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Celebrating grandparents. Presented by Jane Garvey.
Erica James
Author Erica James on erotica, and singer Connie Fisher on her return to the stage.
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Historian Bettany Hughes on women in religion and Kathleen Jamie on nature's inspiration.
Domestic Violence or Coercive Control
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Women leaders in Africa and 80 years of red nail varnish. Presented by Jenni Murray.
Weekend Woman's Hour
Navigating a good relationship as a grandparent. Presented by Jane Garvey.
Laurie Metcalf
Laurie Metcalf on her new play, and how do you negotiate an open relationship?
Mary Beard
Historian Mary Beard. Plus, is 'Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway' a feminist classic?
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John on a career that spans 40 years, and the boxer going for Gold in 2012.
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Irish cookery writer Darina Allen, and war widow Christina Schmid on finding love again.
20/04/2012
The impact of the Dominic Strauss Kahn sex scandal on the French elections.
Weekend Woman's Hour: Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John, the boxer going for Gold in 2012, and music from the Brodsky Quartet.
IVF, Circus Art, Gang Psychology
IVF and egg-sharing, grandfathers, gang psychology, circus art. Presented by Jane Garvey.
Tips on revision for exams.
Exam stress - tips to ease the tension. Vitamin D and pregnancy, and Shakespeare in Kabul.
25/04/2012
Action against child neglect, Doris Lessing, pianist Janina Flalkowska. With Jenni Murray.
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Jo Hawes on a career as a children's casting director.
Women and reggae, domestic violence, embryoscope use in fertility treatment and the 80-year-old GP
Domestic violence; women in reggae; new fertility treatment. Presented by Jenni Murray.
Johnny Ball on being a granddad, women in reggae, and children on stage.
Prof Robert Winston, bisexuality, supporting friends in crisis
Dolls' house restoration, Prof Robert Winston, bisexuality, and being a supportive friend.
01/05/2012
Gillian Gilbert; wedding dressing; recovering from anorexia. Presented by Jane Garvey.
02/05/2012
Obesity and discrimination, cancer and children, forced marriage. With Jenni Murray.
03/05/2012
Diana Athill on care homes, what is 'normal' body size, and a Hungarian home birth expert.
Pat Phoenix, scrapbooking, Shelagh Stephenson and Italian widows
Pat Phoenix, scrapbooking, writer Shelagh Stephenson and Italian widows. With Jenni Murray
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week. Presented by Jane Garvey.
Lone Parenting, Siobhan Benita, Art of Exaggeration
Lone parenting, Siobhan Benita, and the art of exaggeration. Presented by Jane Garvey.
08/05/2012
Gok Wan cooks Chinese food; Sapphire's new novel; taste gurus. Presented by Jane Garvey.
09/05/2012
Tamsin Greig on the new series of Episodes; Lone Parent Week; Mrs Robinson's Disgrace.
Penny Junor on Prince William
Penny Junor on her latest book about Prince William, and dating if you're a single parent.
11/05/2012
Jenni Murray takes your calls about single parenting in the regular phone-in.
Weekend Woman's Hour: Gok Wan cooks the perfect...
Being a single parent, Gok Wan cooks chinese, and Tamsin Greig on kissing Matt LeBlanc.
Chloe Sevigny Hit and Miss
Actress Chloe Sevigny, novelist Michele Roberts, and entrepreneur Liz Earle.