta Almgill. Author Julie Myerson. Restorative justice.,

  30. Hannah Fry, Female Bouncers, Ukrainian Refugees

    Hannah Fry on her new documentary, Making Sense of Cancer.

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