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Doris Lessing

The award-winning author Doris Lessing talks about her life and work.

• 60 mins

Beth Chatto

A special programme on one of the most influential living gardeners in Britain.

• 60 mins

Meryl Streep; Teenagers and drinking

Meryl Streep on why she believes women may no longer be a neglected cinema audience.

• 60 mins

Sharon Shoesmith

Sharon Shoesmith talks about the Baby P case, her refusal to resign and being vilified.

• 60 mins

Carol Ann Duffy; Madame de la Fayette

Poet Carol Ann Duffy's first interview as Poet Laureate.

• 60 mins

Michelle Pfeiffer; Kate Royal; Gay and lesbian adoption

Michelle Pfeiffer on love, youth and fading beauty. Plus, soprano Kate Royal.

• 60 mins

Diana Quick; Secondary infertility; Marilyn French obituary

Actor Diana Quick on her family history. Plus, the heartache of secondary infertility.

• 60 mins

Marguerite Patten - a celebration

A special edition celebrating the work of cook Marguerite Patten, from her Brighton home.

• 60 mins

Women in the RAF; School discipline

Life of women in the RAF, then and now. Plus, instilling discipline in schools.

• 60 mins

Harriet Harman; Isabelle Huppert; Laura Marling

Harriet Harman on being in the spotlight. Plus Laura Marling sings live.

• 60 mins

WWII child evacuees; Disabled siblings

The experiences of Second World War child evacuees. Plus, having a disabled sibling.

• 60 mins

Jill Murphy; Political spouses

Can the popularity of a leader's partner influence the success of the leader?

• 60 mins

Romola Garai; Dementia care; Canine chic

Actor Romola Garai interviewed. Plus, canine chic; and who pays for dementia care?

• 60 mins

Sigourney Weaver on Avatar; Payments for egg donation

Actor Sigourney Weaver on Avatar. Plus, would you leave an eight year old home alone?

• 60 mins

Penelope Cruz; Women in debt

Actor Penelope Cruz on the musical extravaganza Nine. Plus, helping women in debt.

• 60 mins

Sarah Jessica Parker; Women and gambling

Actor Sarah Jessica Parker interviewed. Plus, women addicted to gambling.

• 60 mins

Mothers in China; Girls' football in Kenya

Chinese journalist Xinran on being a woman and mother in China.

• 45 mins

Irene Khan; Women's rugby

An interview with Irene Khan, the first female and Asian head of Amnesty International.

• 45 mins

Helen McKendry; Behavioural problems in adopted children

Coping with behavioural problems in adopted children.

• 45 mins

Weekend Woman's Hour

Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.

• 60 mins

Helen Skelton; Personality disorders and crime

Helen Skelton on kayaking down the Amazon River. Plus, personality disorders and crime.

• 45 mins

Lynda Bellingham on adoption; Job share MPs

Lynda Bellingham on being adopted. Plus, should MPs be allowed to job share?

• 45 mins

The burka in Britain; Zoe Margolis; Land Girls

Should Britain ban the burka? Plus, blogger Zoe Margolis, and Angela Huth on land girls.

• 45 mins

Mothers and Daughters

A special programme on the mother-daughter relationship.

• 45 mins

Civil Partnerships; Men's views on make up

Should civil partnership ceremonies be available to heterosexuals?

• 45 mins

Weekend Woman's Hour

With Jane Garvey. Including Lynda Bellingham on adoption, and should the burka be banned?

• 60 mins

Gordon Brown; Going bra-less; Homebirths

Gordon Brown MP interviewed. Plus the etiquette of going bra-less in public.

• 45 mins

Sian Phillips; Female jockeys; Politics in glossy magazines

Actress Sian Phillips on playing Juliet at 76. Plus, female jockeys.

• 45 mins

Maggi Atkinson; Victimhood and Feminism; Divorce in older women

Has being a 'victim' become an aspiration? And what makes long term marriages break down?

• 45 mins

DIY smear tests; Sandy Powell; The first female Apache pilot

Will DIY smear kits encourage more women to test for cervical cancer? Plus, Sandy Powell.

• 45 mins