Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Putting your life on the page, Dr Lin Berwick, Poorna Bell
Psychotherapist Julia Samuel on the therapeutic benefits of writing our life stories.
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Preet Chandi/'Polar Preet'; 'Collector culture'; Playwright, Nell Leyshon; Drones & night street safety; Novelist, Nikki May;
Preet Chandi: believed to be 1st woman of colour to complete a solo crossing on Antarctica
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Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Dr Lin Berwick, Women in the 1921 Census
The Derry Girls actor Jamie-Lee O'Donnell on her new show about prison officers.
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Scottish Government consultation on gender recognition laws, Hazel Hunt, Pragna Patel, Rosie de Courcy & Megan Nolan
Scottish government consultation on gender recognition laws.
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Poorna Bell, Scars, Adele Parks
Making a change for the better in 2022: we speak to Poorna Bell about getting stronger.
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Putting your life on the page with Ann Patchett, Cathy Rentzenbrink, Julia Samuel and Arifa Akbar
Memoirs, morning pages: why do so many of us want to put our lives on the page?
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Sarah Ransome, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Donna Ward
Sarah Ransome, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, tells her story.
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Sarah Ransome, Scars, Sequins
Sarah Ransome, a victim of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, tells her story.
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Ghislaine Maxwell verdict, Novelist Susie Boyt, Girls' education in Afghanistan, Disability rights activist Abia Akram
Pakistani disability rights activist, Abia Akram - one of the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s 100 Women in 2021.
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Donna Ward on reclaiming spinsterhood; Comedian Liz Kingsman; Scars - Jayne; ´óÏó´«Ã½ 100 Objects
Australian author Donna Ward on what it means to be accidentally single and childless.
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Women of Snow and Ice; Sheila Watt-Cloutier; Antarctic Women; Nancy Campbell and Cold Water Swimming
Women inspired to protect, write about, scientifically study and experience the cold.
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A Woman's Hour Christmas mixtape
Emma Barnett presents a Woman's Hour Christmas mixtape.
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Claire Foy, Joan Collins & the musical collaboration of Carol Ann Duffy and Kathryn Williams
Claire Foy as the Duchess of Argyll
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The ladies of the Posh Club Dance Club. A Musical Family Christmas. Volunteering.
The ladies of the Posh Club Dance Club. A Musical Family Christmas. Volunteering.
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Joan Collins, Prof Sharon Peacock, Jacquie White & Mary Bousted, Kayley Inuksuk Mackay & Tiffany Kuliktana Ayalik, Usma Saeed
The acting legend Dame Joan Collins on her life and seven decades in showbusiness.
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Susie Dent, Emma Fuller, Charlie Jeer, Stephen Wright, Under Pressure series with Hawra and Mustafa on stillbirth
Countdown Star and lexicographer Susie Dent on festive words.
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Carol Ann Duffy and Kathryn Williams, Care worker shortages, Peng Shuai, Divisive TV
Poet Carol Ann Duffy and folk musician Kathryn Williams on their new collaboration.
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Claire Foy as the Duchess of Argyll, Janey Godley, Karen Teasdale-Robson, Edwina Paisley
The award-winning actor Claire Foy on her role as the Duchess of Argyll in a new ´óÏó´«Ã½ drama
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Tamsin Greig, bell hooks, Grandparents and childcare
Actor Tamsin Greig on her latest role as the legendary theatrical agent Peggy Ramsay.
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Fridge Girl, Gen Z, bell hooks
How a fridge falling on a woman dancing could have actually been a good thing!
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Lucy Chappell; Æthelgifu the Medieval Abbess; Women on Boards; Women and Festive TV.
Chief Scientific Officer Lucy Chappell and we hear about the medieval abbess Æthelgifu.
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Quaranteens, New police strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, Jess Duckworth
What's the impact of missing out on traditional teen experiences because of Covid?
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Actor Tamsin Greig. Pregnant women and the booster jab. Volunteering. Miss World at 70.
Actor Tamsin Greig. Pregnant women and the booster jab. Volunteering. Miss World at 70.
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Grandparents providing childcare, Kate Griffiths MP's barrister Charlotte Proudman; Under pressure - Fibromyalgia
What's the impact of providing childcare for your grandchildren?
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Jazz musician Zoe Rahman, IVF regulation, County Lines, Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace
Jazz musician Zoe Rahman tells us about her new award from the 2021 Ivors Composer Awards.
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Catfishing, Caribbean Christmas Food & Gloves
One woman’s story of catfishing and the why gloves are ‘high fashion’.
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Jazz pianist Zoe Rahman, Allegra Stratton's resignation, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Germany's abortion law
Award-winning jazz pianist Zoe Rahman joins Emma.
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Christmas Parties, Afghan Families in Hotels, Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Reaction to Allegra Stratton's TV rehearsal about parties at Downing Street
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Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace, Education activist Vee Kativhu, Pregnancy and homelessness
Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace on women's experiences in the armed forces.
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Under Pressure, Julia Chain, Hyaluronidase
We hear how Kate and Annie's long relationship is under pressure in our new series.