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Biba exhibition, Pupil behaviour, Australian politician Georgie Purcell, Breaking the cycle

Founder of Biba, Barbara Hulanicki on how it all began.

Stoning of Women in Afghanistan, Jazz with Zara McFarlane, AI job losses & women

Fawzia Koofi on news that Afghan women who commit adultery will be stoned to death.

Killed Women campaign, Anti-ageing products and young girls, France birth rate

The campaign to raise the minimum sentence for perpetrators of domestic homicide.

Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, Breaking the cycle, Musih Tedji Xaviere

The Oscar-winning actors and friends on playing Sixties suburban mothers in a new film.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Laura Kenny, Actor Vicky Knight, baby loss certificates

Winner of five gold Olympic medals Dame Laura Kenny on her decision to retire.

Who wants to be a female entrepreneur?

What needs to happen so more women can turn great ideas into successful businesses?

Waspi women, Dr Jen Gunter, The Liverbirds, Child poverty

Women hit by state pension age rise are owed compensation, according to the ombudsman.

Baby loss certificates, 'Women's intuition', Carolynne Hunter & energy bills

Emma Barnett talks about her experience of receiving a baby loss certificate.

Actor Vicky Knight, Conscription, Author Lesley Pearse

Vicky on her new film Silver Haze, based on her experience of surviving an arson attack.

Olympian cyclist Dame Laura Kenny, Actor Imogen Poots, Pornography series

Winner of five gold Olympic medals Dame Laura Kenny on her decision to retire

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Irish folk singer Cara Dillon, The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax, Maximalism

Cara Dillon on her new book and album, Coming Home.

Men & porn, Women's Diaries, South Korea birth rate

We continue our Woman's Hour series looking at porn. Today we hear from three men.

Folk singer Cara Dillon, Diane Abbott and racist abuse, Haiti

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

IVF clinic license suspended, Porn series, 'Queens' wildlife programme

A fertility clinic in London has recently had its licence suspended, we hear the latest.

Body shaming in dance, Author Charlotte Wood, Mothers’ Manifesto

The woman who has made a legal claim against a dance school for body shaming.

The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax, Jennie Lee MP, England Rugby player Meg Jones

Four mums have spoken out about being at centre of a conspiracy that went viral.

Weekend Woman’s Hour – Music artist Raye, COPA 71 and Imelda May on the Yeats sisters

The south London singer-songwriter discusses breaking records at the Brits.

Women's Football in '71, Mollie King, Female psychopaths

Who were the trailblazing footballers in an unofficial Women's World Cup in Brazil in '71?

Nikki Haley, Pornography series, Author Liz Jensen

Why has Nikki Haley dropped out of the Republican race for president now?

Raye, Women swimming the Channel, Anita Hill, Adaptive fashion

The singer who won six Brit awards at the weekend talks about what it means to her.

Historic abortion law change in France and Pornography series

French constitutional expert Stephanie Hennette-Vauchez on French abortion law change.

Sarah Everard's murder 3 years on, Jess Phillips MP and Baroness Ruth Davidson, singer CMAT

We speak to the Detective Inspector who interviewed Wayne Couzens.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Actor Samantha Morton, Alabama IVF, Andi and Charlotte Osho

British actor Samantha Morton on receiving Bafta's highest accolade.

Female history in 101 objects, Big hair, Toilet training and schools, Primodos

A hatpin and radium-laced chocolate - just two of 101 objects celebrating women in history

Alabama IVF, Porn series, Tattoos

After an Alabama court casts doubt on the future of IVF, one woman shares her story.

Yvette Cooper on Raneem's Law, Porn review, Andi and Charlotte Osho, Lucia Keskin

The shadow home secretary wants to change the way domestic abuse 999 calls are handled.

Nadine Shah, Vivian Oparah, Baby loss certificates, Amber Heard trolling

The Mercury prize-nominated singer-songwriter Nadine Shah talks about her new album.

Actor Samantha Morton, Mary Beard, Leap year proposals

British actor Samantha Morton on receiving Bafta's highest accolade.

Kelsey Parker, Ukraine's children, Black girls in education, Aisling Bea

Tom Parker's widow on handling grief and her decision to take off her wedding ring.

Kelsey Parker, 'Sharenting', Maternity leave

Tom Parker's widow on dealing with grief and deciding to take off her wedding rings.

Mistresses, Ultrasound 'bra', Diane Foley, Black girls in education

How society's view of the 'other woman' and mistresses has changed in recent decades.

Ukraine children, Director of Wicked Little Letters Thea Sharrock, The implications of a new AI study on the brain

Eleven Ukrainian children deported to Russia will soon be reunited with their families.

Tracey Crouch MP, Marina Litvinenko, Author Kiley Reid

The Conservative MP and former minister on why she is standing down at the next election.

Aisling Bea, Profile of Yulia Navalnaya, Carmen Smith, Wellness v stoicism

The comedy and acting star Aisling Bea discusses her latest show, Alice and Jack.

Lorraine Kelly, Paralympian Lauren Rowles, Chief Constable Sarah Crew

Lorraine Kelly on her debut novel and her inspiration for writing.

Lorraine Kelly, Actor and boxer Kali Reis, Presenter Gemma Cairney

Lorraine Kelly discusses 40 years on breakfast TV and her first novel, The Island Swimmer.

Rain Newton-Smith, Paralympian Lauren Rowles, Homelessness

CBI's chief exec Rain Newton-Smith on reforming the culture of the business lobby group.

Surviving cancer five times, Government's independent rape advisor, Miners’ strike 40 years on, My Life with the Walter Boys

Dr Natalie Yates-Bolton on surviving cancer five times.

Joanne Froggatt and Dr Rachel Clarke, Minette Batters, NFU, Israel/Gaza war

Dr Rachel Clarke and actor Joanne Froggatt discuss the new ITV series Breathtaking.

Bryony Gordon, Israel-Gaza war, Chief Constable Sarah Crew

Bryony on her latest book, Mad Woman.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Rhianon Bragg, Businesswoman and entrepreneur Emma Grede, Amelia Earhart’s legacy

Rhianon’s story of being held at gunpoint by her ex-partner.

TikTok sleuths, Widows, Politicising Taylor Swift, Surgery critics 'silenced'

Questioning the morality behind the trend for social media sleuths who investigate cheats.

Vapes, Phoebe Dynevor and Amelia Earhart's legacy

The Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza joins Emma in the studio.

Businesswoman and entrepreneur Emma Grede, Crystal Hefner, Social media algorithms and misogyny

Businesswoman Emma Grede, known for her collaborations with the Kardashian sisters.

Rhianon Bragg, Women of Substance, ultramarathon runner Allie Bailey

Rhianon was held at gunpoint by her ex-partner, who is due to be released from jail soon

Ambika Mod, Forgiveness, Grandparent classes, Grammys

The actor taking on the role of Emma in Netflix's adaptation of bestselling novel One Day.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Candace Bushnell, Lisa St Aubin de Terán, Ideological Gender Gap

Author of Sex and the City on her new one-woman tour.

Candace Bushnell, No Queens in Europe, Early Years recruitment

The original Carrie Bradshaw on the success of her creation: Sex and the City.

Kaye Adams, Chemical attack, Gender gap, Saint Brigid

Loose Women star Kaye Adams says 10-year battle with HMRC left her feeling 'gaslit'.

Arlene Foster, french women and high heels

Former DUP leader Arlene Foster on a return to devolution in Northern Ireland.

Misogyny in the music industry, author Lisa St Aubin de Terán, cervical smears

We look at a hard-hitting new report on the treatment of women in the UK music industry.

Fasting and women, Conscription, Cuteness exhibition

How should men and women approach fasting differently?

Long Covid, Professor Jo Phoenix tribunal victory, Paying children for chores

The doctors planning to sue the NHS over inadequate PPE provision.

Lauren Sequeira, Rape misconceptions, Singer Julia Bullock

Lauren Sequeira tells Anita about her 'dark and sexy' new drama, Domino Day.

Long Covid, Holocaust Memorial Day, Princess Superstar

Doctors are planning to sue the NHS over inadequate PPE, one of them joins us live.

Claire Waxman, Victims' Bill, China birth rate, D-Mer Study, Academy Award nominations

The Victim’s and Prisoner’s Bill: Claire Waxman on the amendments she is campaigning for.

Professor Jo Phoenix tribunal victory, Actor Sarah Greene

Professor Jo Phoenix has won an unfair dismissal claim against the Open University.

DJ Paulette, Abortion, Vinted co-founder, Childcare

One of the first women to DJ at the Hacienda in Manchester on her 30-year career.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Jodie Comer, Vicky McClure, Jameela Jamil

The Killing Eve star reflects on her new film The End We Start From and the impact of fame

Vicky McClure, Mean Girls, Women’s Health Strategy update

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Jodie Comer, Olivia Attwood, Da'Vine Joy Randolph

The Killing Eve star plays a mum battling to survive a flooded Britain in a new film.

Jameela Jamil, Claudia Winkleman, Abortion buffer zones, Female Israel border soldiers

The actress Jameela Jamil on her new strategy for how she communicates on social media.

Having more children after 40, Gladiators, Nikki Hayley profile

The challenges and benefits of having children for the second time later in life.

Domestic abuse and brain injury, Calvin Klein advert, Exhaustion

New research on brain injuries in survivors of domestic abuse.

Weekend Woman’s Hour - Cush Jumbo, Spice Girls Stamp, Assisted Dying

Actor Cush Jumbo on her new Apple TV series, Criminal Record.

Quarterlife crisis, Family Courts, Northern Soul

To struggle with the direction your life is going in your 20s and 30s.

Zara Aleena's aunt, Spice Girls stamps, surge in scabies

Allegations the killer of Zara Aleena has been caught having sex with a prison worker.

Cosmetic surgery reviews, Speed dating, Bangladesh elections, Assisted dying & palliative care

A woman who posted unfavourable reviews about her cosmetic surgery is facing legal action.

Midwife shortages, Dating at 81, Jackie Mag anniversary

Clare hears about the impact midwifery shortages are having on patients giving birth.

Cush Jumbo, Church leader survivors, Exonerated sub-postmistress

The Good Fight actor on her new TV role in a British police drama

Weekend Woman's Hour - Women in the metaverse, Author Vanessa Chan, Women and negotiation

Weekend Woman's Hour: Join Clare McDonnell for highlights from this week.

Women and music in 2023, Nicole Jacobs, Women in farming

Female artists spent a record-breaking 31 weeks in 2023 at No.1 in the UK singles chart.

Dame Joan Ruddock, Katherine Parkinson, Negotiating care with siblings, Author Vanessa Chan

Actor and comedian Katherine Parkinson on her ITV drama Significant Other.

Shakespeare's Women, Izzy Judd, Women in the metaverse

What if Shakespeare's female characters got together to share their stories?

Lavinia Greenlaw, Lindsay Duncan, the Irish mother and baby homes scandal

Faber's new poetry editor looks back over three decades of her own writings.

Women and Negotiations

Women and their role in negotiations, with expert negotiator Nicky Perfect.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Dame Siân Phillips, Highflying care-leavers, 'Trouser-less' trend

Actor Dame Siân Phillips reflects on her life and career aged 90.

Dame Siân Phillips, Abuse of vulnerable elderly, Clemency Burton-Hill

Dame Siân Phillips talks about her acting career and marriage to Peter O’Toole.

Highflying care-leavers, Freebirths, 'Trouser-less' trend

Two care-experienced women on breaking through the so-called 'care ceiling'.

UTI treatment, Being dumped by text, Lighthouse keeper

Up to half of women will have a UTI at some point; is enough known about treatments?

Women who dig for the truth

Women who go to all lengths for the truth, including historian Philippa Langley.

The Queen of the Brassicas - the Brussels sprout!

Our Christmas Day special on why women should consider eating more sprouts.

Weekend Woman's Hour - Gracie Spinks’s parents, Gatekeeping your perfume, Child-free women at work

Weekend Woman's Hour: Join Jessica Creighton for highlights from this week.

A new drug for hot flushes and night sweats, Combatting loneliness at Christmas

‘Game-changing’: a new drug used to prevent hot flushes and night sweats approved in UK

Spiking, The pill, Family dynamics at Christmas

Campaigner Sharon Gaffka talks about new provisions to combat spiking.

Mary Earps' SPOTY win, Women's Super League founder Kelly Simmons, Pregnancy sickness

Why is England goalkeeper Mary Earps 2023 Sports Personality of the Year?

Kirsty Wark on leaving Newsnight, Sports Personality of the Year

Kirsty Wark talks to Emma Barnett about stepping down from Newsnight after 30 years.

Gracie Spinks' parents, Child-free women at work, Grandma Wong

Gracie was killed by her stalker. Her parents explain why they want a change in the law.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Imelda Staunton, Quitting parties, Mica Paris

Imelda Staunton on depicting Elizabeth II in The Crown

Kinship care, Shane MacGowan's widow Victoria Mary Clarke, 'Red White and Blue', Lora Logic

Children's Minister David Johnston unveils government's national Kinship Care strategy.

Mica Paris, Is Facebook dangerous for kids? Regretting your tattoos

The soul singer Mica Paris gives us a taste of what to expect from her Christmas concert.

Imelda Staunton on depicting Queen Elizabeth II

The final series of The Crown, quitting parties and bystander safety.

The future of embryo research, Ofsted inspections, British Gymnastics' complaints procedure

Scientists want a new law to help IVF patients donate unused embryos for research.

Cancer during pregnancy, Israel-Gaza, Wedding dresses

We discuss calls for raising awareness of cancer in pregnancy.

Ruth Perry's sister, City Girl in Nature, Caring for a spouse, The politics of Christmas presents

The sister of late head teacher Ruth Perry responds to the coroner's report.

Ruth Perry's sister Julia Waters, America Ferrera, 'Stuffed'

The sister of late headteacher Ruth Perry responds to coroner's report.

Conductor Marin Alsop, actor Diana Quick and a campaign to protect domestic abuse victims

A jazzy version of Handel's Messiah and a new adaptation of The Famous Five.

Julianne Moore, Dame Mary Berry, Prevalence of forced sterilisation

Academy award-winning actor Julianne Moore on her new role.

Women's Football, Head of Ofcom, The politics of Christmas presents

Baroness Sue Campbell, director of women's football @FA discusses changes in the game

Stella Creasy MP, Living with one breast, City Girl in Nature

Stella Creasy on getting a harassment conviction under a law she herself drafted.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Emily Blunt, Stammering, Long-distance friendships, Maria Callas' legacy

Emily Blunt on her role in Oppenheimer, the actor’s strike and stammering.

Director Adura Onashile, Grieving and Christmas Shopping, Maria Callas's Centenary

Director Adura Onashile on the jewel colours and lush score of her debut film, Girl.

Emily Blunt, Pathologist-novelist, Baby formula, Short marriages

Emily Blunt speaks to Clare McDonnell about Oppenheimer and the actors' strike.

British Gymnastics and safeguarding, Long-distance friendships, Myha’la, Hunters, Hockey kits

New safeguarding rules to better protect the welfare of gymnasts - do they go far enough?

Parenting a child with a stammer, EHRC Chair Baroness Falkner, Ukrainian chess player Kamila Hryshchenko

A listener asks: How best to parent a child with a stammer?

Dame Harriet Walter, Runner Eilish McColgan, Post-mastectomy bras

Award-winning actor Dame Harriet Walter on playing horrible mothers.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Sharon Osbourne, Jodie Whittaker and Outgoing Chief Inspectorate of Ofsted, Amanda Spielman

Sharon Osbourne says she'll reveal some of her life challenges in her new live show.

Sharon Osbourne, Shani Dhanda, Nurses and their mental health

In her new live show, Sharon Osbourne says she'll reveal challenges of her eventful life.

Jodie Whittaker, Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman

Actor Jodie Whittaker on life post Doctor Who and starring in new drama One Night.

Deepfake pornography, Professor Yvonne Doyle – lessons from the pandemic, Pianist Chloe Flower

A student's search for answers after she finds deepfake pornography of herself online.

Carry On women, Unexpected news at baby scans

Were the Carry On films empowering for women?

Angela Rippon, Jamie Bernstein on Maestro, Scorchio! The history of The Weather Girl

Angela Rippon talks to Emma Barnett after being voted off Strictly Come Dancing.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Dame Kelly Holmes, justice secretary Alex Chalk, history of eyeliner

Dame Kelly Holmes on why she decided to go public with her sexuality at the age of 52.

Life and work of photographer Tish Murtha, Sitcom Such Brave Girls, Finding your dress shape

Tish Murtha’s photos hang in Tate Britain, so why wasn’t she recognised in her lifetime?

Dr Who actor Jemma Redgrave on the show's new 60th anniversary shows and the history of eyeliner

Actor Jemma Redgrave returns as Kate Stewart in three anniversary Dr Who TV specials.

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk on sentencing reforms

Cabinet reshuffle, endometriosis, and Minnie the Minx.

Dame Kelly Holmes, Cabinet reshuffle, Debenhams picketers

Dame Kelly Holmes on her new book, which records her experience being gay in the military.

Suella Braverman sacked as home secretary, Natalie Cassidy, Breast Cancer treatment

Suella Braverman is sacked as home secretary, we speak to Lucy Fisher and Claire Pearsall.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Perinatal pelvic health, ‘Grey pound’ fashion, Jilly Cooper, Swearing, Hot flushes

Is the fashion industry finally responding to the strength of the so-called grey pound?

Swearing, Women in north east India, The 'grey pound' and fashion, A story of brutal crime, forgiveness and empathy

Why do we swear and are women judged differently for swearing than men?

Nour Swirki in Gaza, Baroness Falkender's secrets, Divorce, Alzheimer's, Hot flushes

We continue hearing women's voices from Israel and Gaza.

Jilly Cooper, Rachel Goldberg – mother of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Women & binge drinking, Perinatal pelvic health service.

Jilly Cooper talks about football, why there is less sex in her new novel, and her diaries

Caster Semenya, King's Speech, Jude Rogers on Kirsty MacColl

Caster Semenya discusses her career as she releases her new book, A Race to Be Myself.

MP rape allegations, Mothers' march, Melissa Caddick

An un-named Conservative MP has been accused of rape several times.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Author Alex O'Brien on what playing poker can teach you, Maternity care & Sprinter Bianca Williams

Science writer Alex O'Brien on what life lessons she's learned from playing poker.

Cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Women & renting, Catherine Dalton cricketer, Women's peace petition, Maggie Murphy CEO, Lewes FC

Cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson on her collaboration with the LSO Percussion Ensemble.

Covid Inquiry, Child-free friends, Afghans in Pakistan, Alison Larkin

Covid Inquiry, Child-free friends, Afghan refugees, Sarah Ditum's Toxic, Grief... a Comedy

AI and child sexual abuse, Alex O’Brien, Molly Manning Walker

The growing role of artificial intelligence in child sexual abuse imagery.

Failures in maternity care, Spain's Princess Leonor turns 18, Women's Ballon d'Or

Families call for a public inquiry into maternity care in England.

Bianca Williams, Sandra Hüller, Living with your parents too long

Athlete Bianca Williams on her stop and search ordeal.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Rescuing seal pups, Tell-all celebrity memoirs

Leigh-Anne Pinnock from Little Mix on embarking on a solo career.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Black British Book Festival, Gesbeen Mohammad

Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock on her new memoir, Believe.

Tell-all celebrity memoirs, child poverty, and 'de-banking'

Celebrities oversharing in memoirs, child poverty, bigamy, and long baby names.

Israel-Gaza war, Monica Dolan, Kathryn Mannix

The impact of the conflict on women and children in Gaza and Israel.

Ruth Birch and Julia Curry, Liza Mundy, Lyse Doucet and Tal Hochman, Cindy Thomas and Laura Barton

The history of women in the CIA.

Ukrainian children in Russia, Fanny Mendelssohn, Men designing clothes for women

Film-maker Shahida Tulaganova, whose documentary Ukraine's Stolen Children airs tonight.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Coleen Rooney, IVF add-ons, Online safety, Talking on the phone, Singer Mica Millar

Coleen Rooney on her documentary series The Real Wagatha Story.

Maternity services, Resigning as a bridesmaid, Mica Millar, Poet Safiya Sinclair

Two thirds of maternity units in England put women and babies at risk.

Dr Lisa Cameron MP, Saffron Coomber & Yero Timi Biu, Julia Fox, IVF add-ons

Former SNP politician Dr Lisa Cameron on her defection to the Conservatives

Coleen Rooney, Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves MP, Poet Becky Hemsley.

Coleen Rooney on the term WAG, football and her documentary series The Real Wagatha Story.

Israel-Gaza war, Talking on the phone, Online safety, Baby stealers in Kenya

Latest update on the Online Safety Bill which is soon to become law.

Madonna, Polish elections, Diana Parkes, Unconventional setups

We speak to two women who were at the Madonna concert in London this weekend.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Dawn French, Shirley Ballas, Violinist Esther Abrami, Pelvic Pain

Strictly Come Dancing’s head judge Shirley Ballas on her new book.

Shirley Ballas, Bed Bugs, Everything Now writer Ripley Parker

The Queen of Latin joins Krupa to discuss her new book, Murder on the Dancefloor.

Dawn French, Laura Linney, Israel-Gaza conflict, Unconventional living

Gaffes galore from comedy star Dawn French as she celebrates 30 years in show business.

Dr Katalin Kariko - Nobel Prize winner, latest on Israel Gaza, Pelvic pain and pain in sex, The International Day of the Girl.

Dr Katalin Kariko has won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Drew Weissman.

Israel-Gaza conflict: Bereaved parents across the divide, musician Esther Abrami, Emily Hunt, Is the future of the Labour Party

Two parents from the different communities caught up in the Israel-Gaza conflict.

Israel-Gaza conflict, Endometriosis test, Sam Brown - Savile survivor

Women and children in the Israel-Gaza conflict.

Gunner Jaysley Beck’s mother, Organist Anna Lapwood, Menopause tribunal, Mary McAleese, Grace Dent

The mother of the girl believed to have taken her own life after army sexual harassment.

Food writer Grace Dent, Artist Shirin Neshat, History of enslaved women, Actor Mei Mac

What's your go-to for comfort eating? Has that food item changed as you've got older?

Gunner Jaysley Beck's mother, Wild Hope, Earth Mama, Dangerous dogs

The mother of the girl believed to have taken her own life after army sexual harassment.

Mary McAleese, Isabel Hardman, Kitty Donaldson, Emma Reed Turrell, Viv Groskop, Dr Bernadette Jenner

The former Irish president Mary McAleese on the need for reform in the Catholic Church.

Doctors' strike, Organist Anna Lapwood, Máiría Cahill, Suffragette medal

Organist Anna Lapwood on why she initiated the social media hashtag #playlikeagirl.

Performance artist Marina Abramovic, Universities and sexual misconduct, Nicole Scherzinger, Finances and friendship

Marina Abramovic, the godmother of performance art on her works spanning a 55-year career.

Russian journalist-in-exile Elena Kostyuchenco, Karen Farquharson, Teleri Glyn Jones, Nerys Evans, Innes Fitzgerald

We hear from one of Russia’s most fearless independent journalists, Elena Kostyuchenco.

Nicole Scherzinger, Finances of friendship, Asha Puthli

Nicole Scherzinger joins Anita to discuss her return to the West End.

Marina Abramovic, GB News, Dehenna Davison MP, Taylor Swift Symposium

Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic on retrospective at the Royal Academy of Arts.

Dame Joan Collins, Universities and sexual misconduct, Dr Ophira Ginsburg - a feminist approach to cancer

Dame Joan Collins at 90 and on her new memoir, Behind the Shoulder Pads.

Sexism in football, Mum rage, China's MeToo

A football club boss has resigned over sexist comments about a female colleague.

Tina Sinatra, Meg Winterburn and Willow Grylls on a new TV drama about the serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, Dame Christine Lenehan

Tina Sinatra on a new musical about her dad’s life.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Russell Brand accuser 'Alice' broadcast exclusive, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie & Doon Mackichan

Emma speaks to 'Alice', who alleges Russell Brand sexually assaulted her as a teenager.

'Sharenting', Blood Scandal, Mary Shelley, British Gymnastics

Have you heard of the term 'sharenting'? Are you an habitual 'sharent'?

Iran hijab bill, BMX champion, CIISA, Doon Mackichan, Maternity in Sierra Leone

Women in Iran face jail for dressing 'inappropriately' under new Hijab and Chastity Bill.

Climate Change Policy, Girlhood, Feminisation of the workplace

Economist Kate Raworth gives her reaction to leaked climate change policy changes.

Russell Brand allegations & a 'staggered age of consent' with Baroness Helena Kennedy & Gudrun Young KC, Dr Susan Gilby

Can a 16-year-old give meaningful consent to have sex with a 30-year-old?

Russell Brand accuser 'Alice' broadcast exclusive, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Emma speaks to 'Alice', who alleges Russell Brand sexually assaulted her as a teenager.

Nadiya Hussain, Women's reproductive survey, The Knock, AI and IVF, Arlo Parks

TV chef and author Nadiya Hussain on her Bangladeshi heritage and cooking with spices.

Anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, Comedian and author London Hughes, Dr Elise Inglis memorial, The Knock discussion

Anita hears about the impact the death of Mahsa Amini has had for women in Iran.

Nadiya Hussain, Morocco earthquake, Equal pay, Wilderness

Superstar baker, Nadiya Hussain, on her Bangladeshi heritage and cooking with eight spices

The Killing Kind author Jane Casey, AI in IVF treatment, The Knock - Evie's story

Jane Casey on the new TV show of her novel The Killing Kind, plus actor Emma Appleton.

Dr Shazia Malik, Charlotte Regan, Female surgeons, Poison pen letters, The Knock special series

Does a new reproductive health survey targeted at 16-55 year-old women ignore older women?

Millie Bobby Brown, Arlo Parks, Martha's Rule

Actor Millie Bobby Brown discusses her new book, Nineteen Steps.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Economic Abuse, Should there be a Minister for Men? Rebuilding my life: Martine Wright

Why are victims of economic abuse still being let down by the police and the courts?

Economic Abuse, Michal Oshman, Roisin Gallagher, Barbershop Quartet, Mum shaming

What would you do if you weren't afraid? We hear from Michal Oshman about her new book.

Primodos debate, Rebuilding my life: Wiz Wharton, Cricket umpire pay

A new Commons debate on the pregnancy testing drug that families say harmed their children

Listener phone in - should there be a Minister for Men? Could the role ultimately help women?

Would a government Minister for Men also benefit women?

Nick Fletcher MP, Rebuilding my life: Martine Wright, Food writer Bee Wilson, Filmmaker Celine Song

Nick Fletcher MP is calling for a Minster for Men

Radioactive chapatis, Hostage negotiation, Non-birth mothers, Japanese women in politics

Why were 21 Coventry women of Indian origin given radioactive chapatis in 1969?

DIY fertility tests, Sudan conflict, Rebuilding my life

How reliable is DIY fertility testing in helping you plan for a baby?

Hostage negotiator Nicky Perfect, Sarah Beeny, Chelsea Women Manager Emma Hayes, Mothers with bipolar, Bad lists

Nicky Perfect on the situations she has faced, and what it takes to be a negotiator.

Emma Hayes, manager of Chelsea FC Women, Karis Anderson on Tina Turner, Rose Matafeo and Emma Sidi on Starstruck

Emma Hayes, manager of Chelsea FC Women, on leadership, motherhood and women's health.

Scottish rape survivors, Writer Natasha Walter, New research on the Y chromosome and male infertility

New research on the Y chromosome and the implications in relation to male infertility

Sarah Beeny, Rebekah Staton, Spanish football kiss update, Deborah Bonello on Narcas

TV presenter Sarah Beeny on what home means to her, and her breast cancer journey.

Lists: How and why we make them, The psychology behind list-making, Lists in the public domain, Music and lists

Nuala McGovern and guests discuss the centrality of lists in our lives.

Listener Week: Psychedelics, Strongwomen, Kleptomania, Living funerals, Being a refugee, Women in heavy metal

A selection of the best content inspired by our listeners for Listener Week.

Listener Week: Generative AI, Female thatchers, Big noses, Communal living

A listener asks if generative AI will make creative jobs obsolete

Listener Week: Psychedelics, Peripheral friendship, Posthumous conception, Beach Guardian

Exploring the potential of using psychedelic drugs in medicine for women.

Listener Week: Is it ever good to give up on dreams? Working class women & university, Living funerals

We’re often told not to give up on our dreams, but what if they’re causing unhappiness?

Listener Week: Ukrainian women soldiers, Long lost families, Strong women, Refugees, Eating Alone

We find out more about the 5,000 soldiers on the front line in Ukraine who are women

Listener Week: Women's World Cup final, Shoplifting, Heavy metal

Original Lioness Sue Whyatt and Baller FC's Jo Clark join Nuala after the World Cup final

Women's World Cup final, Surviving a WWII Japanese prison camp, Care leavers, 'Older-age orphans', Nasa astronaut Christina Koch

Former Lioness Ellen White on England reaching the Fifa Women's World Cup final.

Ellen White, How to ask for a pay rise, astronaut Christina Koch, Morning-after pill

Former Lioness Ellen White on England reaching the FIFA Women's World Cup final.

Lionesses' legacy, Sarah Greene, Care leavers, Abortion

Impact on UK girls, after England's Lionesses reach the FIFA Women's World Cup final.

Martine McCutcheon, anxiety & the perimenopause, Who is Fani Willis? Period huts in Nepal

Should parents be kept in the loop re health decisions even when a young person is 18+?

Youngest Afghan mayor, Romanticising your life, surviving WWII Japanese prison camp, Big tech & sexuality

Should we all be romanticising our lives more?

Women's football World Cup, 'Older-age orphans', Channel swimming with a stoma, Caroline Moran, Women's feet

Women’s football World Cup predictions with Diane Bronze, mum of defender Lucy Bronze.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Megan Thee Stallion, Students Living at Home, Sarah de Lagarde, Dr Nadia Nadim

Rapper Tory Lanez has been sentenced for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion.

Andi and Miquita Oliver, Jacqueline Springer, Emma Rawicz, Afghanistan's most successful female footballer - Dr Nadia Nadim

The mother-daughter duo on their new podcast and passion for sharing food.

Barbie in China, The Hundred: women's cricket, Women & student loans, Why university students are staying at home

Barbie the film is a surprising hit in China. Why are feminists flocking to see it?

Megan Thee Stallion, Fertility Anxiety, Colombian striker Linda Caicedo

Rapper Tory Lanez has been sentenced for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion.

The case against Bill Cosby, Live music from Chloe Matharu, The world of incels, Texas abortion law

Why did Andrea Constand's case against Bill Cosby result in a 3 year prison sentence?

Sarah De Lagarde's bionic arm, Women's World Cup update, Kim Sherwood on writing Bond

The woman who fell under a tube train, losing an arm and leg, on her new bionic arm.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Loneliness & health, Concepts of Renaissance beauty & Rock Follies musical

Psychiatrist Dr Farhana Mann from UCL discusses the impact of loneliness on our health.

Netball World Cup, Comedian Georgie Grier, Can design heal loneliness?

Ahead of Sunday's Netball World Cup final, Katharine Merry joins us from Cape Town.

Loneliness, Lucy Calcines, Nicole Travolta, Kids at risk

How to cope with feelings of loneliness and, if possible, reframe them.

Accusations against Lizzo, Power Lister Jodie Ounsley, Concepts of renaissance beauty, Loneliness, Rock Follies musical

The latest on the accusations made against pop star Lizzo with a correspondent in LA.

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, Air pollution and pregnancy, BookTok, Loneliness and health

The woman who walked out of Facebook HQ with 22,000 photos of documents tells us why.

Author Jane Fallon, Two mothers talk about daughters' deaths, Netball World Cup, Young women and loneliness, Nouhaila Benzina

Best-selling author Jane Fallon on her latest novel, Over Sharing.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Men and stopping sexist behaviour, Grenfell play, Date Stacking

What role should men play in stopping sexist behaviour?

Women's Football World Cup, Black Beauty, Women in the city, Italian Lifeguard

Live coverage of the Women's World Cup game between England and Denmark

Sinead O'Connor tribute, Singapore is scheduled to execute a woman, Scottish women artists, Date stacking, Femorabilia.

We hear a special performance that Sinéad O'Connor gave to Woman’s Hour in 2013.

Men and stopping sexist behaviour, Beauty Salons close in Afghanistan, Chief Midwife

What role should men play in stopping sexist behaviour?

Narcissistic mothers, Grenfell play, Orca whale mothers & their sons

Two psychotherapists discuss parenting and narcissism.

Post botulinum toxin experiences, Photographing all your objects, FGM

New research into adverse events following the administration of botulinum toxin.

Mina Smallman, Flexible working laws, Dr Gladys McGarey, Barbie set design and The Wizard of Oz

Explanation of the new flexible working laws, and Mina Smallman on police accountability.

Barbie, Spain's election, Rallycross driver Catie Munnings, Author and comedian Andi Osho

The creation of the new Barbie film.

Roisin Murphy, World Cup 2023, US abortion, Flexible working

Irish singer-songwriter Roisin Murphy's hip-hop-influenced music about life and death.

Police Accountability, Wizard of Oz, Phubbing, World Cup song

We speak to Mina Smallman from the launch of the Alliance for Police Accountability.

Zoe Saldaña, Yomi Adegoke, Guardianship, Lunar module engineer

The star of Avatar and Star Trek joins Nuala to discuss her new series about female spies.

Hope Powell, Dr Gladys McGarey, Deirdre O'Kane, suicide and young women

Women's World Cup kicks off this week with England among the favourites.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Welfare Support at Sandhurst, Women Plumbers, Flying with Children

Exclusive broadcast interview with Louise Townsend, the mother of Olivia Perks.

Having a sick sibling, Boxing pioneers, Abortion in Iran, Where do you keep your awards?

What do you learn growing up as the sibling of someone who is very ill?

Crime, Robotics, Narcissism, Flamenco

44% of women who experienced a crime in the past year chose not to report it to police.

Welfare support at Sandhurst, Women's Ashes, Rape trials in Scotland

Exclusive broadcast interview with Louise Townsend, the mother of Olivia Perks.

Flying with children, Comedian Rosie Jones, wedding party wax seals, Theo Clarke MP birth trauma, Anorexia Nervosa treatment

The comedian Rosie Jones who has cerebral palsy talks about her new personal documentary

The effect of being a victim in high profile cases, Ruchira Gupta, Women Plumbers Women & premature deaths, Story of Ana Obregón

Patricia Clarke on her podcast, 'Modern Family: I Had My Dead Son’s Baby at 68'.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Caitlin Moran, Trichotillomania, Prison Officers, TikTok Nans, Olivia Dean

Best-selling author Caitlin Moran on turning her hand to writing about men.

Should convictions for trafficking victims be overturned?, Author Gabrielle Zevin, and Nan's on Tik Tok

We hear the case of 'Tina', whose criminal conviction is limiting her work opportunities.

Caitlin Moran, Ellie Simmonds, Esperanza Spalding, Brandi Morin

What About Men? Caitlin Moran takes on the modern man in a book.

Trichotillomania, Singer-songwriter Olivia Dean, Sexual harassment in schools

Trichotillomania and the secret shame of pulling your hair out.

Probation and domestic abuse, Gravestone recipes, Black and menopausal

Exploring recipes found on gravestones.

Christina Lamb on Victoria Amelina, Alex South, Actor Beth Alsbury, Debbie and Helen Singer, Female photographers

Former prison officer Alex South, actor Beth Alsbury and journalist Christina Lamb.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Olivia Colman, Rosamund Pike, Managing your Energy Levels

Oscar-winning actor Olivia Colman on working with a domestic violence prevention charity.

Olivia Colman, Undercover policing inquiry, Afua Hirsch, Lottie Jackson

Award-winning actress Olivia Colman on working with a domestic violence prevention charity

Wrestling, Margaret McDonagh remembered, Little Black Dress, Sue Barker, HRT

Women's World Champion WWE wrestler Rhea Ripley on her meteoric rise to the top.

Actor Rosamund Pike, childbirth and incontinence, Sharron Davies and her new book, Isabel Hardman on Daisy Goodwin

Actor Rosamund Pike discusses her new radio role - Connie, a woman who fakes her own death

Archie Panjabi, Cricket, Energy management, The untold story of parliament’s working women

Archie Panjabi, award winning star of the Good Wife, on her latest TV role, Hijack

Nova Twins, W series demise, Wealth management, Burning Sun, Author Caroline O’Donoghue

The feminist rock band The Nova Twins on holding the music industry to account.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Windrush Women, Tracey Emin, Irene Tracey, Bridget Christie, Working Women in India, Glastonbury

Women of the Windrush generation on leaving home to help rebuild Britain after WWII.

Woman's Hour Live from Glastonbury!

Anita Rani is on Worthy Farm joined by Emily Eavis, Allison Russell and Jamz Supernova.

Tracey Emin, Divas, Skateboarders, Know Your Place, France drug rape

45 portraits of women hand-drawn by artist Tracey Emin now adorn National Portrait Gallery

'Victoria's' story, Child height, Medical tactile examiners in India, Professor Irene Tracey - University of Oxford

'Victoria' - who discovered that her fiancé was secretly filming her naked.

Life for women in India, latest on the Windrush scandal, women and napping and access to therapy records in rape investigatios

Life for women in India.

Bridget Christie, Windrush Women, Helen and Rob in the Archers

The comedian talks about creating and starring in new TV comedy drama The Change.

Cate Blanchett on Glenda Jackson, Susanna Hoffs, Yasmeen Lari, Power Lister Jo Tongue, Eco-grief, Lisa Squire

Actor Cate Blanchett on Glenda Jackson and co-founder of The Bangles Susanna Hoffs.

Actor Cate Blanchett on Glenda Jackson, Girlguiding, Decluttering your love life, Aasmah Mir on her childhood memoir

Actor Cate Blanchett remembers Glenda Jackson.

Synthetic embryos, Suzie Fletcher, Eco-anxiety, Lynzy Billing

Scientists have created synthetic human embryos that sidestep the need for eggs or sperm.

Jo Tongue, Universal Basic Income, Sian Norris, Childhood Obesity

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Abortion laws, Anorexia and bone health, Profile of Greta Thunberg, Susanna Hoffs

Are UK abortion laws fit for purpose?

Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan's first female architect, Relationships under pressure

Yasmeen Lari on being awarded the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture 2023.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Ukraine Kakhovka Dam, Candi Staton & Christina Rossetti the Carer

We discuss the rescue efforts in Ukraine after Tuesday’s breach of the Kakhovka Dam.

Sue Barker, Period advert bans, Selling sexual assault in East Asia, Jenny Jungle

The tennis player turned Wimbledon presenter on retiring from her long career in sport.

Louise Redknapp, Insomnia, Lindsey Burrow, Ukraine dam

Former Eternal singer Louise Redknapp celebrates 30 years in music.

Polly Toynbee on her new book An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals

Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee on her new book.

Candi Staton, Narcissistic mother 'Bethany', Author Emma Cline, Smart phones in school, Nurses

Four-time Grammy award nominated singer Candi Staton.

Women in Ukraine, Baroness Sue Campbell, Abortion law in Texas, Drastic hair

The Sunday Times' Christina Lamb on the women involved in the war effort in Ukraine.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Witness Protection, Gender Pension Gap, Big Boobs and Dr Edna Adan Ismali

We hear from a woman who went into witness protection to escape her stalker husband.

Edna Adan Ismail, winner of Templeton Prize, Online games, Vasectomy increase in US, Iranian female journos on trial

Edna Adan Ismail - winner of this year's Templeton Prize.

Witness protection, Anti-LGBT law in Uganda, Author Harriet Gibsone, Women's World Cup squad

We hear from a woman who went into witness protection to escape her stalker husband.

Gender pension gap, Trampolining, A Paedophile in the Family

Competing as a child athlete and why women are so much poorer when they retire.

Childcare debt, Big boobs, Succession

Is getting in to childcare debt worth it for a career?

Why we lie, The Traitors star Amanda Lovett, Lies told by families, Lying to your partner

Why do we tell lies in our personal life? And what impact do they have?

Weekend Woman's Hour: Period Inequality, Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, Electropop duo Let’s Eat Grandma

Period inequality, Dr Katriona O’Sullivan and Let’s Eat Grandma.

The Turkish elections and female voters

Voters in Turkey go to the polls for the second round of presidential elections on Sunday.

Tina Turner legend, Let's Eat Grandma, Whips, Sudan's women, Helen Hardy

Let’s Eat Grandma, electro-pop duo perform 'Two Ribbons'.

Independent Inquiry into child sexual abuse, writer Katriona O'Sullivan, electric cars, fertility laws in France

Professor Alexis Jay's reaction to the government’s response to IICSA.

Adoption, Protesting Indian Wrestlers, Naoise Dolan

Families of adopted teenagers are at 'crisis point' according to a new report.

Women of Northern Ireland; Baroness Nicky Morgan; Looking good for your age; Menopause drugs update

Two women's stories of living through the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Suranne Jones, Karen Millen, Eating disorders, Men and contraception, Kissing

Suranne Jones on her new series, Maryland, and a look into the world of eating disorders.

Kesha, Kissing, Holly Smale on The Cassandra Complex, 'Depp v Heard' series, Manisha Tailor, assistant head of coaching at QPR

The American singer-songwriter Kesha on her latest album, love and spiritual awakening.

Feminist porn, Karen Millen, I Can Hear The Cuckoo, Forced marriage

Erika Lust makes adult films that focus on female pleasure and ethical production.

Suranne Jones, Housing, Eating disorders, Physicist Professor Dame Athene Donald

Bafta-winning actor Suranne Jones talks about her latest role in a new three-part drama

Calls for allergy tsar, Men and contraception, Judy Blume books

Two mothers call for an allergy tsar.

Can trauma in childhood become a driving force for success in later life?

Can trauma in childhood become a driving force for success in later life?

Weekend Woman's Hour: Activist Masih Alinejad, Malorie Blackman, Bel Powley and Kate Ferdinand

Iranian activist Masih Alinejad on her fight for women’s rights in Iran.

Maureen Lipman, Kate Ferdinand, Power Lister Rimla Akhtar, Women ambassadors

Dame Maureen Lipman on bringing her one-woman play Rose to the West End.

Operation Identify Me, Iran, Rosie & Chris Ramsey, Race Across the World

Interpol are asking for help to identify 22 murdered women whose names are a mystery.

Malorie Blackman, Trump verdict, Kitemark for female-founded firms, Netball

Bestselling children's author Malorie Blackman talks about her memoir, Just Sayin'.

Bel Powley, UTIs, Thai Elections, Theatre for Teenagers, Under Pressure

Bel Powley on playing Miep Gies, the woman who hid Anne Frank.

Julian of Norwich and the power of inspirational words in tough times

Julian of Norwich and the power of inspirational words in tough times.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Maternal mental health; Actors Laura Dern and Diane Ladd & Comedy drama Black Ops

Perinatal mental illness, actors Diane Ladd and Laura Dern, and Black Ops.

Plaid Cymru & culture of harassment, Egg freezing, Taylor Swift, Lisa Selby & Blue Bag Life, Wrexham and DJ Katie Owen

The review that found a culture of harassment, bullying and misogyny within Plaid Cymru.

Maternal mental health, Ellie Goldstein, Kneelers, Black Ops, Power List

Ellie Goldstein, the first model with Down's syndrome to star on the front cover of Vogue.

Ellie Wilson, Women-only tower block, Rejection, Women's Hour

Ellie Wilson on why she's waived her right to anonymity and become a campaigner.

Caregivers, What do we know about Queen Charlotte, Ukrainian musical prodigies

Two writers discuss the experience of caring for their mothers.

Actors Laura Dern and Diane Ladd, Nurses Strikes, Sarah Gilmartin

Actors Diane Ladd and Laura Dern.

Ruby Wax, Abortion in Ireland, Jo Hansford MBE and Comedian Zoe Lyons

Ruby Wax on spending 10 days cut off from the modern world on a desert island.

Ruby Wax, Murty women, Summer clothes, National Baby Female choreographers

Ruby Wax on being on a deserted island and the change in NHS maternity services since 1948

Kingship, Fibromyalgia, Trump, Ireland abortion

Anita Rani considers the issue of gender and sovereignty.

Women in Sudan, Jo Hansford, Paula Barker MP, Author Fran Hill

How are women being impacted by the conflict in Sudan?

Stella Assange, Sexual assaults in hospitals, Comedian Zoe Lyons on her midlife crisis

Nurses are set to be given body-worn cameras in a crackdown on hospital sexual assaults.

Russian feminism, Adele Roberts, Under Pressure - Kate and Annie, ACL injuries in women's sport

Could feminism be reclassified as an 'extremist' ideology in Russia?

Lynn Nottage, Maggie Murphy, CBI Investigations, Race across the world, Emergency alerts, Therapy speak

The latest on claims about the CBI and award-winning playwright Lynn Nottage.

Rachel Weisz, Lewes FC, Adele Roberts Marathon Challenge

Oscar winner Rachel Weisz joins Anita Rani to talk about her new series Dead Ringers.

Cost of living, Lynn Nottage, Gel manicures, 'Rosewater' by Liv Little

Lynn Nottage, the only woman to have won the Pulitzer prize for drama twice.

Kristine Kujath Thorp

Nuala McGovern talks to actor Kristine Kujath Thorp.

Disparities in maternal deaths, Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial, Ellie Downie, Emergency Alert System, Small Pipes

No. 4 on the Woman’s Hour Power list, Ellie Downie, the former European Champion gymnast.

Lolita Chakrabarti, Ian Paterson investigations, Therapy speak, Child sexual abuse in Uganda, Girl’s World

Award-winning playwright and actor Lolita Chakrabarti and more Ian Paterson investigations

Hadley Freeman, Baroness Warsi, Derry Girls' actors Siobhan McSweeney and Louisa Harland on the London stage, AI, Emma Booth

Hadley Freeman on her memoir Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia.

Remembering Mary Quant, Hen parties, Architect Sumayya Vally, WH Power list change-maker Emma Booth

The rise of the 'healthy hen do'.