BBC Radio Podcasts from Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: Breast implant rare cancer risk, Ellen Burstyn, Paralympian medallists

The women suing a breast implant manufacturer over alleged links with a rare cancer.

Rebecca Cheptegei's killing, Alison Lapper, Ellen Burstyn

What Rebecca Cheptegei's death means for female athletes in East Africa.

Eluned Morgan, Female right-wing US campaigners, The history of understanding women's bodies

Anita Rani talks to Eluned Morgan, the first minister of Wales.

Breast implant rare cancer risk, Gemma Arterton, Nonna’s cookbook

The women suing a breast implant manufacturer over alleged links with a rare cancer.

Ruth Perry's sister on Ofsted review, Paralympian medallists, Director Susanne Bier

Professor Julia Waters reacts to a review into her sister's death.

Ofsted, Carrie Coon and Elizabeth Olsen, 'Mum friends'

Reaction as one or two-word Ofsted inspection grades for England's schools are scrapped.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Kaos with Janet McTeer, Sisters Lina and Laviai Nielsen, India protests, Post Office Scandal

Actor Janet McTeer stars as Hera, Queen of the Gods, in new series Kaos.

Nicki Chapman, Los Bitchos, Post Office Scandal

Presenter Nicki Chapman on her new memoir and two decades in the music industry.

Kaos with Janet McTeer, India protests, author Clare Chambers

Stage and film actor Janet McTeer stars as Hera, Queen of the gods, in new series Kaos.

Bel Powley and Susan Wokoma, Genre fiction: Spy novels and thrillers, Jenny Ryan

Bel Powley and Susan Wokoma on their new play about why we fall in love.

Paralympics preview, Master of King's Music Errollyn Wallen, Shifters

Which female athletes are tipped for success at the Paralympics?

Sisters: A Woman’s Hour special

Nuala McGovern explores sibling bonds, rivalries and finding sisterhood outside family

Weekend Woman's Hour Listener Week: Van Life, Risky sports, Widows Fire, Pets as therapy, Tummies

Listener Siobhan Daniels on living in a motorhome and exploring the UK

Listener Week: Sex in your 70s, Risky sports, Cost of men and women's haircuts

Elaine is in her seventies and her partner would like to resume a sexual relationship.

Listener Week: Leaving a legacy, Periods through history, Belly dancing

Listener Bettie on how one moment changed her life’s trajectory.

Listener Week: Widow's Fire, DNA discoveries, Decluttering backlash

A listener shares her experience of hyper-arousal in the midst of grief

Listener Week: Tummies, Later in life lesbians, Long Covid

Looking at our relationships with our tummies, and why it can be so complicated.

Listener Week: Van life, Surrogacy, Women and stonemasonary

Listener Siobhan Daniels on living in a motorhome and exploring the UK

Weekend Woman's Hour: Olympian Emily Campbell, Sexsomnia and the CPS, Science fiction, Paralympian Jodie Grinham

Olympic medallist, weightlifter Emily Campbell talks about her success at the Games.

Kyla Harris, Mania and perimenopause, Daughters documentary, Maternity clothes

Co-creator and star of new BBC comedy series, Kyla Harris, joins Jessica.

Olympic medallist Emily Campbell, Sexsomnia and the CPS, Beryl Cook play

Fresh from the Paris Olympics, weightlifter Emily Campbell talks about her Games.

Women and science fiction; Say She She

Why is science fiction considered to be a 'genre for men'?

Actor Romola Garai, AI research and breast cancer, Rebecca Watson

Award-winning actor Romola Garai talks to Nuala about her latest stage role.

Paralympian Jodie Grinham, The Wicker Man, Singer Mary Bridget Davies

Paris, Paralympics and pregnant - archer Jodie Grinham speaks to Nuala.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Lottie Tomlinson, Madwomen of the West, Infants and domestic abuse, Elles Bailey

Award-winning, British roots, blues and Americana rock sensation Elles Bailey.

Olympics boxing controversy, Lottie Tomlinson, Losing friends after a break-up, Golda Schultz

The BBC’s Dan Roan on the eligibility row overshadowing women’s boxing at the Olympics

Blues singer Elles Bailey, Author Abi Daré, Infants and domestic abuse

Award-winning British roots, blues and Americana rock singer Elles Bailey speaks to Anita.

Army racism, Gardens and the Bloomsbury Group, Fantastically Great Women musical

Kerry-Ann Knight on the racist and sexual abuse she received whilst serving in the army.

Keely Hodgkinson's gold, Meera Sodha, IQ levels

Olympian Jo Pavey reflects on Keely Hodgkinson's 800m Olympic gold medal.

UK riots, Madwomen of the West, South Asian beauty, Yazidi women

We explore how women are involved and affected by the violent unrest seen in the UK.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Amanda Abbington, VAT on private school fees, Steven van de Velde Olympics controversy, Aigul Akhmetshina

Amanda Abbingdon on taking the lead in a powerful new play.

Amanda Abbington, Crime Fiction, Asbestos in Make-up and Sock Wars

Amanda Abbingdon on taking the lead in a powerful new play.

Southport attack, Simone Biles profile, Author Anne Hawk

How the Southport community are coming together to try and understand what has happened.

VAT on private school fees, Steven van de Velde Olympics controversy, Concert pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen, Commuters with noisy

Discussing the impact of VAT on private school fees.

Southport attack, Sexism in Olympics coverage, Female auctioneer

The aftermath of the stabbings in Southport and how the community is responding.

Edna O'Brien obit, SEND education, Republicans and women, Aigul Akhmetshina

Author Eimear McBride pays tribute to the Irish novelist Edna O'Brien who has died.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Olympics preview, Holocaust documentary, Poet Zara Sehar, Sculptor Dominique White, Comedian Sashi Perera

BBC Sports presenter Jeanette Kwakye on the sportswomen to look out for at Paris 2024.

Mercury Prize Nominees, Paris Olympic Athletes, Adoption

We hear from two of the female artists nominated for this year’s Mercury Prize.

Kamala Harris and female votes, Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell, Poet Zara Sehar

Which policies could win Harris female votes, and what is her electoral strategy?

Kamala Harris and 'brat summer', Holocaust documentary, Comedian Sashi Perera

The online campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Megan Davis, Cambridge Vice-Chancellor, Kate Lister on banning partners from social events

Author Megan Davis on her experience of blowing the whistle on financial crime.

Biden drops out and backs Harris, Maternal health in Gaza, Female coaches, Sculptor Dominique White

Is America ready for another female presidential nominee?

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Nelly Furtado, Woman in Myanmar, Woman’s Hour from Lord’s, Taking children out of school

Nuala McGovern hosts a cricket special from Lord’s Cricket Ground.

Vula Malinga, Paedophile Hunters, Survivors of the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus

The Proms go disco with Vula Malinga.

Nelly Furtado, Toughest towns for girls, Julian Assange accuser

Singer Nelly Furtado hails a new generation of social media fans with seventh album 7.

Woman's Hour live from Lord's Cricket Ground

Nuala McGovern hosts a cricket special ahead of England v New Zealand at Lord's.

Jenna Russell & Hello, Dolly!, Historical fiction, Women in Myanmar, Air Pollution

Olivier award-winning actor Jenna Russell on her role in Hello, Dolly!

Wendy Joseph KC, Storm chasers, Remembering sex therapist Dr Ruth, Insta’s Fake Guru

We hear from one the first female judges to preside in the UK's most famous criminal court

Harriet Harman, Southall Black Sisters, Author Cathy Rentzenbrink, Medium friends

Harriet Harman on the record-breaking number of women MPs elected to parliament.

Southall Black Sisters, Audrey Powne, Dr Michael Mosley's exercise snacking

Three women due to be on trial for assault have had charges against them discontinued.

The future of the two-child benefit cap, Women of Windrush opera, what is next for Kamala Harris?

Will the new Labour government continue the two-child benefit cap?

Nusrit Mehtab, Author Cathy Rentzenbrink, Olympian Hannah Mills

Nusrit Mehtab looks back at her 30-year career in the Met Police.

Review of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Black market weight loss drugs, Composer Undine Smith Moore

Former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal on his review of the NMC.

Harriet Harman and election reaction, Sports Day, France Me Too

Reaction to the general election results.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Jonathan Meijer interviewed on fathering over 550 babies by sperm donation, Gabby Logan, Lisa Jewell

Why has Jonathan Meijer fathered over 550 babies through sperm donation?

Lisa Jewell, Baby Babble, Bluebella rugby ad, Genre Fiction - Romance/Romantasy

Best-selling author Lisa Jewell on her Jessica Jones Marvel crime novel.

Jonathan Meijer interviewed on fathering over 550 babies by sperm donation; women impressionist artists

Why has Jonathan Meijer fathered over 550 babies through sperm donation?

Professor Dame Carol Robinson, Leader Interview: The Conservative’s Maria Caulfield for Rishi Sunak, Michelle De Swarte

Scientist Dame Carol Robinson on blazing a trail for women in STEM.

Leader interviews: Reform UK's Ann Widdecombe for Nigel Farage, Wimbledon

Could middle age be the best period of our lives? So says broadcaster Gabby Logan.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Cyndi Lauper, Accusations of assault in tennis, Sofie Gråbøl, Helen Heckety, Demetrescence, Corinne Baile

Danish actress Sofie Gråbøl talks about her latest role in a new film, Rose.

Live from Glastonbury: Cyndi Lauper, Corinne Bailey Rae & DJ Ritu

Join Anita Rani and guests live from Worthy Farm.

Adult orphans, Accusations of assault in tennis, Leader interview: John Swinney

What does it mean to be an adult orphan? Two women who have lost both parents discuss.

Sofie Gråbøl, Christine Jardine, Women and Equalities spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, Grace Campbell on abortion

Danish actress Sofie Gråbøl talks about her latest role in a new film, Rose.

Women voting in Northern Ireland, playwright and actor Faith Omole, Sarah Ockwell Smith on ‘demetrescence’

How will women in Northern Ireland vote in the general election?

Weekend Woman's Hour: Rachel Stevens, Woman's Hour Election Debate, Jill Halfpenny, Interracial Marriage in the US

Author Laura Dockrill on the thrills and heartache of first love.

Helen Heckety, Taylor Swift’s UK tour, Football and domestic abuse

Novelist Helen Heckety on living with a disability that is not visually obvious.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Paloma Faith, right wing women leaders in the EU, Emma Caldwell case, Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan, known as the Queen of Funk, on her fiftieth anniversary in music.

Stealthing conviction, Jill Halfpenny, Henry VIII's Queens

Man who secretly took a condom off during sex has been jailed for more than four years.

Rachel Stevens of S Club, The motherhood penalty, Interracial marriage in the United States, Sexual assault during therapy

Rachel Stevens of S Club. Interracial marriage in the US. Sexual assault during therapy.

Laura Dockrill, female surgical teams, Chinese #MeToo

Author Laura Dockrill on the thrills and heartache of first love.

Woman's Hour Election Debate

We speak to senior women from the seven main political parties in Great Britain.

‘Sextortion diary’, dealing with a terminal diagnosis, Judy Garland impersonator

How a film-maker fought back with a camera after hackers threatened to leak nude photos.

Elite rower Helen Glover, Leader Interview: Carla Denyer, Les Amazones d'Afrique, Ozempic

Helen Glover - what are the challenges of returning to elite sport post childbirth?

Graves of stillborn babies, Chaka Khan, Climate seniors, Right wing women leaders in the EU

The Queen of Funk Chaka Khan on her fiftieth anniversary in the music industry.

Paloma Faith, Leader interview: Rhun Ap Iorwerth, Parents with learning difficulties

The singer Paloma Faith on her myth-busting new memoir.

Naomi Klein, Thornaby FC, folk singer-songwriter Aoife O’Donovan, author Lucy Foley

The writer and activist Naomi Klein on her latest book, Doppelganger.

Isabella Tree, Emma Caldwell case, Baroness Delyth Morgan

Conservationist Isabella Tree on a new documentary about her rewilding experiment.

Plus ones, Swifties, Scotland rape rule, Long-lost siblings

The complicated etiquette of asking to take an extra guest to a wedding.

Bat for Lashes, Women and D-Day, Author Saima Mir, Sextortion

Singer-songwriter Bat for Lashes on her new album, The Dream of Delphi.

Tina Fey, Ireland's first 'witch', does young farmer culture have a problem with women?

Comedy queen Tina Fey talks all things Mean Girls as the musical version comes to London.

Abandoned babies, Adventurer Alice Morrison, Being a 'BoyMum'

A newborn baby found earlier this year is the third child abandoned by the same parents.

Mexico election, Queenie actor, Breast milk donor

Who is Claudia Sheinbaum? The first female President of Mexico.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Ruth Jones, Netball Super League, FGM ban at risk in Gambia, Muses, Hadestown creator Anaïs Mitchell

Ruth Jones on starring in Sister Act and writing the Gavin and Stacey finale.

Trump conviction, FGM ban at risk in Gambia, TV’s Queen of Books

Exploring the role of Stormy Daniels, the woman at the centre of Trump's hush money trial.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: British cyclist Lizzy Banks, Show-women, Love bombing, Infected blood scandal

We hear from one of the wives of partners infected with HIV in the infected blood scandal.

Ozempic, Netball Super League, Olivier award-winner Cassidy Janson

Will women find access to weight loss drugs gets harder?

Hadestown creator Anaïs Mitchell, Perfume’s Darkest Secrets, the return of Loaded magazine

The writer of Hadestown performs one of the songs from her hit musical.

Ruth Jones, Women and renting, Couples who disagree about having children

The actor and writer on starring in Sister Act and writing the Gavin and Stacey finale

Muses

From inspirational goddesses to 60s icons, what is a muse and what's it like to be one?

India's women voters, Dame Harriet Walter on Clara Schumann, Climate medal winner

Could women outnumber men as voters for the first time in India?

Show-women, Women and the general election, Smartphone-free kids

The lost history of ground-breaking women magicians, aerial artists and sword climbers.

Endurance runner Imo Boddy, love bombing, fake food artist

Imo Boddy, who became the fastest woman to complete the UK Three Peaks, joins Nuala.

Solving historic rape cases, British cyclist Lizzy Banks, Margaret Leng Tan

How new forensic techniques help police re-examine old sexual assault and rape cases.

Infected blood scandal, Anita Pallenberg, Feminist theatre

We hear from one of the wives and partners infected with HIV in the infected blood scandal

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Royal Navy exclusive, Tamsin Greig, Period Tracker Apps, Formula One, Sleepwalking, Choral music

Tamsin Greig on her latest role in Terence Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea.

Lesbian bars, Period Tracker Apps, World champion boxer, Lauren Price MBE

Film-makers Erica Rose and Elina Street discuss the documentary The Lesbian Bar Project.

Women in Formula One, Monstrum, Sex education, Bridgerton dresses

F1 expert Bernie Collins talks race strategy in new book How to Win a Grand Prix.

Beth Mead, Women and choral music, Eating disorders

The England Lioness gives her thoughts on equal access to football pitches for women.

Birth trauma, Sleepwalking, Lolita Chakrabarti

Lolita Chakrabarti discusses her new Radio 3 drama Calmer, which stars Meera Syal.

Royal Navy Exclusive, Sarah Atherton MP, Tamsin Greig, singer-songwriter Lauren Mayberry

Olivier award-winning actor Tamsin Greig on her latest role in The Deep Blue Sea.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Foster caring, Liz Carr on assisted dying, Sabrina Ali on Dugsi Dayz, Rachel Chinouriri

Comedian and writer Kiri Pritchard-McLean on becoming a foster carer.

Whooping cough, Shirley Conran, Lying, Afghanistan tourism

Tribute to the author, journalist and campaigner Dame Shirley Conran.

Liz Carr on assisted dying, Money in relationships, Singer Rachel Chinouriri

What's the best way to address the tricky topic of money in relationships?

Safer sport for women, novelist Nadine Matheson, Sabrina Ali on Dugzi Dayz

What kind of questions are appropriate for a coach to ask a sportswoman about her health?

Losing your possessions, Defining honour abuse, Foster caring

Why we get so emotionally attached to our belongings & what's it like to lose everything?

How to age well: A Woman's Hour special

We all age, so Anita Rani and a panel of guests discuss how to do it well.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Co-parenting, Plastic pollution, ACL injuries, Perinatal suicide

Co-parenting - how do you share the parental load when you’ve separated from your partner?

Listener phone in: Boys - what's it's like to be one in 2024?

What do the challenges that our boys face tell us about the world we live in?

Woman's Hour special: How is porn shaping our sex lives and relationships?

A chance to catch up with Woman's Hour's special series about porn.

Lawyer Harriet Wistrich, Chef Asma Khan, ACL injuries and women

Lawyer Harriet Wistrich on her book about women and the justice system, Sister in Law.

Co-parenting, Homelessness and women, Dr Jessica Taylor

What is it really like to be a co-parent? Two mothers give their take.

Sex and choking, Online Abuse and work, Plastic pollution

Why are more young people including choking as part of their sex lives?

Boys, Lyra McKee, Perinatal suicide, South African elections

We hear teenage boys' thoughts about masculinity, consent and friendship.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Zeinab Badawi, Fisherman Ashley Mullenger, Stalking, Singing and periods

Singing and periods - how hormones effect your voice.

Weinstein conviction overturned, Fishing, Comeuppance, Ballet pumps

Backlash against overturning of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction.

BRCA1, Open relationships, Wrongly Accused: The Annette Hewins Story

Beaux Harris on preventative treatment after losing family to the gene mutation BRCA1.

Zeinab Badawi, Singing and periods, How is the debate over abortion shaping the US election?

Zeinab Badawi on her book, An African History of Africa, how do periods affect singing?

Kitty Ruskin's year of casual sex, The Girls of Slender Means, ARFID

A journalist writes about her experience of setting out to have no-strings attached sex.

Peres Jepchirchir, Rhianon Bragg and stalking, Nitazenes, Tortured poets

We hear from Peres Jepchirchir about breaking the women’s-only marathon world record time.

Woman's Hour special: Breaking The Cycle

A chance to catch up with Woman's Hour's special series, Breaking The Cycle.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Ruth Wilson, Young women and voting, Jing Lusi

Ruth Wilson on why she's running this year's London Marathon.

Solitude, Apprentice winner Rachel Woolford, Personal space, Kids and smartphones

The science and power of being alone.

Ruth Wilson, periods and concussion, Ashley Storrie on BBC comedy Dinosaur, sewing for mental health

Ruth Wilson on why she’s running the London Marathon for an Alzheimer’s charity.

Cricketer Nat Sciver-Brunt, Smacking, Hypochondria, Police drama Blue Lights, Soul Sisters Pakistan

Nat Sciver-Brunt honored as Wisden's leading cricketer in the world.

Hollywood film producer Deborah Snyder, Young women and voting, Machinal star Rosie Sheehy

The blockbuster movie producer on her new project and working with husband Zack Snyder.

Jing Lusi, Fatal stabbings in Sydney, Australia, Declaration of the Rights of the Child

Jing Lusi, fatal stabbings in Sydney, Australia, Declaration of the Rights of the Child.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Juliet open letter, Vogue’s Chioma Nnadi, Female Psychopath

Why 883 creatives have signed an open letter in support of actor Francesca Amewudah-Rivers

Marian Keyes, Juliet open letter, Swiss climate victory

Irish author Marian Keyes talks about her latest page turner, My Favourite Mistake.

Gloria Steinem at 90, Rebecca Ferguson, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

The legendary American feminist on what the women's movement still needs to do

The Cass Review, Back to Black, Female Psychopath

Reaction to the Cass Review which calls for changes to gender services for children

Vogue's Chioma Nnadi, Life in a women’s refuge, Parents jailed after son’s mass shooting

Emma Barnett speaks to Chioma Nnadi, the new editor of British Vogue.

Westminster honeytrap scam, What we can learn from toddlers, Saudi Arabia

Dame Andrea Jenkyns has become the first woman to speak about being a victim of the scam.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Pregnancy discrimination, Girls State and Carly Pearce

Nicola Hinds on winning her ‘David and Goliath’ case against a national company.

Rwanda genocide, Bowie's hairdresser, womanhood during Ramadan

The BBC journalist who returned to Rwanda for the first time since fleeing the genocide.

Pregnancy discrimination, Prue Leith, Femcels, Social workers on screen

Nicola Hinds has won her 'David and Goliath' case against a national company.

Girls State, Author Holly Gramazio, First female prime minister of the DRC

Girls State - the US project that spotlights the young female leaders of tomorrow

Scotland's hate crime law, Motherhood and art, Actor Rachael Stirling

Reaction to Scotland's new hate crime law.

Women in Country Music

From Beyoncé to Shania Twain, women are making country cool again.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Katie Price, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, Biba exhibition

Model turned TV personality Katie Price's take on young women and cosmetic surgery.

Katie Price, A decade of same-sex marriage, From policing to crime-writing

Katie Price discusses her thoughts on young women and cosmetic surgery.

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'.

Baroness Warsi, Labiaplasty, secondary breast cancer and “Clustercore”

Surgeons have begun collating data on labiaplasty for the first time

Derry Girls' actors Siobhan McSweeney and Louisa Harland on London stage, Laura Trevelyan, Mrs Pankhurst's Bodyguard

Derry Girls actors Siobhan McSweeney and Louisa Harland on stage in Dancing at Lughnasa.

Hadley Freeman, Latest in Iran, Rom Coms

Hadley Freeman on her memoir Good Girls about having anorexia.

Artificial Intelligence and Women

The world’s first ultra-realistic humanoid AI robot artist speaks to Woman’s Hour.

Climate justice activist Mikaela Loach, DJ kavita Varu, 'Stevenage Woman'

The climate justice activist Mikaela Loach on her activism and reframing the crisis.

Lionesses win Finalissima, Good Friday Agreement, Tanya Sarne, Windrush, Angie Thomas

Women working to continue peace 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement was signed.

DJ Kavita Varu, Former international footballer Professor Laura McAllister, 'Crown to Couture', Author Curtis Sittenfeld

Lawyer by day and self-taught DJ by night, Kavita Varu.

Actor Helen George, 'Stevenage Woman', Author Diana Evans

The actor Helen George on playing Anna in the musical The King and I.

WH Power list sports journalist Fiona Tomas, Climate justice activist Mikaela Loach, Narcissistic mothers, WASPI women

Climate justice activist Mikaela Loach on campaigning and new book, It's Not That Radical

The rise of right-wing female leaders in Europe.

What's behind the increase in women leading right-wing political parties across Europe?

Weekend Woman's Hour: Leah Williamson, Performance poet Salena Godden, Sex education in schools

Leah Williamson, performance poet Salena Godden, and sex education in schools.

Performance poet Salena Godden, Taiwan's female president, Gambling, addiction, Narcissistic mother, Kelsie Grieg gamer.

Performance poet and author Salena Godden discusses her new collection of poetry.

Rape Case Court Delays, Going Viral, Love and Money

Record high in the number of rape and sexual offences cases waiting to be heard in court.

Caragh McMurtry on her autism diagnosis.

Caragh McMurtry on her autism diagnosis.

The Power List Reveal Programme - Women in Sport

Join Nuala McGovern live in the Radio Theatre as we reveal the Power List for 2023.

Sex education in schools

What is being taught to children about sex and relationships in schools?

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Baroness Casey Review with Dame Lynne Owens, influencer Georgina Harrison on 'image-based sexual abuse’

The Baroness Casey Review, and Georgia Harrison on 'image-based sexual abuse’.

Julia Hoggett, CEO of the London Stock Exchange

Anita Rani talks to the head of the London Stock Exchange, Julia Hoggett.

Hormonal contraception, Ghost children, Narcissism, Mabel Constanduros

The latest research into using hormonal contraception.

Trust in the Police? Have you say and call Nuala McGovern at Woman's Hour

After the Casey report, has your faith in the police been dented? What's your experience?

The Baroness Casey Review with Dame Lynne Owens & Claire Waxman, Dance your way home, Narcissistic mother

Baroness Casey has published the final report on her review into the Metropolitan Police.

Reality TV star Georgia Harrison on 'revenge porn', ‘Seven Winters in Tehran’, Fairness in sport, Romance on the bus.

Reality TV star Georgia Harrison. Fairness in sport. ‘Seven Winters in Tehran'.

Paris Hilton, FGM report, Annie Lennox, Country-pop duo Ward Thomas

Paris Hilton on her new memoir, and Annie Lennox explaining her new campaign.

Singer-songwriter Annie Lennox

Anita Rani talks to legendary singer-songwriter Annie Lennox.

Paris Hilton, Anneka Rice, Gas & Air, Budget 2023

Paris Hilton, the original influencer on America's 'troubled teen industry'.

Budget 2023 Childcare, FGM report, Sex education in schools, Courting India, Country-pop duo Ward Thomas

Today’s budget is expected to include an expansion of free childcare provision.

Author and judge Nicola Williams, Abortion in the UK update, Police violence against women

Author and Crown Court judge Nicola Williams on writing her second novel.

Karen Krizanovich and Heidi Ellert-McDermott on the Oscars, new Paula Yates documentary, abortion rights in the US

Paula Yates, who only dated rock stars, built her own brand long before the Kardashians.

Forever Friends?

What happens when a friendship breaks down? How can you repair it? Should you even try?

Weekend Woman's Hour: Malala Yousafzai, Grassroots sport, Talking about not having children

What happens if you and your partner disagree on whether or not to have children?

Eurovision entry Mae Muller, Director Raine Allen-Miller, Online bullying

The UK's Eurovision entry Mae Muller joins Krupa Padhy

Emily Watson, Earthquake, The Lesbian Project, Big Mama Thornton, Cost of childcare

Emily Watson on her new film, God’s Creatures, about a mother-son relationship.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly MP, Poet Kim Moore, Chief Fire Officer Sabrina Cohen-Hatton

Foreign secretary James Cleverly MP on the UK's international women and girls strategy.

Writer Heidi Thomas, Angela Saini on the origins of patriarchy, Codeword Mascara

Author Angela Saini on why the patriarchy is more fragile than it appears.

Malala Yousafzai, Festival headliners, Discussing whether or not you want children with a partner, Comedian Jayde Adams

Malala Yousafzai on her Oscar-nominated short documentary film, Stranger At The Gate.

Finding My Voice

For International Women's Day, we bring you five stories of women who chose to speak up.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Iranian schoolgirls, the womb, Cynthia Erivo, No More Page 3, UK marriage law changes

Schoolgirls in Iran have been admitted to hospital after reportedly being poisoned by gas.

Actor Bukky Bakray, Iranian schoolgirls and poisoning, Singer Karen Carpenter reframed, TikTok school protests

Discovered by a film director at school when she was only 15 - actor Bukky Bakray.

Diana Parkes, Breast health and sport, Great Stork Derby, No More Page 3

Diana Parkes appeals to Dominic Raab over release of man who killed her daughter.

Cynthia Erivo, Eating disorder system failures, Writer Christina Patterson, Cancer gene testing

Award-winning actor and singer Cynthia Erivo on her new role in Luther: The Fallen Sun.

Teachers' strike, Midwife Leah Hazard on the womb, Sexual violence in Ukraine, Best performance by a jumper

An exploration of the womb, a 'woefully under-researched and misunderstood' organ.

Migrant boat deaths in Italy, Gambling addiction and crime, 60 swims at 60, Getting married at 16

At least 33 women and 12 children have died after their migrant boat sank off Italy.

British Ambassador to Ukraine Dame Melinda Simmons, Kirsty Sedgman, Black women and cancer, Eleanor McEvoy and Averil Mansfield

Dame Melinda Simmons, British Ambassador to Ukraine, one year on from the invasion.

Dame Melinda Simmons, British Ambassador to Ukraine, Fully female clergy, Twin sisters on pregnancy & miscarriage; Quilting

Twins Chloe and Lydia Hamilton share their story of coping with pregnancy and miscarriage.

The UK’s first woman vascular surgeon, South African choreographer Dada Masilo, Benefits of older siblings.

UK’s first woman vascular surgeon. Choreographer Dada Masilo. Benefits of older siblings.

Black women and cancer, Eleanor McEvoy, Shamima Begum ruling, Yazidi women, A Victorian dress diary

Why are Black women more likely to get late cancer diagnoses?

Nicola Bulley, tearing during childbirth, black women swim, tweakments gone mad?

Why do women tear in childbirth?

Dr Kirsty Sedgman, Esther Webber, Jenny Symmons, Elaine Dunkley, Nadine Benjamin

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

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Aimee Lou Wood, Wayne Couzens and Indecent Assault, Nne Nne Iwuji-Eme on African Queens, Nell Mescal

Aimee Lou Wood talks about her roles in Cabaret and Netflix’s Sex Education.

Sukhdev Reel on her son Ricky, Aimee Lou Wood, Anita Bhagwandas, Sober dating

A mother who has spent 25 years trying to find out what happened to her son.

Nicola Sturgeon resignation; Sharon Rose plays Sylvia Pankhurst; The power of sport; Femicide in Europe

After a decade as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced she's stepping down.

Wayne Couzens and Indecent Assault, African Queens, Sleepovers, Male Pill and Nikki Haley

Nuala talks to Nne Nne Iwuji-Eme about her series telling stories of African queens.

Nell Mescal, Professor Hazel Smith, Jean MacKenzie, Fern Brady, Claer Barratt, Stella Creasy MP, Lauren Moss

Nell Mescal sings live from the Woman's Hour studio.

Love-Bombed a new BBC Sounds Podcast. Can writing a memoir ruin your life? Who are you at work? Knife Crime

Love-Bombed a new BBC Podcast. Can Writing a Memoir Ruin your life? Who are you at work ?

Weekend Woman's Hour: Danielle Deadwyler on Oscars snub, disabled parenting, audio porn, ex-Lioness Jill Scott & Salma Hayek

Danielle Deadwyler on the film 'Till' & why only one black woman has ever won an Oscar.

Jill Scott - European Champion; Disabled parents; Salma Hayek Pinault

European Champion and Queen of the Jungle - Jill Scott.

Audio porn, Earthquake impact on women, Author Ayòbámi Adébáyo, A listener on leaving the Church of England

A new type of adult audio content that is said to be gaining popularity among women.

Jessie Buckley, Jennie Agg, Nazir Afzal, Zoe Billingham, Martine Oborne, Anne Atkins

Irish actor Jessie Buckley in Women Talking.

David Carrick sentencing, Shamima Begum story, Danielle Deadwyler, Carmel McMahon

What has Shamima Begum been doing since she left the UK in 2015?

Janhavee Moole, Julia Golding, Holly Bourne, Sam Quek, Rachel Williams, Ella Whelan, Abbie Cheeseman

Uplifting fiction for young adults? Why do so many books contain dark themes?

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Helena Bonham Carter on ‘Nolly’, Sophie Duker, Happy Valley & kinship care, Emily Atack’

Helena Bonham Carter on playing the "Queen of the midlands", in Russell T Davies' 'Nolly'

Happy Valley & kinship care; Conditions at Eastwood Park women's prison, Declining birthrates in China & Japan, Beyonce

A new report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons on conditions at Eastwood Park women’s prison.

Alex Kingston plays Prospero at the RSC; Captain Preet Chandi; Alcohol, sexual assault & recall; Folic acid; All good friends?

Prospero as a mother not an elderly Duke & father: actor Alex Kingston's current challenge

Helena Bonham Carter, Power List judges Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Ebony Rainford-Brent, Update on Ian Paterson

The actor on playing Nolly - star of Crossroads and Queen of the Midlands Noele Gordon.

Emily Atack, Baroness Catherine Ashton, Sophie Duker

Emily Atack on the abusive messages she receives from men and why she's calling for change

Hilary Grime on her daugher Phoebe, Catherine Lee on Section 28, Tidying up v mess

Hilary Grime's daughter Phoebe, a university student, took her own life in 2021.

Triathlete and screenwriter Lesley Paterson; Zara Aleena's murder & probation service failings; the Woman's Hour Power List 2023

Screenwriter Lesley Paterson reveals how her sporting career helped to fund her new film

Holocaust Survivors, Mary Nighy, Dementia and Menopause

Anita speaks to the daughters of two Jewish girls who fled Nazi persecution.

Launch of the Woman's Hour Power List 2023, Triathlete and screenwriter Lesley Paterson; Chores post Covid

Blue Plaque for the 'founding spirit' of the Notting Hill Carnival, Claudia Jones.

Bridget Phillipson MP, Catherine Newman, Chanel Contos, Rachel Thompson, Karen Krizanovich, Baroness Altmann

Childcare reform – what needs to change?

The cost of being single, Zara Aleena's murder & probation service failings, menopause and the workplace

A new study examining disproportionate number of female teachers developing mesothelioma

The Brit Awards. Targeted adverts online. The ages of motherhood. Welsh Rugby.

Women artists at the Brits. Targeted adverts online. When's the right time to have a baby?

Weekend Woman's Hour: Michelle Williams, Elizabeth McGovern, former New Zealand PM Helen Clark on Jacinda Ardern

Hollywood actor Michelle Williams on her new role in Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans.

Michelle Williams, Long Covid and 25 years of Goodness Gracious Me

Michelle Williams talks about playing Mitzi, closely based on Steven Spielberg's mother.

Joanna Wolfarth, Jacqui Oatley, Shaista Aziz, Dr Stacey Pope, Róisín Lanigan, Catherine Hallissey. Lara Greaves, Helen Clark

A history of breastfeeding.

Searching for Rosemary Kennedy, 40 years of Madonna, Wendy Warrington - nurse/midwife, Nicola Brookes, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The little-known story of Rosemary Kennedy.

Elizabeth McGovern, Pat Cullen, David Carrick, The Wife of Bath

The Downton Abbey actor on her new stage role as Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Actor Patricia Hodge, Online Safety Bill, Returning to work

Actor Patricia Hodge joins Krupa Padhy.

Weekend Woman's Hour: saris, speaking to kids on Andrew Tate, breast cancer history, donor conceived children, Eleanor Williams

Why is the sari having renaissance & the long-term impact of Eleanor Williams

Female conductors, Talking to children about Andrew Tate, Jenny Beavan, FGM and Pub birth.

The rise of female conductors and how to talk to children about Andrew Tate.

Natasha Kaplinsky, Misogynist influencers, Professor Joanna Bourke, Dr Rebecca Gomperts

The former BBC newsreader on her new role as the first female president of the BBFC.

The Offbeat Sari exhibition, Iran latest, coldwater swimming and is AI pushing the boundaries of art?

The Offbeat Sari exhibition.

The Letters of Edith Thompson, Women in Westminister, Donor-conceived Children, Lucy Rout on Dragons' Den

Donor-conceived children: listener Hayley shares her remarkable personal story.

Impact of Eleanor Williams case, miracle baby, women in early animation, teachers' strike

Impact of the Eleanor Williams case on how rape is reported and whether women are believed

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Ecofeminist Vandana Shiva, how to quit well, Shekeila Scarlett

Vandana Shiva on climate change activism.

Financial planning, Susan Cronin, Friends forever - Christina, Finding my voice - Liz Roberts

We discuss financial new year’s resolutions with two female money experts.

Ecofeminist Vandana Shiva, how to quit well, Fay Weldon

Renowned activist Vandana Shiva on feminism and climate change.

The only woman in a group of men, Children conceived by donors, Finding My Voice, Face masks

What is it like to be the only woman in a group of men? Is it isolating? Intimidating?

Harriet Walker, Elika Ashoori, Dr Henrietta Hughes, Sarah Graham, Neil Leitch, Adam Hawksbee

Abandoning the bra – the new trend of going braless.

Turning your passion into a business with Deborah Meaden and Lynne Franks

Turning your passion into a business - is it ever a good idea?

Sally Wainwright, drink spiking, Gurinder Chadha and Debbie Wiseman

The writer and director Sally Wainwright ahead of the 3rd and final series of Happy Valley

Paulina Porizkova - former supermodel, Vivienne Westwood, Sally Wainwright, Servicewomen & sexual assault, Annus horribilis

In 1988 Paulina Porizkova was one of world's highest-paid models & face of Estee Lauder.

Life beyond menopause, Maggie Blyth on needle spiking, Turning the Tide, Jealousy in friendships

What can you look forward to on the other side of the menopause?

Finding My Voice. Afghanistan. Do you live with a 'man child'? Colourism. The great Christmas Sandwich debate

Finding My Voice. Taliban ban on women working for NGOs. The Christmas sandwich debate.

On Being Seen: Actor Constance Wu, Zara McDermott, Dr Jess Wade, filmmaker Gurinder Chadha & Bridgerton's Charithra Chandran

Crazy Rich Asians actor Constance Wu on the nuances and pressures of representation.

Boxing Day on Rest

Jessica Creighton looks at the theme of rest in psychology, history, religion and sport.

Janelle Monae; Zara Aleena's aunt - Farah Naz; Marathon runner Christine Hobson, folk singers Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones

69 year old Christine Hobson, the oldest woman to complete the Antarctic Ice Marathon.

Returning to your childhood bedroom at Christmas, Iranian dolls, Lilia Giugni

Returning to your childhood bedroom at Christmas. Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill.

ADHD in women, Prof Lucy Easthope, Debbie

We look at the role of social media as more women are diagnosed with ADHD.

Nurses on strike, comedian Cally Beaton, teacher Andria Zafirakou, root smudging

Cally Beaton on becoming a comedian in the latter half of her life

Jane Horrocks, Frances O'Grady, Iran, French women

Actor Jane Horrocks on her new Radio 4 drama about her relationship with musician Ian Dury

Claudia Winkleman, Nurses' strike, Baroness Kidron and Online Safety Bill, Iran diaries, Actor Naomi Ackie, Medieval women

Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman on how to hang the loo roll.

Playing Whitney - Naomi Ackie; Sarah de Lagarde; Being Cared for at Christmas; False Eyelashes

Naomi Ackie taking on the role of a lifetime for the film Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance.

Claudia Winkelman, Kate Bingham, Baroness Kidron, Helen Whately

Claudia Winkelman on the small things she can't bear to be “wrong” in the domestic sphere.

Baroness Cumberlege, Nurses' strike, Balaclavas, Iran diaries, Whistleblowing

The Conservative peer on her frustration at progress since her report First Do No Harm.

Hilary McGrady DG of the National Trust. RCN's Pat Cullen. Dance like no-one's watching

Hilary McGrady the DG of the National Trust. David Coulthard on women in F1. Nurses strike

Marina Litvinenko, Sexual Harassment, Medieval Woman

Marina Litvinenko on new TV drama on her fight to bring her husband justice.

The Silent Twins, Beryl Cook, whistleblower Helen Evans, Kate Winslet and mothers and sons at Christmas.

The ‘Silent Twins’ who spoke to no one, and Academy award-winning actor Kate Winslet.

Rose Ayling-Ellis in As You Like It, Whistleblower: Helen Evans, Children with Mothers in Prison

Rose Ayling-Ellis makes her West End stage debut as Celia in As You Like It.

Meghan and Harry Documentary, Carolynne Hunter, Christmas Family

Reaction to the release of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Netflix documentary.

Kate Winslet, Professor Sue Black, Chloe Smith, Beryl Cook

Kate Winslet on her new film and Professor Dame Sue Black on forensic investigations.

The Silent Twins, the science behind 'mummy brain', Rosie Pearson, Lorien Haynes

A new film about real-life Welsh twins who only spoke to each other growing up.

Hadley Freeman, Toni Crews, Christmas appeal

Journalist Hadley Freeman discusses why she resigned as a columnist at the Guardian.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Rachael Watts, Dr Rosemary Coogan, Part-time Work, Failing the 11 Plus

The woman whose testimony put the so-called Babes in the Wood killer behind bars.

Anoushka Shankar, UTIs, Sad Beige Children

A new test which could diagnose the exact type of urinary tract infection in 40 minutes.

Rachael Watts, Danielle De Niese, Royal race row

The woman whose testimony put the so-called Babes in the Wood killer behind bars.

Dr Rosemary Coogan, Contraceptive Pill, Failing the 11+

Dr Rosemary Coogan is the first UK woman to be chosen as a European Space Agency astronaut

Part-time work, sexual violence in conflict, graphic novel No Surrender

Why are there so few decently paid part-time jobs?

Ricki Lake talks about latest project. Sexual abuse in the navy. China protests. Camilla's Squad.

Ricki Lake on her new documentary, The Business of Birth Control.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: stalking, long-term relationships and why they fail, women boxers, the clitoris, Andrea Riseborough

A candid chat with Andrea Riseborough & ten years of stalking laws: what has changed?

Women Boxers, Naming Sexual Predators, Fathers & Daughters, Sexual Health over 65

Susannah Schofield promoting and supporting women boxers.

Lady Glenconner, Ukraine, Clever girls, The Clitoris

Lady Glenconner, lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret for three decades, on her new memoir

Long-term relationships and why they fail, football and politics, Brain of Britain, Susan Seidelman

Why is it that we so often struggle or fail in marriages or long term partnerships?

Andrea Riseborough, Egg Freezing, Women in Qatar

Andrea Riseborough on her latest role in Mathilda and egg freezing - is it worth it?

Ten Years of Stalking Laws: 'Changing attitudes is harder than changing the law'

Woman's Hour looks at stalking in England and Wales, ten years on from the law change.

Weekend Woman's Hour: BBC 100, Auntie Beeb with Mel Giedroyc, Incels, Women in Space

We ask Mel Giedroyc and Professor Jean Seaton why the BBC is known as Auntie

Jill Goldston, Internet Watch Foundation report, Getaway Girls in Leeds, Cash for Babies Scandal

Jill Goldston: possibly Britain's most prolific 'extra'.

The Big Swing’s Georgina Jackson and Emma Smith. Bronwyn Curtis, Vicky Pryce, Dr Kaitlyn Regehr and Ben Zand

The world's first double female fronted big band.

Poet Joelle Taylor, Fantasy Football and Yusra Mardini and Sally El Hosaini

Poet Joelle Taylor, winner of the Polari Prize and the rise of women in Fantasy Football.

Practical advice for anxious mothers. Burns specialist Professor Fiona Wood. Iran protests

Practical advice for anxious mothers. Burns specialist Professor Fiona Wood. Tampon tax .

BBC 100 - Kim Moore poem with women's voices, Auntie Beeb with Mel Giedroyc, former MP Anne Milton on Gavin Williamson

The voices of women across the last century, via a specially commissioned Kim Moore poem.

Weekend Woman's Hour: LeAnn Rimes, Women in the Royal Navy, Althea McNish

The How Do I Live singer discuss her new album, turning 40 and growing up in the spotlight

LeAnn Rimes, Professor Julie Cupples, Fiona Macintosh, Ebinehita Iyere, Professor Asma Khalil

Singer LeAnn Rimes talks to Anita Rani.

Woman in the Royal Navy 'was raped on ship'

A woman who served in the Royal Navy speaks about being raped while serving on a ship.

Women's Rugby League World Cup, Matt Hancock in the jungle, Friends Forever - Nina, US midterms

The women's ambassador for the Rugby League World Cup on how to get more women involved.

Textile designer Althea McNish, Albanian female asylum seekers, endurance athlete Jenny Tough

Crime writer Denise Mina on why she has changed her twitter display name to Elon Musk.

Lorna Luft on White Christmas. Mussolini's daughter. COP 27

Lorna Luft on her role in White Christmas. Plus a new biography of Mussolini's daughter.

Beth Mead, Female doctors and the menopause, Donna Patterson, Policing, Shonda Rhimes & Betsy Beers, Caroline and Rose Quentin

Beth Mead, England Women's Player of the Year on Qatar hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022.

Anne Longfield, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Sudha Bhuchar, Claire Mason, Romy Gill

Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers, the women behind Netflix hit Bridgerton.

Dame Sharon White - Chair of John Lewis, Beth Mead, Caroline and Rose Quentin

Dame Sharon White, the first ever female chair of John Lewis Partnership speaks to Emma.

Cat Power, US Midterms, Hope Boxes, writer Yasmin El-Rifae

Cat Power on music, motherhood and honouring rock and roll icon Bob Dylan.

What's a feminist city look like? Female doctors and the menopause. Jan Etherington on bickering.

What does a feminist city look like? Jan Etherington on bickering.

Donna Patterson, Running in the dark, Tammy Faye Musical

Donna Patterson speaks about winning an employment tribunal against supermarket Morrisons.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: climate activist Vanessa Nakate, rogue landlords, deepfake porn, Goth fashion, the state of child care

Vanessa Nakate on what she wants to hear from world leaders ahead of the COP27 summit

Childcare in the UK: does it need an overhaul?

How can an accessible, affordable, high quality childcare system be developed in the UK?

Rogue refuges update, Una Marson, Agony aunts, Iran

How can rogue landlords who exploit survivors of domestic abuse be stopped?

Hygiene Poverty, Hanna Flint, Lumberjills

As the cost of living crisis continues we discuss hygiene poverty.

New PM priorities, Libby Squire's mum, Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate, Gothic fashion

Lisa Squire on the murder of her 21-year-old daughter Libby.

Artist and conservationist Sophie Green, Deepfake porn, British gymnastics

How deepfake technology creates hardcore pornography of women without their consent.

Actor Geena Davis. Harry Dunn's Mother. Choreographer Jasmin Vardimon.

Two-time Academy award-winning actor Geena Davis talks about her career and new memoir.

Charlotte Charles, Ella Robertson McKay, Rainbow Murray, Cerys Hafana, Sejal Majithia and Sejal Sachdev , Girls World series

Charlotte Charles on her three-year fight for justice for her 19-year-old son Harry Dunn.

Jayde Adams, Liz Truss' future, Phobias

The comedian Jayde Adams joins Krupa to discuss being on Strictly Come Dancing.

Sterilisation in the United States, Carmen Callil, Kate Beaton, #StayAtHomeGFs, Helen Gittos & East Kent Maternity Report

Some US women reconsidering whether or not they want children after Roe v Wade overturned.

Actor Geena Davis. Sibling age gaps. Modern slavery and working rights.

Geena Davis on her memoir Dying of Politeness.

Choreographer Jasmin Vardimon, Behind the Rage with Deeyah Khan, Met Police report, Motorcycling

The acclaimed choreographer on her new production inspired by Alice in Wonderland.

Nicole Hockley, Juliet Stevenson, Women protesting in Iran, Sue Townsend's legacy

Nicole Hockley, who lost her son Dylan in the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012.

The Staves live, Nicole Hockley, Manisha Tailor, Women and body art

Indie folk trio The Staves play live in the Woman's Hour studio.

Actor Juliet Stevenson. 40 years after Adrian Mole the legacy of Sue Townsend. Paralympian now dancer Ellie Simmonds

Actor Juliet Stevenson. The legacy of Sue Townsend. Ellie Simmonds on Strictly.

Erin Doherty in The Crucible, Strip clubs, Brazilian butt lifts, Angela Lansbury

The actor best known for playing Princess Anne in The Crown talks about her new stage role

Helen O'Hara, International Day of the Girl, photojournalist Anastasia Taylor-Lind on Ukraine

Violinist Helen O'Hara from Dexy's Midnight Runners.

Countdown to COP27, Amy Loughren, Poet Cecilia Knapp

Cimate activists Farwiza Farhan and Patience Nabukalu join Jessica ahead of COP27.

Merope Mills on her daughter Martha, Actor Sheila Atim on Woman King, Women in the armed forces, Truss impersonators

Merope Mills on the preventable death of her 13-year-old daughter.

Sheila Atim, Péju Alatise, Amanda Wakeley, Emma Norton

Warrior women on Woman’s Hour with Anita Rani.

Merope Mills on her daughter Martha, Rugby World Cup preview, Truss impersonators, Iran update

The journalist Merope Mills voices her anger at her daughter Martha's preventable death.

Nicola Rollock, Sexsomnia, Liz Truss, Anonymity prior to charge, Nadine Shah

Expert on racial justice Professor Nicola Rollock and Nadine Shah on her new career.

Alex Scott, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Molly Russell inquest

The former footballer and broadcaster Alex Scott on her new memoir.

Gentle parenting, Truss and leadership, Indicator offences

Does the gentle parenting style that's currently viral on TikTok really work?

Weekend Woman's Hour: Hilary Mantel’s writings on endometriosis, women in politics, nursing, family whatsapp, the orgasm gap

The late Hilary Mantel's writing on chronic pain and illness that inspires so many.

Mel Shilling, Meera Narandan, Ella Saltmarshe, Lina Prestwood, Chi-chi Nwanoku, Nadia Gilani

Time off for a broken heart?

Oloni, Women in Politics, Forever Friends?

Sex and relationship expert Oloni joins Emma to discuss her new book.

Women and Labour, Zarifa Ghafari, Leicester women united

Why are women more likely than men to vote Labour if an election were held now?

Author Kamila Shamsie. People smugglers. Family WhatsApp Group.

Author Kamila Shamsie on her new novel, Best of Friends.

26/09/2022

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

Women gambling, Male friendships, Anna Fedorova, Catherine Mayer, Sheep shearing and Beige flags

The dangers of gambling to meet the cost of living, and world record sheep shearing.

World record sheep shearer, Cuts to part-time work benefits,Seoul Femicide, Actors:Hayley Mills & Rula Lenska, Author Ira Mathur

What is it like being one of the few female sheep farmers in the UK?

Anna Fedorova, Women and Gambling, Iran Demonstrations, The End of Covid, Japan's Under-35s Rejecting Marriage

Concert pianist Anna Fedorova joins Emma to talk about the Ukraine Freedom Orchestra.

Beige Flags, Prince Andrew, The Waste Land poem

You may have heard of red flags but how about beige flags?

The Queen's funeral, Male friendships, PM Liz Truss as diplomat, Death of Mahsa Amini in Iran

We speak to one of the community volunteers invited to attend the Queen's state funeral.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Julia Gillard, Ophelia Lovibond, Medusa

Julia Gillard, the former Prime Minister of Australia, pays tribute to the Queen

Pregnant women in Pakistan, Salary transparency, Writer Lottie Mills, Clothes and grief

The impact of the floods in Pakistan on pregnant women.

Julia Gillard, Dame Sheila Hancock, Tree Climbing Champion and Abortion in Hungary

Dame Sheila Hancock shares her memories of the Queen.

The role of Princess Anne, Fracking, Medusa

The Times' royal editor, Roya Nikkhah, speaks about the Princess Royal.

The role of Queen Consort; Samantha Cameron, Ophelia Lovibond, Women's Institute

How will Camilla, former Duchess of Cornwall, make the role of Queen Consort her own?

Woman's Hour special following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Woman's Hour special following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Why has the post of women's minister been scrapped? Car park composer, Brown Gal Can't Swim

Prime Minister Liz Truss will not have a dedicated women's minister. Why?

Liz Truss's first day as PM, breaking away from Judaism, Mursal Hedayat

On Liz Truss's first full day as PM, Emma speaks to Baroness Gabby Bertin.

Strictly's Motsi Mabuse, New PM priorities, Author Holly Bourne on female friendship, Women and cost of living crisis

Strictly's Motsi Mabuse on her new autobiography.

Why do Conservatives elect female leaders?

The Conservative Party and female leaders and a midwife on board a search and rescue ship.

Baroness Hale, Gossip, Women and unions, Becoming a mother when yours is dying, 'Frock Up Friday', Fangirls

Baroness Hale on Roe v Wade, the barrister strikes and how rape cases are tried in the UK.

'Frock up Friday', Sexual harassment in Parliament, Young Conservative women, Fan Girls, Exercising outside

In three weeks during lockdown, 'Frock up Friday' had 10,000 members worldwide.

Baroness Hale on Roe v Wade, Women missing out on state pensions; Lara Feigel, Becoming a mother when yours is dying

Baroness Hale talks about the law on abortion in light of Roe v Wade being overturned.

Friends Forever, Fangirls, Period justice and flood victims, Energy crisis and use of public facilities

We begin a new series on female friendship and explore if fan girls can change the world.

Outliving Mum, Women and Unions

How does it feel to reach the age your mum was when she died? Women and trade unions.

Gossip: why we love it, why we do it, professional gossips, & its use in novels, films and television

Gossip: is there really a difference between the amount women and men indulge in it?

Ukraine sponsorship, Quizzes, Matrilineal communities, Anorexia and sectioning, Public hair loss, Trapezing

Listener week: One woman's experience of hosting an Ukrainian student.

DJ BB, DJ Ritu, Dame Esther Rantzen, Ros Whitehouse, Dr Caroline Boyd, Joy Porter, Dr Mariaelena Huambachano

Older Women DJs on the UK’s club scene

Rosie's Plaques, Anorexia and Sectioning, Hormones and Learning to Trapeze

Emma speaks to Rosie's Plaques, a group from Norwich memorialising brilliant daring women.

Listener Week: 106 marathons in 106 days, Universal Basic Income, Widowhood

Emma and Fay join Emma Barnett to talk about their mammoth marathon challenge.

Listener week: Patriarchal wedding practices. Ukraine sponsorship. Rural bullying. Pubic hair loss in menopause

Listener week: Patriarchal wedding practices. Ukraine. Pubic hair loss in menopause.

Listener Week: a basic guide to economics, quizzes, ageing without children

Stories suggested by listeners.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Women in Afghanistan, Pockets and women’s clothing, Russia’s Mother Heroine Award

We look at life for women in Afghanistan one year on from the Taliban taking control.

Sharon Horgan, Sport and periods, Fangirls

Sharon Horgan and Eve Hewson on Bad Sisters.

Alison Rodgers, Dan Scorer, Ros Coward, Anita Anand, Sarah Class, Tracey Cox, Dr Tristram Wyatt

Vabbing - the viral social media trend that proponents say could help you attract a mate.

Britain's secret war babies, Naomi Stadlen, Health impacts of anal sex

Mary, a 'secret war baby', tracks down her Black heritage in a Channel 4 documentary.

Musician Self Esteem, Baroness Minouche Shafik and Female Astronomers

The musician Self Esteem on her Mercury Prize nomination.

Women in Afghanistan one year after the Taliban took control, Children's Commissioner Rachel de Souza

Afghanistan one year after Taliban control, and Children's Commissioner Rachel de Souza.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Leah Williamson, Women and Partition, Afghan women's radio

England captain Leah Williamson reflects on the Lionesses' Euro 22 victory.

The Partition of India in 1947 and its impact on Women

How the Partition of India in 1947 affected women’s lives.

England Captain Leah Williamson

England captain Leah Williamson joins Jessica Creighton.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Recognition for first England women's football team, Harriet Harman MP & the poet Lady Unchained

Fifty years on, recognition for the first England women's football team.

Tennis icon Serena Williams, Recruiting women to the armed forces, Afghan women radio, Stem cell donors, Women and bodybuilding

Is Serena Williams leaving tennis?

Brit and Mercury Prize-winning singer Heather Small, Chronic illness, Abortion

Brit and Mercury Prize-winning singer Heather Small discusses her first album in 16 years.

Child strip searches, Dr Sam Roberts of NICE

A new report on children being strip-searched by the Metropolitan Police.

England's netballers - the Roses, School exclusions, South Asian women in WWII, Rape survivors and therapy, Women artists

With such excitement around the Lionesses, will football start to outshine netball?

Manipulating body images in ads. National Poet of Wales Hanan Issa . Abortion stories. Nancy Pelosi Taipei visit.

Manipulating body images in ads. National Poet of Wales Hanan Issa. Abortion stories.

Euros 22 legacy, Kansas and abortion rights, Dance music and women, Sam Smith, Juliette Pochin

How easy is it to access all-girl teams around England?

Commonwealth Games, Body image and mental health report, Lizzo and Beyonce lyrics, Personality disorders

More medals to be awarded to women at Commonwealth Games.

Women's Euro 2022

What will the legacy of last night's Women's Euro 2022 be?

Actor Samantha Womack, The Lionesses win, Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, Dear Daughter podcast, Jane Roe's daughter, The Home Edit

Samantha Womack on her role as the White Witch in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.

Fiona Govan, Louisa McGeehan, Tom Bennett, Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson, Namulanta Kombo, Helen Wood.

'All Bodies are Beach Bodies' campaign.

Clea and Joanna from The Home Edit, Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, Menopause report

The women from the Netflix series Get Organised with The Home Edit give their pro tips.

Jane Roe's daughter, Lionesses semi-final, Voices of Power and Women's Health Apps

Emma speaks to Jane Roe's daughter Melissa Mills, and we celebrate the Lionesses win.

Samantha Womack as the White Witch in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.

Samantha Womack as the White Witch in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.

The vegan stock car racing driver Leilani Münter, Lynne O'Donnell, Abortion stories

Award winner Leilani Münter uses her stock race car to share environmental messages.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Vicky Pattison, Bananarama, Women's Health Strategy

Vicky Pattison on her new documentary My Dad, Alcohol and Me.

Bananarama, The Baby, Tour De Femmes

Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward from Bananarama.

Vicky Pattison, Women's Darts, Period Loss and Iranian Feminists Cyberattack.

Vicky Pattison on her unhealthy relationship with alcohol and women's darts on TV.

England's Lionesses Quarter Final against Spain; Women's Health Strategy; Women and the Web;

England's Lionesses take on Spain in the quarter finals of #WEURO22

Surviving in Scrubs, Male Contraception, Little Women Opera, Caps for England Women's Team

Surviving in Scrubs is being described as the #MeToo of medicine. The founders join Krupa.

R J Palacio, Dr Nneka Ikeogu, Rajini Vaidyanathan, Dr Radikha Vohra and Dr Jo Mountfield

Bestselling author R J Palacio on her latest book.

Artist, Elsa James; Forced adoption and unmarried mothers; Ukrainian refugees; Chef, Fatmata Binta

The lives of historical black female figures who made their homes in Essex.

Global Abortion Rights, Do women worry more?, Bees, Matriarchs

Following the overturning of Roe v Wade, we look at abortion rights round the world.

Poet- Lady Unchained. The Conservative leadership. Covid. Telford. Abortion memories

Poet 'Lady Unchained'. Tory Leadership contest. Covid. Telford. Abortion memories

Misogyny on social media, How we choose MPs; Am I Normal with Sarah Chaney; Matriarchs - Zoe's nan

Why is content that glorifies violence against women allowed on some platforms?

Angélique Kidjo, Taxing the child free, Recognition for first England footie team

Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer Angélique Kidjo joins Emma Barnett.

Sally Phillips, Nusrat Ghani MP and vice-chair of The 1922 committee, Women's football, Anti-depressants, Soul singer PP Arnold

Actor Sally Phillips on her latest film on Sky Cinema, How to Please a Woman.

Order of Women Freemasons' Grand Master Zuzanka Penn; Actor Sally Phillips; Childcare Costs; Rebecca Humphries

Female freemasons: the appeal of being member of an organisation shrouded in mystery?

Nusrat Ghani MP for Wealden and vice-chair of The 1922 committee

Nusrat Ghani, MP for Wealden and vice-chair of The 1922 committee .

PP Arnold. Labour and Women. Estonian Women Defence Organisation. European Women’s Football Championships

Cabinet Resignations. PP Arnold. Labour & Women. Estonian Women. European Women’s Football

All-women team travelling to Ukraine border, Euro 2022, Parenting adult children

An all-women team are travelling from the UK to Ukraine with much-needed supplies.

Policing & domestic abuse, Breastfeeding, Football, The business of porn

Veteran players share their stories ahead of the Women's Euros.

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?

Aparna Sen, Midwives, Marged Sion

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

Annie Lord, Menovests, Roe v Wade, The Fellowship

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

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.

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

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

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?

On Weekend Woman’s 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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

#MeToo in Comedy, Prom Dresses, Crowd Surfing

Is comedy having its #MeToo moment?

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?

The Whyte Review into British Gymnastics, Women’s Health Ambassador, the Future of Cars

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

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

Binner or Flusher, Ms Marvel, Feral Girl Summer

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

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.

Sarah Brown, Dr Julia Shaw, Ian Paterson

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

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.

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.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Grease stars Olivia Moore & Jocasta Almgill, Female Bouncers & the Power of Silence

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

'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 Liliʻuokalani, the last Queen of Hawaii

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.

Tahmima Anam, Genome Sequencing, Twinnie

Tahmima Anam on the power of silence.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe talks to Emma Barnett

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe tells her own story, exclusively to Emma Barnett.

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

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

Hannah Fry, Female Bouncers, Ukrainian Refugees

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

Weekend Woman's Hour: Amara Okereke as Eliza Doolittle, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Sean O'Neill on his late daughter's ME

A recent landmark report reveals 75% of women of colour have experienced racism at work.

The play Lotus Beauty, Women in Agriculture & America’s Sterilisation policy

The salon Lotus Beauty, women in farming and forced sterilisation in the US.

ABBA Voyage, rape disclosure, Katie Hickman, cost of living, women of colour & racism in the workplace

Forty years since their last concert, ABBA are once again performing.

Roxanne Tahbaz, Mina Smallman, Amara Okereke on playing Eliza Doolittle

Roxanne Tahbaz speaks to Emma about her father's detention in Iran.

Mary Anning statue, Sean O'Neill and daughter's death from ME, Social care

Sean O'Neill on the death of his eldest daughter Maeve from ME.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Siobhan McSweeney, Anne-Marie Duff, Mel C

The actor who plays Sister Michael in Derry Girls joins us.

US singer/songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman, Laura Bates, Menstrual leave/abortion reform in Spain, Feminine power & goddesses

Two-time Grammy nominee Beth Nielsen Chapman sings live in the Woman's Hour studio.

Actor Anne Marie Duff, Chinese feminism, the story of Henrietta Howard

Actor Anne Marie Duff. Chinese feminism. Who was Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk?

Helen Fitzgerald, Abortion Clinic Harassment, Nuns and Juliet Stevenson on Acting Your Age

Author Helen Fitzgerald on sibling rivalry and a nun who's found fame on Tiktok.

Kate Rusby, Gay Women and Sport, Motor Racing

Kate Rusby, one of the UK’s leading folk singers, talks about her latest album.

Girl Bands, Period Tracking Apps, Couples Therapy

Mel C from the Spice Girls discusses the end of Little Mix.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Emeli Sandé, Abi Morgan, Sophie Willan

We meet best-selling singer and songwriter Emeli Sandé.

Alice Urbach, Your children's friends, Katrina and The Waves

Alice Urbach wrote Cooking the Viennese Way!, but her name was removed. Why?

Michelle Kholos Brooks, Monica McWilliams, Mandy Garner, Cecilia Floren, Sophie Willan

The women who tasted Adolf Hitler’s food.

Jules Montague on diagnosis, Abortion in the US, A scratch and sniff T-shirt, Disabled children in Ukraine

Former consultant neurologist Jules Montague joins us to discuss her new book on diagnosis

Abi Morgan, Toddlers running errands, Suzie Miller

Award-winning screenwriter Abi Morgan on loss, illness and her powerful new memoir.

Artificial wombs, exam stress, and celebrating the role of grandmothers

Artificial wombs, how parents can help their children deal with exams, music from Toshi.

Emeli Sandé, Depp v Heard, Afghanistan

The musician Emeli Sandé joins Emma in the studio.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Peggy Seeger, Exam Stress, Candice Carty-Williams

Author Candice Carty-Williams on the complex nature of families.

Adele Roberts, Homes for Ukraine - Judith and Oksana, Sylvia Young, Ruth Dodsworth

The award-winning Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts on her bowel cancer journey

04/05/2022

Anne Robinson, Testosterone and menopause, No- fault evictions, cut flowers, thread lifts.

Candice Carty-Williams, Russian Feminist Protestors, Roe v Wade

The author Candice Carty-Williams on her new novel, People Person.

Women and Folk Music

Emma interviews Peggy Seeger and learns about female collectors and folk performers today.

TV presenter Julia Bradbury, Dame Margaret Beckett, Aunties, Porn in Parliament, BMX champion Bethany Shriever, Jude Rogers

The TV presenter Julia Bradbury on life after her breast cancer diagnosis.

Maya Sondhi, Aunties, Consulate Failings

Maya Sondhi was in Silent Witness & Line of Duty. Now she's written her own police series.

Julia Bradbury, Porn in Parliament, Female Life of Pi

Julia Bradbury joins Emma to discuss her documentary Breast Cancer and Me.

Bethany Shriever, Sian Ruddick, Katherine Gordon, Debbie Cook, Meg Mason, Ruth Evans, Tamanna Rahman

Olympic and World BMX Champion Bethany Shriever.

Dame Margaret Beckett MP. Author Susan Cain. And helping women get a job.

Dame Margaret Beckett MP. Author Susan Cain. And helping women get a job.

Ladies of Letters with Tessa Peake-Jones and Gwyneth Strong; Caroline Nokes MP on Angela Rayner

The female stars of Only Fools and Horses team up again for Ladies of Letters.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Francis Fricker, baby loss, female con artists, the metaverse and online safety bill, women and boxing

Rhian from Wet Leg, the indie rock band whose debut album shot to number 1 last week.

Wet Leg's Rhian, HRT shortage, Women and boxing

Rhian Teasdale from the band Wet Leg.

Bonnie Langford celebrates 50 years of performing, Frances Fricker, Divorce - a male perspective, Lipoedema treatment

Celebrating a career spanning 50 years - Bonnie Langford.

Catherine Allen, Carol Vorderman, Jo Moseley, Mark D’Arcy, Sophia Smith Galer, Mary Portas

Women and stand up paddleboarding.

Fiona Hill, Baby loss, Why do we lie?

Foreign policy advisor to three US presidents, Fiona Hill, on the war in Ukraine.

The Female Con Artist

From Inventing Anna to The Dropout, why are female con artists enjoying a cultural moment?

Weekend Woman's Hour: Anya Taylor-Joy, Arlene Phillips and Oti Mabuse, Lone Female Ukrainian Refugees

The Queen's Gambit actor Anya Taylor-Joy on her new film and female friendships.

Diane Morgan, Clinic Investigation, Divorce

Philomena Cunk, Mandy and Liz in Motherland; some of the parts played by Diane Morgan.

Meera Syal in 'Roar', Women prisoners facing racism report, 'Goblin mode', Single women Ukrainian refugees, Esme Young

'Roar'- a new series of 'darkly comic fables'- includes Meera Syal as Anu,

Dame Barbara Woodward; Maggie Oliver on police apology to grooming victims

The woman who is the UK's permanent representative to the UN talks about Ukraine.

Actor Anya Taylor-Joy, Rosie Duffield MP, Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, Celia Paul and Gwen John

Actor Anya Taylor-Joy discusses her latest film, The Northman.

The Cher Show with Oti Mabuse and Arlene Phillips, Kylie Moore-Gilbert

The director and choreographer of a new musical about the pop icon Cher.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Ellie Simmonds, No-fault divorce, Educating Afghan girls and SMS education

No-fault divorce: The biggest reform of divorce law for 50 years.

Saffron Hocking, French presidential elections, Midwives, Afghan girls and SMS education, Author Jendella Benson

Netflix’s Top Boy star who plays Lauryn, Saffron Hocking.

Grace Lavery, Maternity Services Nottinghamshire, Life After Divorce

Emma speaks to transgender scholar Grace Lavery and investigates a new maternity scandal.

Woman's Hour Phone-In: No-Fault Divorce

No-fault divorce becomes law today - what impact will that have on you?

Rape in war, Single-sex spaces, No-fault divorce

Rape as an instrument of war in Ukraine.

Ellie Simmonds: British Paralympian swimmer, Gynaecology waiting lists, Threads, Ukranian Dancers, Meriel Beale,

Paralympic five time gold medallist Ellie Simmonds.

Sister Bliss, DC Comics character, Nubia, the Ockenden Review, Lucy Easthope, Ukrainian MPs, Listener Dorothy

DJ Sister Bliss and Professor Lauren Stewart discuss the impact of music on our mood.

Nubya, Justyna Wydrzynska, Ramadan and Parasocial relationships

Anita speaks to the cartoonist Robyn Smith about Nubia the first Black superwoman.

Donna Ockenden and The Ockenden Review

The Ockenden Review, the biggest maternity scandal in the NHS's history.

Sister Bliss, Lucy Easthope, Rachel Maclean on Domestic Abuse Plan, Ockenden Review

Sister Bliss and Professor Lauren Stewart on the power of music to affect our emotions.

Ella Jarmulska, Dr Caitlin Dean, Nicola Cutcher, Professor Marian Knight, Rose Gallagher, Threads, Marion Lees McPherson

The women helping to rescue women and children fleeing Ukraine

Ukrainian MPs, Women Surgeons, Remember Monday

We speak to three MPs who are members of the Women’s Diplomatic Battalion of Ukraine.

Body hair, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe speaks out, UK ambassador to Ukraine, Actor Ruth Wilson, Kinship care, Duvets

Where's the body hair in period drama?

Separate duvets, Asma Khan, South Asian women in Regency England

Using two duvets to help your sleep and your relationship.

Actor Ruth Wilson. Kinship Care. Rear Admiral Jude Terry. Body hair in history.

Actor Ruth Wilson talks to Emma Barnett about her latest roles on stage and screen.

Ash Barty retires from tennis, Growing up in poverty, Shame, Threads, Men and sexual entitlement

At 25, Ash Barty walks away from tennis as the world's number one player.

Who was Ellen Wilkinson? Mary-Ellen McGroarty from the UN World Food Programme, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe speaks out.

Who was Ellen Wilkinson? And Mary-Ellen McGroarty from the UN’s World Food Programme.

Maggie Murray, Melinda Simmons, Emma Beddington and Sandy Black, Tina Backhouse, Matthew Greenwood

Female photographers documenting resistance across generations feature in a new exhibition

Weekend Woman's Hour: Foreign Secretary Liz Truss MP on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's release, Barbara Lisicki & Cook for Ukraine

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss MP on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's release, & Cook for Ukraine.

Barbara Lisicki & Ruth Madeley, US basketball player Brittney Griner, Red Nose Day, Inclusive Britain, Native children in the US

Ruth Madeley plays co-founder of Direct Action Network Barbara Lisicki in a new BBC2 drama

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss MP on Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe's release

The Foreign Secretary and Women and Equalities Minister Liz Truss MP joins the programme.

Diane Dodds, Child Q and Stripsearch, Charlotte Mendelson, Cook for Ukraine

The DUP's Dianne Dodds and novelist Charlotte Mendelson on her new book.

Is maternity fashion changing? Marina Ovsyannikova, Caroline Lucas MP & Dame Sue Ion, South Korean new PM, Surnames, Threads

Pregnant and showing off your pregnancy bump or quite the opposite, trying to hide it?

Plaque for women priests, Young women coming off the Pill, Electric cars

A plaque put up to mark the first women priests' ordination finally includes their names.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Women and Equalities Minister, Rachael Denhollander & USA Gymnastics, Betty Boo

We explore what role the Women and Equalities Minister should serve.

Betty Boo, Rana Ayuub, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC

Betty Boo is back with her first solo single in nearly thirty years.

Figs in Wigs & 'Little Wimmin', Former Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill, Rachael Denhollander & USA Gymnastics

'Little Women', 'Little Wimmin' and the all-female collective Figs in Wigs.

Joss Stone, Maya Forstater

Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Joss Stone

Women and Equalities Minister. Celebrating the achievement of mothers. Ukraine refugees.

Women and Equalities Minister. Celebrating the achievement of mothers.

HER Ensemble, Dame Margaret Hodge MP, Surrogacy & IVF in Ukraine, Anne Dickson

The welfare of surrogate mothers in Ukraine

Weekend Woman's Hour: Priya Ragu, Women in the Ukraine, Inheritance laws

Swiss-Tamil singer Priya Ragu and how women are coping with the situation in Ukraine.

Priya Ragu, Olena Symonenko, Mountain climbing

Priya Ragu on her Tamil-inspired music

Women's safety, Paralympics

Where are we in the fight to deal with violence against women and girls?

Dr Suzanne Simard & plant intelligence, Refugee women, Scottish govt & GRC, Inheritance laws & abusers, Sexist uniforms

Over thirty years of ground-breaking research on plant communication and intelligence.

Lucy Cooke on the female of the species, Furniture poverty, Threads

The zoologist Lucy Cooke on her new book which aims redefine the female of the species.

Ukrainian women on the front line, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Dangerous women and I, Mona Lisa

We hear about the Ukrainian women taking up arms and fighting for their country.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Diana Parkes, Ukraine, Unmodified bodies, Joanna Scanlan, Margaret Atwood

An exclusive interview with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and future Queen Consort.

Ukraine, Matchgirls' strike of 1888, Equal pay deal for US women’s national football team, and Briony Greenhill

Ukraine, the matchgirls' strike, equal pay deal for US Women’s soccer, & Briony Greenhill.

Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall, Diana Parkes, David Trickey, Baroness Floella Benjamin

Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall talks exclusively to Woman’s Hour.

Margaret Atwood, Harriet Harman MP, Joanna Scanlan, Sportswomen's urinary incontinence

The Canadian bestselling author on feminism, grief and being in your 80s.

Competitive cheerleading, Criminal records, Professor Clare Chambers

Political philosopher Clare Chambers explores why we feel the need to change our bodies.

Disabled children and exercise, Women escaping domestic abuse, and 'rent farming', Whistler's Woman in White

First ever guidelines on physical activity published for disabled children & young people.

Mina Smallman, Workplace Fertility Officers, Covid Jabs for kids, Suffragist Lydia Becker

Mina Smallman, mum of murdered sisters Bibaa and Nicole on Cressida Dick’s resignation.

Reimagining ‘Jekyll and Hyde’. Author Charmaine Wilkerson. Forensic Scientist Professor Angela Gallop

Reimagining ‘Jekyll and Hyde’. Charmaine Wilkerson. Professor Angela Gallop. Baby names.

Women protest in India over hijab bans, Comedian, Isabelle Farah, Parents attacked by their children,

Women protestors in India condemn proposal to ban hijabs in classrooms in Karnataka.

Virginia Giuffre, Child Protection, Lydia Becker

The settlement between Virginia Giuffre and Prince Andrew: what does it mean for her?

Mina Smallman

Mina Smallman. Family planning and work. Women in Ukraine.

Imtiaz Dharker, Catherine Nicholson and Agnes Poirier, Clare Murphy, Dr Alison Smith

The language of love and poetry with Imtiaz Dharker.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Marian Keyes, Donna McLean, Mansion Hunters

Author Marian Keyes on revisiting a much-loved character in her new book Again, Rachel.

Cressida Dick, Tukwini Mandela, Sheila Ferguson

Commissioner Cressida Dick's resignation and what it means

Licoricia, Kate Nash, Devolution and Samantha Jones

The singer Kate Nash and the impact devolution has had on female political representation.

Marian Keyes, Women making crypto art, Self-harm in women's prisons

The bestselling novelist on revisiting a much-loved character in new book Again, Rachel

Group screaming, Kim Leadbeater, Breast cancer treatment, Separated fostered siblings, Lazy Susan

Have you ever felt like you wanted to scream from the top of your lungs?

Knitted Sandringham, Donna McLean, Language of reproduction

Meet the creator of an extraordinary 'knitted Sandringham' - 92 year old Margaret Seaman.

World record Atlantic rowers, Police culture, Women and investing

The fastest women to row across the Atlantic. Photo credit Atlantic Campaigns.

British Vogue, Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 & Mummy Bloggers

British Vogue’s iconic cover, the GB women at the Olympics and 'Insta mums'.

Stacey Dooley, Police culture, Novice rowers become champions, Afghan women update, Anne Boleyn

Stacey Dooley investigates the UK's mental health crisis in her new book

Gloria Allred, Monica Ali, Val McDermid

American lawyer Gloria Allred, who is still representing 20 accusers of Jeffrey Epstein.

Carrie Johnson, Supreme Court nominee, Women & work in the 17th century, Rising popularity of thongs, MMR

Carrie Johnson - the first prime ministerial spouse who has had a career in politics.

Sarah Brown sings Mahalia Jackson, Performative activism, Over-exercising

To mark the 50th anniversary of her death, Sarah Brown sings Mahalia Jackson.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Dr Koshka Duff, Tareena Shakil, 'Corona Lisa', Midwife Shortage, Six The Musical

Dr Koshka Duff’s first broadcast interview since winning compensation from the Met police

Tareena Shakil, Nabihah Iqbal & Libby Heaney, Death Doulas

Tareena Shakil, the first British woman to be found guilty of joining IS, tell her story.

Opera arias reinvented, Holocaust survivor Rachel Levy

The all female string quartet who are reimagining the songs of tragic operatic heroines.

The Corona Lisa, Dr Koshka Duff, Magistrates and Revolutionary women

Emma speaks to Dr Koshka Duff about her treatment by the Metropolitan Police.

Six the Musical, Author Hannah Jewell on 'snowflakes', Women in Ukraine

The success of the modern musical retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII.

Female Offender Strategy, Midwife shortage, Zara Rutherford, Annalena Baerbock

Is the criminal justice system responsive enough to the specific needs of women offenders?

Weekend Woman's Hour: Tracey Emin, Ashling Murphy, Adult Literacy

Tracey Emin on why she wants her artwork removed from display in Number 10 Downing Street.

Mary Ward, Georgina Lucas & Ladette Culture

Mary Ward the 17th century feminist, Georgina Lucas & Ladette Culture

The future of IVF. Self-love. Reclaim These Streets judicial review. ENB's Tamara Rojo.

The future of IVF. Tracey Emin on removing her art from No.10. Anna Soubry on defecting.

Georgina Ballantine - record-breaking fisherwoman, Dame Rachel de Souza, Dianne McKay, Rising cost of living, Rachel Krantz

Influential and fearless women from Perth in Scotland over several centuries.

Netball, Ashling Murphy, Adult Literacy, Universities & NDAs

Higher Education Minister MIchelle Donelan discusses universities and the ending of NDAs

Winter Olympics; Ashling Murphy; Gender roles and parenting; Investing in female-founded companies

Skeleton racer-Laura Deas, one of Team GB's athletes competing in the Winter Olympics 2022

Weekend Woman's Hour: Anti vaccine mandate, Witchcraft, Helen Pankhurst

Helen Pankhurst, on the legacy of the Suffragettes and protest.

Midwives refusing the vaccine, Spiking inquiry, 50 years of diet & fitness with Rosemary Conley, Slam poetry

Midwives refusing the vaccine.

Emma Gannon on her new book (Dis)connected, Virginia Giuffre US civil case, Helen Pankhurst

Emma Gannon on her new book new book, (Dis)connected.

Safety of Women; Sarak Sak; Adjoa Andoh and Julie Cooper; Women on Coins; Adolescent Skin

Actor Adjoa Andoh and composer Julie Cooper talk about their new collaboration Continuum.

Rhian Graham, Who is Sue Gray?, Hopeline19

Emma speaks to Rhian Graham, one of the Colston Four.

Helena Merriman, Bus driver Tracey Scholes, Pardons for women tried as witches

The presenter of Room 5 and Tunnel 29 on her own life-changing medical diagnosis.

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.

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

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.

Scottish Government consultation on gender recognition laws, Hazel Hunt, Pragna Patel, Rosie de Courcy & Megan Nolan

Scottish government consultation on gender recognition laws.

Poorna Bell, Scars, Adele Parks

Making a change for the better in 2022: we speak to Poorna Bell about getting stronger.

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?

Weekend Woman's Hour: Sarah Ransome, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Donna Ward

Sarah Ransome, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, tells her story.

Sarah Ransome, Scars, Sequins

Sarah Ransome, a victim of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, tells her story.

Ghislaine Maxwell verdict, Novelist Susie Boyt, Girls' education in Afghanistan, Disability rights activist Abia Akram

Pakistani disability rights activist, Abia Akram - one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2021.

Donna Ward on reclaiming spinsterhood; Comedian Liz Kingsman; Scars - Jayne; BBC 100 Objects

Australian author Donna Ward on what it means to be accidentally single and childless.

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.

A Woman's Hour Christmas mixtape

Emma Barnett presents a Woman's Hour Christmas mixtape.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 BBC drama

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.

Fridge Girl, Gen Z, bell hooks

How a fridge falling on a woman dancing could have actually been a good thing!

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.

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?

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.

Grandparents providing childcare, Kate Griffiths MP's barrister Charlotte Proudman; Under pressure - Fibromyalgia

What's the impact of providing childcare for your grandchildren?

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.

Catfishing, Caribbean Christmas Food & Gloves

One woman’s story of catfishing and the why gloves are ‘high fashion’.

Jazz pianist Zoe Rahman, Allegra Stratton's resignation, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Germany's abortion law

Award-winning jazz pianist Zoe Rahman joins Emma.

Christmas Parties, Afghan Families in Hotels, Hypothalamic Amenorrhea

Reaction to Allegra Stratton's TV rehearsal about parties at Downing Street

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.

Under Pressure, Julia Chain, Hyaluronidase

We hear how Kate and Annie's long relationship is under pressure in our new series.

Brene Brown on emotions, Stepmums, Women in the Army, Poet Kim Moore, Morning after pill costs, Chef Ravinder Bhogal

The American author and Professor Brené Brown on emotions.

Rise in menopause tribunal cases; Brené Brown; Women's FA Cup Final; Ravinder Bhogal; Ghislaine Maxwell trial update

Tribunal cases where employees allege menopause-related discrimination are rising.

Joanna Chiu; Modern Stepmums; Angela Merkel's military farewell

Krupa Padhy explores the realities and complexities facing modern stepmothers.

Mississippi abortion law at the Supreme Court; Poet Kim Moore; England women's football win

Mississippi is asking the US Supreme Court to overturn the landmark ruling Roe v Wade.

Emily Ratajkowski, Republicanism in Barbados, Josephine Baker

Emily Ratajkowski discusses sexuality, feminism, empowerment and the male gaze.

BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021; Ghislaine Maxwell court case; Adoption breakdown;Anorexia & relationships; Nicola Adams

BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021 winner-Vivianne Miedema of Arsenal & Netherlands.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Beverley Knight, Melanie Sykes, Cinderella

Actor and singer Beverley Knight on making her voice heard in the music industry.

Arwa Mahdawi, Cinderella & Sexual Harassment in Schools

Arwa Mahdawi on strong women leaders and the ongoing appeal of Cinderella.

Fabric a hidden history of material. Sweden's first female PM. Domestic violence and femicide in Turkey.

Fabric a history of material. Post Office worker on clearing her name. DV in Turkey.

Sheila Rowbotham; Sikh Women's Aid; Stella Creasy; HOGO; Motherhood & elite sport

Writer/historian Sheila Rowbotham and the women's liberation movement in Britain.

MP Caroline Nokes, Beverley Knight, Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai

Beverley Knight plays Faye Treadwell, who managed the Drifters after her husband died.

Melanie Sykes, Menopause, Marching Midwives

Mel Sykes on her mid-life autism diagnosis and how it all makes sense.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Stonewall, Pride & Prejudice (Sort Of), Parcopresis

Hear an exclusive interview with Nancy Kelley, CEO of Stonewall.

The UK’s only female arm-wrestling referee Kath Whitaker

Anita Rani talks to Kath Whitaker about her national championships debut on Saturday.

Cast of Pride & Prejudice (sort of); Nancy Kelley, CEO of Stonewall; Frida Kahlo

A sweary, anarchic reboot of the novel where the 5 all-female cast play all characters.

Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth; Britney Spears; Losing a parent young; Jane Austen's early work and Food and Memory

Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth on her new role preventing violence to women and girls

Actor Rose Ayling-Ellis in Strictly; Tracey Neville; Rape as a weapon of war; She-cession; Photographing Angela Merkel

Rose Ayling-Ellis and partner Giovanni Pernice danced in tribute to the deaf community.

Kirsten Dunst, 'Laddish' culture in the armed forces, Teacher Joanna Harriott, Shy bowel, Child to parent abuse

Kirsten Dunst on starring in Jane Campion's new film The Power of the Dog.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Mary Robinson, Huma Abedin, Daddy Issues

The former president of Ireland Mary Robinson on the significance of COP26.

Mary Robinson, Rose Tremain, Daddy Issues

Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, explains why the climate challenge is so emotional.

Noor Inayat Khan: secret agent; BBC & Stonewall; Female MPs, Parliamentary standards & second jobs; Tim Stanley

During WWII, hundreds of women served as secret agents as part of military intelligence.

Barbara Taylor Bradford; Police conduct; Knitting Banxy; Astronaut Nicole Stott

The bestselling author on her new prequel to A Woman of Substance.

Update on Afghan women; Huma Abedin; UTIs; Elizabeth Denham; 'Buyer's Remorse'

Women's situation in Afghanistan and the humanitarian crisis being faced.

Hollyoaks star Sarah Jayne Dunn, the military and women, Russia advisor Fiona Hill, New induction guidelines

Sarah Jayne Dunn on her dismissal from the long-running soap Hollyoaks.

Amanda Knox, COP26, Kathleen Stock, Lily Cole

Exclusive interviews with both Amanda Knox and Kathleen Stock.

Rachel Wood & Dr Penny Coombes Monicah Kamandau, Brianna Fruean & Farhana Yamin , Dani Larkin, Dr Asma Khalil

Roman sculptures including women & children unearthed during the HS2 rail construction.

Amanda Knox, HPV vaccine success, HRT prescriptions, Stockard Channing and 'Night, Mother

Amanda Knox on the struggle to reclaim her identity.

Professor Kathleen Stock; Royal Ballet principal Leanne Benjamin; Richard Ratcliffe

Kathleen Stock on her resignation as a professor of philosophy at the University of Sussex

COP26

How successful will COP26 be in producing concrete targets for change?

Lily Cole, Hasina Safi, Youmna Mouhamad

Lily Cole on climate change and Hasina Safi who used to be Women's Minister in Afghanistan

Monica Lewinsky revisited, 'Teen-ternity' leave, Wigs, Late-life libido, Young climate activists

Revisiting the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

Monica Lewinsky Revisited: A new generation learn about the political scandal of the 1990s

Monica Lewinsky Revisited: A new generation learn about the political scandal of the 1990s

'Maid' - new word-of mouth hit series; Toni Tone; Access to coils; Women in the UK military;

Maid series praised for its realistic depiction of emotional abuse.

A scheme to help Afghan refugees like Amir housed in hotels up and down the country to access swimming and fitness facilities.

Life for one Afghan family housed in one of the many UK hotels holding refugees.

Budget 2021. Toxic Relationships. Theatrical wig maker Angela Cobbin.

Budget look ahead. Toxic Relationships. Theatrical and TV wig designer Angela Cobbin.

'Net zero' - what is the general public willing to do to get us there? Challenging online abuse, Suffragette trees

What do phrases like 'net zero', global heating and eco-anxiety actually mean?

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny discuss their new novel, the Singer Ella Eyre & the Science of Knitting

We hear about Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny's first political novel.

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny, HPV kits, Aspire to adventure

Hillary Rodham Clinton on her first political thriller written with author Louise Penny.

Singer Ella Eyre; Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah; Sofie Hagen; Neonatal deaths & stillbirth disparities; Covid & Xmas plans

Ella Eyre - MOBO and Brit award-winning singer-songwriter.

Baroness Ruth Davidson; The science of knitting; Spiking by injection

The former Scottish Conservative leader's maiden speech in the House of Lords.

Dame Eileen Atkins; Equal pay; Harassment in Parliament; Composer Charlotte Bray

Dame Eileen:Tottenham's answer to Shirley Temple to respected stage, screen & TV actor

Women pig farmers and mental health. Modern slavery. The cave woman rebuilding her business after Covid.

Women pig farmers and mental health.

Cush Jumbo, Predatory marriage, Equality in 2021, Tall women and dating, Sexual assault, consent and 'grey areas'

Cush Jumbo, star of The Good Wife and The Good Fight on her latest role playing Hamlet.

Tall women and dating, Vicky Featherstone on Maryland, Blackfishing, Equality in housework, Keisha the Sket

How does height affect dating?

Singer, Sophie Ellis-Bextor; Breast reconstruction delays; Urban hermits; Predatory marriage;

Sophie Ellis-Bextor:7 albums, 5 children,a podcast,'Live Kitchen Discos' & now a memoir...

Lucy Mangan, Girls & Education in Afghanistan, Sexual Assault, Consent & 'Grey Areas'

Lucy Mangan on her novel 'Are We Having Fun Yet?'.

Cush Jumbo on playing Hamlet; Reaction to our equality poll; Day of the Scientist

Actor Cush Jumbo on her new stage role as the Prince of Denmark.

As we mark our 75th anniversary, how do you feel about equality in 2021? Your chance to have your say

How do you feel about equality in 2021? Your chance to have your say.

Weekend Woman's Hour: 75th Birthday, Mina Smallman, Celibacy, Professor Anita Hill

This week we mark 75 years of Woman's Hour on air.

Musician & singer, Abi Sampa; Celibacy; Chinaza Onyechi; Femicide

Abi Sampa describes herself as a "weird warbling electric Veena player".

Woman's Hour turns 75 today

For our 75th, a specially commissioned poll looking at women and equality in the UK today

Mina Smallman, Pauline Campbell, FASD

Mina Smallman, whose 2 daughters were murdered last year, talks about a mother's grief.

Anita Hill on her book Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence.

Anita Hill. Why talking to people we don't know can be good for us. Musician Fatma Said.

Institutional Misogyny, Bullying in Parliament, Women Magicians

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

Sarah Everard; Intergenerational friendships, 007 Lashana Lynch; 'Late life lesbians'. Married to an anti-vaxxer

Reaction to the details of Sarah Everard's murder.

Intergenerational friendships; Victims' Commissioner Vera Baird; Nikita Gill and Gnarly; Liz Fraser

The joy of friendships with an age gap.

Sarah Everard; Zoë Billingham, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary; Pepsi & Shirlie; The ethics and laws around surrogacy

Reaction to details of Sarah Everard's final hours.

'Typical Girls' - a new play by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, set in a women's prison; Coming out at 44; Student counselling.

Morgan Lloyd Malcolm; Alison McGovern MP; STIs; Coming out at 44; Student counselling.

Former CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi; The R Kelly verdict; Barrister Robin Moira White; FIFA 2022 game soundtrack

Former CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi. Barrister Robin Moira White. FIFA 2022 game soundtrack

Lashana Lynch, Labour Conference & women, Being married to an anti-vaxxer, Universal credit uplift

Lashana Lynch on making history as the first Black female 007.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Daytimers - South Asian ravers of the 80s, Julia Bradbury and Gaming & Sexism

Daytimers - South Asian ravers of the 80s, Julia Bradbury and Gaming & Sexism.

Daytimers - South Asian ravers from the '80s, Sabina Nessa, School absence & mental health, Folic acid & Afghan refugees

Daytimers, Sabina Nessa, school absence & mental health, folic acid, Afghan refugees.

Sabina Nessa, Fertility Warnings, Flexible Working

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

Channel swimmer Chloë McCardel; Prison Ombudsman Sue McAllister; author Laura Dockrill; Afghan girls' education

The Australian swimmer planning to swim the English Channel for record-breaking 44th time.

Music from Martha Wainwright, Australian campaigner Grace Tame. Dame Kate Bingham former chair of the Vaccine Task Force.

Martha Wainwright on her new album, Australian campaigner Grace Tame, Dame Kate Bingham.

Julia Bradbury and breast cancer, Profile of Chancellor Angela Merkel, Charlie Webster on sexual abuse and safeguarding laws

Chancellor Angel Merkel's legacy after 20 years at the heart of European & global politics

Dame Elizabeth Anionwu; Jennifer Saunders; Former Afghan women's minister; Pretty privilege; Choosing to be child free

Dame Elizabeth Anionwu; Jennifer Saunders; Former Afghan women's minister.

Pretty Privilege, Baby Deaths Report, Thea Gilmore, Victory for rubbish stink woman

Pretty Privilege - what is it and should it be used? Baby deaths report, and Thea Gilmore.

Dame Elizabeth Anionwu; Alison Goldsworthy; Linda Edwards; Ministerial reshuffle

The woman who revolutionised the treatment of sickle cell disease.

Amy Hart, Covid Limbo, Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP

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

Women rowers in Venice; Former Afghan women's minister; Julia Peyton-Jones; Non-disclosure agreements

Women and men are now getting equal prize money at Venice's famous rowing race.

Jennifer Saunders, Fashion editor Justine Picardie on the real "Miss Dior"

Jennifer Saunders, Fashion editor Justine Picardie on the real "Miss Dior".

Weekend Woman's Hour: Michaela Coel, Rafia Zakaria & Japanese ‘Womeneconomics’

Michaela Coel, Rafia Zakaria Against White Feminism & Japanese ‘Womeneconomics’.

Comedian Sophie Willan, Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, Emma Raducanu, the Unofficial Bridgerton the Musical Afghanistan update

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

Coughing; Rafia Zakaria; Rosie Jones; Population and climate; Cressida Dick

Is coughing a learnt behaviour that post-Covid, we can unlearn?

Jennifer Hudson on Aretha Franklin; Julie Bindel; Social Care; and Soviet Women in WWII.

Julie Bindel, Social Care, Jennifer Hudson on Aretha Franklin and Soviet Women in WWII.

Michaela Coel, Lockdown in paradise, Female HGV drivers, Tribunal win

Michaela Coel on her first book. Lockdown in paradise. Female HGV drivers.

Val McDermid on Miss Marple; Sarah Harding's death; Sam Quek; Japanese 'Womeneconomics'

The literary return of a much loved Agatha Christie creation - Miss Marple.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Greenham Common, 'Girlboss' & the magic of Mirrors

Greenham Common March, 'Girlboss' & Mirrors

Roe v. Wade, Girlboss and women of colour, Conscious sex work, Greenham Common banners

Roe v. Wade, Girlboss and women of colour, Conscious sex work, Greenham Common banners.

Fran Lebowitz, Parent Blame, Heiresses

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

Greenham Common, Afghan Refugee Resettlement, Sarah Rainsford, Rebecca Welch

Greenham Common, Afghan Refugee Resettlement, Sarah Rainsford, Rebecca Welch.

Cookery pioneer Claudia Roden, getting a SEN diagnosis, the impact of vaccine hesitancy among care workers

Cookery pioneer Claudia Roden. SEN diagnosis limbo. Vaccine hesitancy among care workers.

Afghanistan, Paralympics, Mary Poppins

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

Listener Week: Afghanistan, Women and trades, Being Average, Clearing out the attic, Titles

A celebration of being average.

Sislin Fay Allen, The situation for women in Afghanistan, Miss, Ms, Mx or Mrs?, Women & Pensions, Women & Munitions

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

Parental Alienation, Afghan Judges, Being Average, Women Vets, Lady Evelyn Cobbold

Parental alienation, Afghan judges, being average, women vets, Lady Evelyn Cobbold

Listener Week: Sahraa Karimi escape from Kabul, Extinction Rebellion, Doughnut Economics, Early SEN diagnosis, Circo Rum Ba Ba

Listener Week: Climate anxiety, protesting and economic sustainability with Kate Raworth.

Attic memories; Afghanistan; Food and climate; ME and Covid; Neanderthals

Memories in the attic; Afghan safe houses; Food and climate; ME and Covid; Neanderthals

Listener Week: Women and trades, Afghanistan, Stealthing, Dumping a friend

Listener Week: Women and trades, Afghanistan, Stealthing, Dumping a friend

Lesley Manville, Afghanistan, Menopause and dental health, Conceived by rape, Ruby Wax, Pens

Actor Lesley Manville on her TV drama and mission to change the way we see older women.

Divorce, Ruby Wax, the FIRE movement, Strings duo Balladeste

Divorce, Ruby Wax, the FIRE movement and strings duo Balladeste.

Afghanistan, Adoption, Lesley Manville

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

Priti Patel on Afghan crisis, Aisha Jawando as Tina Turner

Priti Patel on the Afghan crisis, and Aisha Jawando as Tina Turner

Dental health and menopause, Lisa Nandy, Police disclosures, Joy of stationery

Dental health and menopause, Lisa Nandy, police disclosures and the joy of stationery

Clothes sizing, Afghan women, What's driving men who define themselves as incels?

Clothes sizing, Afghan women, and what's driving men who define themselves as incels?

Weekend Woman's Hour - Mental health and dating, Charlotte Worthington BMX gold & comedy writer Georgia Pritchett

Mental health and online dating, Charlotte Worthington & writer Georgia Pritchett

Singer-songwriter Joy Crookes, Maternity discrimination, Data-driven parenting, Hot Girl Summer

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

Baby Bonding, ASMR, Afghanistan, Eimear McBride, BMX Freestyle

Baby Bonding, ASMR, Afghanistan, Eimear McBride, BMX Freestyle

Kamala Harris, US Vice President; WFH; Georgia Pritchett.

US VP Kamala Harris; Working from home; Camping; Georgia Pritchett; Women & investing.

Unregistered births, Results Day, Dating and mental health, Work and menopause

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

Belarus, Domestic Violence and Terrorism, Instagram pictures, Anna Whitehouse

Belarus; Domestic Violence and Terrorism; Instagram pictures; Anna Whitehouse

Olympics -girls and urban sports; Disability & dating; Bobbi Brown; Emma-Jean Thackray; Women talking about men; Lucy St Louis

Will 13 year old skateboarder Sky Brown inspire a new generation of girls into sport?

Emma-Jean Thackray, Dr Pamela Warner, Charlotte Edwards and Niki Adams, Judith Heumann

Emma-Jean Thackray, Dr Pamela Warner, Charlotte Edwards & Niki Adams and Judith Heumann.

Bette Davis, Vaccines, Andrew Cuomo, Disability and Dating

Bette Davis, vaccines, Andrew Cuomo, and disability and dating.

Bobbi Brown, Lucy St Louis, Andrew Billen, Mary Anne Sieghart, Catherine Morgan, Julie Flynn

Bobbi Brown, Andrew Billen, Mary Anne Sieghart, Catherine Morgan and Julie Flynn.

Emily Campbell, Hospital Wards, Introverts & Extroverts

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

Saxophonist Nubya Garcia, Rainbow babies, Insomnia, Vaccine passports

Advice on what to do when you're suffering from insomnia.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Women and Artificial Intelligence, Paralympian Stef Reid & Comedian London Hughes

Women and AI, Stef Reid & comedian London Hughes

London Hughes; Motherhood when you have an inherited condition; Helen Thorn; Stalking; Sunisa Lee

Comic London Hughes on having to move to the US to make it.

Jeanette Winterson, Colourism, Paralympian Stef Reid

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

Singer-Songwriter Josie Proto, Child protection changes, Women and COP26, UTIs

Josie Proto, UTIs, rewriting the rules of child protection, COP26

27/07/2021

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

Support for black and minoritised women facing domestic violence; South Asian women in sport; Midwives under pressure

Black & minoritised women & domestic violence; South Asian women & sport; Midwives; Home.

Amy Winehouse remembered; Canadian residential schools; Women at the Tokyo Olympics; Typewriters; Casual workwear

Ten years on from her death, Amy Winehouse's mum and close friend reflect on her life.

Kate Shortman & Izzy Thorpe, Dame Katherine Grainger, Nicola Adams, Anna Kessel, Frankie Miren, Laura Middleton-Hughes.

Women at the Tokyo Olympics and a new book by Frankie Miren's about life as a sex worker

Off the Rails Film, Bella Mackie, Long Covid, #MeToo around the world

Jules Williamson on directing her first film in her fifties and a new study on Long Covid.

Amy Winehouse remembered; Women's cricket; Botox and fillers; Violence against women strategy

Ten years on from her death, Amy Winehouse's closest friends and family tell her story.

Typewriters; Canadian residential schools; Isy Suttie; Stealthing

Typewriters; Canadian residential schools; Isy Suttie; Stealthing

Maria Callas, Loulou Storey & Lucy Adlington on casual workwear, International Aid legal challenge & slavery reparations

Maria Callas, slavery reparations, workwear trends, international aid legal challenge.

Weekend Woman's Hour: The Three Hijabis, 150 years of Female GPs & going braless

The Three Hijabis, 150 Years of Female GPs & going braless.

Bronwen Lewis, Football Racists Ban and 'The Three Hijabis', Pregnancy & the Covid Vaccine, The Joy of Skating

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

Going braless; Em Sheldon and trolling; Continued shielding; Anne Theroux

The pros and cons of not wearing a bra.

Deborah James; Colin Pitchfork Parole and Falling in love with an object

Deborah James on living with cancer and the hidden life of Maria Callas

150 years of female GPs. Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Lucy D’Orsi. Anne Sebba on US spy Ethel Rosenberg.

150 years of female GPs. Lucy D’Orsi, Chief Constable of the British Transport Police.

Baroness Cumberlege, Euro 2020 men's football final, Equality in opera

Are the recommendations of the Cumberlege review being acted on fast enough?

Lady Lavinia Nourse; Caitlin Moran; Female truckers; Comedian Gina Yashere; Football and Atomic Kitten

An exclusive interview with Lady Lavinia Nourse who was cleared of child sex abuse

Gina Yashere; Afghanistan; WAGs; Helen Epega

Gina Yashere, Afghanistan, WAGs, Helen Epega

The Euros, Money, Atomic Kitten

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

Lady Lavinia Nourse; Early labour; Chile’s constitution

Lady Lavinia Nourse, Early labour, Chile’s constitution.

Female truckers; Dealing with disappointment; Caitlin Moran; Maternity failings

Female truckers; dealing with disappointment; Caitlin Moran; maternity failings.

Claudia Winkleman, Yvette Cooper, Heidi Carter, Lillie Harris

Yvette Cooper on tabling an amendment to the Police Courts Crime and Sentencing Bill.

Weekend Woman's Hour - Libby Scott and mum Kym on Autism, the future of the High Street & Anne Robinson

Libby Scott and her mum Kym on autism, the future of the High Street and Anne Robinson.

Rachel Weisz; Euro 2020; Kanya d’Almeida; Abortion in Northern Ireland; Emily Rapp Black

Rachel Weisz, Euro 2020, Kanya d’Almeida, Abortion in Northern Ireland, Emily Rapp Black.

Mary Portas & Suzannah Clarke; Summer childcare; Eilidh Doyle; Mackenzy Beard; Prof Dame Caroline Dean

Can women save the High Street economy?

Female wildlife rangers; Chief Inspector of Ofsted; Lady Boss: Jackie Collins story; Transgender athletes

The work of female rangers protecting wildlife from poachers.

Stella Creasy, Libby Scott and her mum Kym on Autism, Sexual Harassment

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

Exercise aggression; Purity culture; The Plumage Act; Smacking

Exercise aggression, Purity culture, The Plumage Act, Smacking your child.

Anne Robinson; Millennial relationships; WWII female resistance fighters; Breastfeeding in public.

Anne Robinson; Millennial relationships; Female resistance fighters; Breastfeeding.

Bank Note designer Debbie Marriott, Protecting the title "nurse", Author Kate Moore & "Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner"

Debbie Marriott, Protecting the title 'nurse' and Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner.

Britney Spears, Jackie Collins. Young Engineers

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

DIY dancing at home; Transgender athletes; Ugandan women; Eco novels

Dancing at home; Transgender athletes; Ugandan Women; Eco novels

Female wildlife rangers; Miscarriage cards; Life after prison in Iran; Boric acid; Nude photos online

Female wildlife rangers; Miscarriage cards; Prison in Iran; Boric acid; Nude photos online

Chief Inspector of Schools Amanda Spielman, Divya Chadha Manek, Dr Jen Gunter, Hira Ali & Gary Ford.

Ofsted head Amanda Spielman talks to Emma Barnett about sexual abuse in schools.

Weekend Woman's Hour: The award-winning composer Shirley J Thompson, Domestic Violence Prevention & Managing our data

Shirley J Thompson, Domestic Violence Prevention & Foxglove and our data

Dame Darcey Bussell; Single Fatherhood; Rape Review with Max Hill QC

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

Shirley J. Thompson; Female rabbis; Underwear in Pakistan

The award-winning composer on her new piece for a disabled-led ensemble.

Jessie Ware; girls disappearing from care services; women's football and sponsorship

Singer Jessie Ware on the joys of food, and why girls are disappearing from care services.

Summer hair trends; Police & sexual misconduct - Woman's Hour/Newsnight reveal 1,400 accused

Summer hair trends; Police & sexual misconduct; Women of so-called "Islamic State"; HPV.

Domestic violence prevention. Managing how our data’s used. Veteran journalist Hella Pick. "Freedom Day" postponed.

Domestic violence prevention. Managing how our data’s used. Veteran journalist Hella Pick.

Paloma Faith, Heath Minister Nadine Dorries, Sexual harassment in the workplace, No-fault divorce

Singer Paloma Faith on music and motherhood.

Nannie, the figurehead for the Cutty Sark; The power of giving away power; No fault divorce;

Nannie and Cutty Sark; Good Leadership; DJ Jaguar; No-fault divorce; Women's Super League

Paloma Faith, Nursing, Maya Forstater Verdict

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

Women's Health Special - Nadine Dorries, Unwell Women, Mesh removal centres, Autoimmunity

Women's Health Special - Nadine Dorries, Unwell Women, Mesh removal centres, Autoimmunity

Abortion in America, Stamping out sexual harassment in the workplace, Talking to young people about drugs

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

Dido Harding, Friendship between gay men and straight women, Foreign aid cuts

Dido Harding's first interview since leaving her job setting up test and trace.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Arooj Aftab, Reclaiming sexist language

Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on grief, Composer Arooj Aftab, Reclaiming sexist language

Arooj Aftab, PIP implants, Race, trauma & culture, Reclaiming sexist language

Arooj Aftab; PIP implants; Race, trauma and culture; Reclaiming sexist language.

Author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; 'Valuing Everyone'; Parm Sandhu; Summer Legs.

The Politics of Motherhood, Big Night Out Reading, Women and environmental art.

Women and environmental art and why despite decades progress motherhood is still so hard?

Sinead O'Connor, Your returning to work manifesto.

Sinead O'Connor, and returning to work post-pandemic.

A Celebration of Women's Sporting Success

A Celebration of Women's Sporting Success

Weekend Woman's Hour: Holly Smale, Paris Lees, #MeToo in the British Army, Hormones and vaccines

Geek Girl author Holly Smale on her autism diagnosis, Paris Lees, Hormones and vaccines.

Covid vaccines and women, Paris Lees & Nero's women

How Covid vaccines are affecting women, Paris Lees and Nero’s women

Babes in the wood, Ecocide, Sexism in craft beer, and How to save a life

Babes in the wood, Ecocide, Sexism in craft beer, and How to save a life

Gemma Arterton, Care Homes, The Astronomer Royal

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

#MeToo in the British Army, Dominic Cummings, Women & Art: How We Look, Geriatric Millennials

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

Holly Smale, Caroline Dinenage MP, Ursula Le Menn & Anne-Elisabeth Moutet, Proff. Asma Khalil & Dr. Mary Ross-Davie

Holly Smale, Caroline Dinenage MP, trial of Valerie Bacot & a new Covid/Pregnancy study

Weekend Woman’s Hour: We are Lady Parts, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow, Police abuse supercomplaint, Brit rising star Griff

We are Lady Parts: the series about funny Muslim women, Environmental Minister Rebecca Pow

Women on nature, Prisons Minister Alex Chalk, We Are Lady Parts, How infertility diagnoses impact relationships.

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

Women and sheds, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow, Rape threat insults, Declining birth rate in China

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

Police abuse supercomplaint, Alice in Wonderland Exhibition and Consensual non-monogamy

Is Alice in Wonderland the ultimate female icon for our times?

Women spies; Kelly Gough; Lisa Keogh; Second chances; Home abortion rules

Will more women in the intelligence services make a difference?

Griff, Typo-Squatting, Ece Temelkuran, Windrush Compensation Scheme, Public loos

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

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Mona Eltahawy; Scarlett Moffatt; Female astronauts

Mona Eltahawy; Scarlett Moffatt and Montana Brown; Female astronauts

Mentrix; Tech safety in domestic abuse; Sam Roddick; Dating over 60

Iranian musician Mentrix on challenging traditions.

Scarlett Moffatt, Patricia Devlin, Gender and AI

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

Female Astronauts, Second Chances, Jackie Weaver, Celebs and the male gaze

Emma Barnett talks female astronauts, Second Chances and celebs and the male gaze.

Mona Eltahawy on embracing female anger; Maternal ambivalence; Women in the Senedd

Mona Eltahawy on embracing female anger; Maternal ambivalence; Women in the Senedd.

Singer-songwriter Dodie, TikTok and domestic workers in the Middle East

We hear how domestic workers in the Middle East are turning to TikTok to highlight abuse.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Tracey Emin; Susan Rogers, Prince's sound engineer; Panic attacks

Tracey Emin on her latest exhibition; Susan Rogers on working with Prince; Panic attacks

Covid in India; Susan Rogers, Prince's sound engineer; panic attacks; the novel Careless

Covid in India, Prince’s sound engineer Susan Rogers, panic attacks & the novel Careless.

Anya Hindmarch, Women on Boards, Rosie Aycliffe, Ruthie Henshall on Care Homes

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

Tracey Emin; Women and Nightclubs; Young Children and Mental Health

Tracey Emin on her latest exhibition and re-imaginging nightclubs so women feel safe.

Male fertility; Gordon Brown on global vaccination; Celebrating Ailsa Burkimsher Sadler and Caroline Norton.

What's behind the decline in male fertility?

Breaking barriers to cycling for women

What might be stopping you getting on a bike, and how it can be overcome.

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Dawn French; Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe’s sentence; Women’s Football

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Dawn French; Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe’s sentence; Women’s Football.

Morris Dancing, Jacqui Oatley & Ben Bloom, Maya Foa & Andrew Mitchell MP, Bletchley veteran Betty Webb

Morris dancing, women's football commentary, and Bletchley veteran Betty Webb.

Arlene Foster, Kate Wilson, Kelly Critcher

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

Dawn French, Claire Findlay, Second Chances, Caroline Slocock

Emma Barnett talks to Dawn French about her 4th novel & what to call a woman's later years

Nazanin's sentence and women's rights in Iran, The Barbizon Hotel, Orgasms

Nazanin's sentence and women's rights in Iran, The Barbizon Hotel, Orgasms

Breast cancer and cognitive behavioural therapy, The history of make-up, Second children

What does it mean to have and be a second child. Does birth order determine your future?

Weekend Woman's Hour: Julia Gillard on girls' education; Pauline Black of The Selecter; Dogs in Lockdown

Julia Gillard on girls' education; Pauline Black of The Selecter; Dogs in Lockdown.

Daphne Oram - one of electronic music's female pioneers

'Sisters with Transistors'; Covid & pregnant women; Facial shaving; Pan Am stewardesses

Diver Christine Grosart on 'Ghost Fishing'; Katya Adler discusses Annalena Baerbock; Teenage drinking research; Foetal medicine

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

Sexist abuse of MPs, Town Crier Brenda Willison, Vanessa Frake on The Governor, Second Chances

Anita hears why online abuse is deterring female MPs and from The Governor Vanessa Frake.

Dogs of Lockdown; Teachers assaulted by pupils; Family reconciliation; Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Pandemic puppies and the unique relationship between a woman and her dog.

Pauline Black of The Selecter, Julia Gillard on girls' education, Mothers at risk of losing their children.

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

Weekend Woman's Hour: Dame Maureen Lipman; Women feeling the Cold; Singer Imelda May.

Maureen Lipman; Women feeling the Cold, Imelda May

Irish singer-songwriter Imelda May

Irish singer-songwriter, Imelda May; rape trials in Scotland; van life.

Catholic Church Abuse. Recycling Shaming, Maureen Lipman

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

Owen Paterson MP on the suicide of his wife Rose, Evy Cohen, GeorgiaElliot-Smith and music from Manika Kaur

Emma Barnett talks to former minister Owen Paterson about the suicide of his wife Rose.

Shirley Williams, New Mums & Jury Service, Flexible Working

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

Amanda Owen & Clare Eglin on women feeling the cold, Clare Balding on Rachael Blackmore, Pippa Wicks & teacher Andria Zafirakou

Shepherdess Amanda Owen and Clare Eglin talk about why women tend to feel colder than men.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Body image; Caring for an abuser; Tracey Thorn on her friend Lindy Morrison

Body image; Caring for an abuser; Tracey Thorn on her friend Lindy Morrison

Body image. Caring for an abuser. Bafta lookahead. Mrs Sri Lanka Beauty pageant controversy

Body image report. Caring for an abuser. Plus a look ahead to the BAFTAs.

Tracey Thorn on her friend Lindy Morrison; Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds; Women in the Wedding and Beauty Industry.

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

Jessica Fellowes on the roaring twenties and comparisons with life today as come out of lockdown.

Jessica Fellowes on the "Roaring Twenties" & comparisons with life today as lockdown ends.

Family farming with Janice and Matt Baker; New maternal mental health hubs; Author Susan Spindler; Statues of famous women

Mother and son Janice and Matt Baker on keeping the family farm going

The Feminisation of Chocolate

Chocolate, women and empire; Women cocoa farmers; Women, chocolate and advertising.

Sharon Stone. The impact of pornography on young people. Actor Vanessa Kirby

Sharon Stone. The impact of pornography on young people. Actor Vanessa Kirby.

Summer music festivals line-ups - how many female artists are included?

Music festivals & female artists; Exams & assessments; Food writer, Yasmin Khan.

Sharon Stone, Gillian Keegan MP, Fertility & Race

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

Cindy Gallop & Dr Fiona Vera-Gray on the impact of porn on teenagers, writer Erin Kelly, Dr Jenny Mathers & Dr Peter English.

Cindy Gallop & Dr Fiona Vera-Gray on the impact of porn on teenagers & author Erin Kelly.

Jessica Moxham on life with a child with disabilities, Lord Macdonald and Harriet Wistritch, Noof Al Maadeed and Rothna Begum

Jessica Moxham, Lord Macdonald and Harriet Wistritch, Noof Al Maadeed and Rothna Begum.

Award-winning actor Vanessa Kirby; Sexual harassment, assault & abuse in schools

Vanessa Kirby, award-winning actor; 'rape culture' in schools.

Weekend Woman's Hour - Lockdown anniversary, Cryptocurrencies & Portraits of women

Lockdown anniversary, Cryptocurrencies & Portraits of women.

Equal pay judgement. Birth partners attending scans. Bangladesh at 50.

Equal pay judgement. Birth partners attending scans. Bangladesh at 50.

Covid 19 vaccines and children, East Asian Racism, Periods in lockdown, Young women and cryptocurrency

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

Endometriosis, NI Abortion, Portraits

New hope for women with endometriosis?

Lockdown anniversary, Nicola Sturgeon, Misogyny as a hate crime

The pros and cons of recording misogyny as a hate crime.

Navigating the perimenopause; Increase in online accessing of child sexual images; Nawal El Saadawi's death at 89

How to navigate your hormones during the perimenopause.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Women and confidence in the police; Syria; the future of the handbag

Women and confidence in the police, Syria, and the future of the handbag.

Singer-songwriter and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson

Ayanna Witter-Johnson, carers' pay, inclusivity in beauty and Jacqueline Rose.

Men and Violence

Three men talk about male violence.

Women and confidence in the police, Maria Ressa, and the future of the handbag post pandemic

Women & confidence in the police, Maria Ressa and the future of the handbag post pandemic

Safe city design, Victoria Atkins, Do men and women garden differently?

Safe city design, Victoria Atkins, Do men and women garden differently?

Emma Barnett covers the reaction to Sarah Everard’s vigil and the actions of the Metropolitan Police

Reaction to Sarah Everard’s vigil and the actions of the Metropolitan Police.

Weekend Woman's Hour - The Art of Repair, Nurses' Pay & the Power of Oprah Winfrey

The Art of Repair, Nurses' Pay and the Power of Oprah Winfrey.

Review into alleged abuse in British Gymnastics

Alleged abuse in GB gymnastics, definitions of 'woman', gender pay gap, Vaginal pessaries.

Nadine Dorries, Dame Donna Kinnair, Women and safety, Organised crime, mafia and gender.

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

Stammering, Sharing intimate images without consent and The art of repairs

Emma hears from women campaigning for better protection against image based sexual abuse.

Electing to home school. Trisha Goddard on the power of Oprah.

Pros and cons of educating your children at home. Trisha Goddard on the power of Oprah.

When Meghan and Harry met Oprah; Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s release; Clemency Burton Hill’s return to the airwaves.

What does the Sussexes' interview with Oprah tell us about them and the Royal Family?

Weekend Woman's Hour: Pensions scandal, Isabel Allende, Anti-Obesity Drugs

State pensions scandal, Isabel Allende, and anti-obesity drugs.

Isabel Allende, Erna Solberg, music with Madeleine Mitchell & Errollyn Wallen & post lockdown workwear with Emma Jacobs.

Isabel Allende, Erna Solberg, Madeleine Mitchell, Errollyn Wallen and Emma Jacobs.

Layla AlAmmar, Anti-Obesity Drugs, Maximalism

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

Mothers' names on marriage certificates. The Budget. Captain Sir Tom's daughter Lucy Teixeira

Mothers' names on marriage certificates. The Budget. Captain Sir Tom's daughter.

Afghan women and the current peace talks

Afghan women; Hugging; Older women actors; Paid bereavement leave.

Lockdown Hair, 'Red Wall' Mums, Greek Goddesses

We hear from mums in the 'Red Wall' seats about plans to cut short summer holidays.

Weekend Woman's Hour - Camila Batmanghelidjh, Surrogacy, Women in Jazz

Camila Batmanghelidjh, Surrogacy and single fatherhood, Women in Jazz.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Women at breaking point, Revenge porn, The term 'witch'

Women at breaking point, revenge porn, and the use of the term 'witch'.

Buying sperm online. Author Julie Ma. Vintage wedding photos

Buying sperm online. Finding the couples in vintage wedding photos. Author Julie Ma.

Camila Batmanghelidjh

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

Surrogacy and Single Fatherhood

Single fatherhood & surrogacy; Reproductive health; Virtual Parliament; Talking periods.

Leadership and the effect of Covid-19 on leadership styles, Sex, Gender & the Census, Breast Reduction

Have leadership styles changed because of Covid-19?

Women in Jazz, What women think about during sex, Japan: Women in meetings, One punch assaults.

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

Zara McDermott & Baroness Morgan on Revenge Porn, The "Good Enough" mother, & Mehreen Baig on Covid 19 Jab campaign

Zara McDermott & Baroness Morgan, Dr Angela Joyce & Dr Tracey Jensen and Mehreen Baig.

Harry Dunn's Mum, Broken Hearts, TikTok Twins

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

Mary Beard on witches, The Salmond Inquiry, Vulva anxiety in teenage girls

Emma Barnett presents Woman's Hour with Mary Beard, Sarah Smith and news on vulva anxiety.

Mums at breaking point...

Struggles to juggle family and career, Seymour Platt, Christine Keeler's son, 'mini pill'

Losing a friend to suicide, Period pants, The release of Loujain al-Hathloul

A year after Caroline Flack's death we talk about grief with one of her close friends.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Alleged systemic racism in NHS maternity, Care homes, It's a Sin

Alleged systemic racism in NHS maternity, care homes and Channel 4 drama It's a Sin.

Inquiry launched into NHS maternity 'systemic racism'

'Systemic racism' in NHS maternity;Marriage bureau; teenage mental health; Thomas Hardy;

Children's Minister Vicky Ford; Scottish Care Homes; Novelist Daisy Buchanan

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

Sailor Pip Hare. Children and puberty blockers. Stalking slogans on Valentines Day Cards

Sailor Pip Hare. Children and puberty blockers. Stalking slogans on Valentine Day cards.

The women at the centre of the new drama 'It's a Sin'. Plus a look at the gendered economic impact of covid.

The women at the centre of the drama 'It's a Sin' set in London during the Aids crisis.

Can all nurseries survive the pandemic?; Forced marriage; Re-creating the Bayeux tapestry

We examine how falling demand has put some early years providers under threat.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Arlo Parks performs, Susannah Constantine and alcoholism & internet sensation Jackie Weaver

Arlo Parks, Susannah Constantine and Jackie Weaver.

Wrestling star Aleah James, Jackie Weaver, Indian farmers, Julia Kogan and nominations for the Golden Globes

Anita Rani & wrestling star Aleah James, Jackie Weaver, Indian farmers & the Golden Globes

Harassment when training, Zara Mohammed, Marie McCourt

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

Singer Arlo Parks, Suzanne Heywood on the legacy of her husband Jeremy Heywood and Journalist Nadine White

Arlo Parks, Suzanne Heywood on the legacy of her husband Jeremy Heywood & Nadine White.

Dolly Parton, Women In Prison

Dolly Parton and She Come By It Natural. More facilities for women in prison.

Susannah Constantine, How Work Fits into your Life

Do you love your job but work for next to nothing? Have we been sold a myth?

Weekend Woman's Hour - Samantha Cameron; Rhod Gilbert on male fertility; Afro hair and discrimination

Samantha Cameron, Rhod Gilbert on male fertility, afro hair and discrimination.

Can the way we breathe change our mental and physical health?

Can the way we breathe change our mental and physical health?

Samantha Cameron; Rape cases - legal challenge to the CPS; Rachael Burford on Girls' Rugby

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

Rhod Gilbert on male fertility; teenage girls and social media; and talking to children about the Holocaust

Rhod Gilbert on male fertility, and talking to children about the Holocaust.

Women and Gambling. Interim Mayor of Liverpool Wendy Simon. True Stories from a Life in Forensic Medicine

Women and gambling addiction.

Jane Goodall; Female cabinet ministers on TV; Coercive control

The world famous expert on chimpanzees and conservation Jane Goodall speaks to Emma.

Broadcaster Clemency Burton-Hill on learning to speak again. Plus Katie Price talks about her son Harvey.

Broadcaster Clemency Burton-Hill on learning to speak again following a brain haemorrhage.

Managing Money, Domestic Violence and Housing, Bad Bridgets

We investigate the lack of suitable housing for women escaping domestic violence

Katie Price talks about her son, Harvey

Katie Price & Harvey; Family Courts & Marital Rape Review; Christine McAnea, Unison

Clemency Burton-Hill, V&A African fashion exhibition, Liverpool Mayor Wendy Simon, Presidential Inauguration.

Clemency Burton-Hill's first interview after suffering a brain haemorrhage last year.

Ballerinas & Babies, Working From Home Safely, Delayed Smear Tests

Ballerinas having babies, working from home and domestic violence, delayed smear tests.

Lana Clarkson, Cosmetic Fillers, Confessions of a Duchess, Debut novel Girl A

Lana Clarkson, and the prevalence of bodged fillers and what can be done about it.

Weekend Woman's Hour - Healthcare workers on the frontline, Debbie McGee and Naomi Paxton, virginity testing

Healthcare workers on the frontline, Debbie McGee and Naomi Paxton, virginity testing.

Wonder Woman at 80; Virginity tests; Bridgerton; Choked Up

As a new Wonder Woman film is released, we look at the ultimate female superhero's story.

Adult crushes, Identifying migrants lost at sea, Kishwer Falkner and the EHRC

Have you ever had an adult crush?

Debbie McGee and Dr Naomi Paxton, author Angie Thomas, Nurse Sarah Link who lived in a caravan for 9 months to protect her mum

Emma Barnett talks to Debbie McGee and Dr Naomi Paxton, author Angie Thomas & Sarah Link

Young women and vaccines; Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi; Lisa Montgomery, Death Row, Sex and the City

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Bullied by my kids; Alexandra Heminsley; Healthcare workers on the frontline

Where can parents living with violent children turn for help?

Weekend Woman's Hour - Holly Humberstone, #metoo & Imelda Staunton as the Queen

Holly Humberstone, one year on from #metoo, Imelda Staunton as the Queen.

Singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone. Lockdown family pressures. BPAS not for profit IVF Clinic.

Singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone. Lockdown family pressures. BPAS new IVF Clinic.

Carol Ann Duffy, Women and US riots, Tree Activist Maria Gallastegui and Scottish Judicial Review on Definition of Woman

The poet Carol Ann Duffy and the activist who tried to save The Happy Man tree.

#MeToo - the victories, the criticisms and the unintended consequences

#Me Too - the victories, the criticisms and the unintended consequences.

The Closure of Schools, Ghosted by Mum, Naked Walkers

The handling and impact of the closure of schools.

Emma Barnett presents Woman's Hour with Imelda Staunton, Mel C, Jeremy Hunt and Richard Ratcliffe

Emma Barnett with Imelda Staunton, Mel C, Jeremy Hunt and Richard Ratcliffe

A farewell to Jane Garvey, Women on the moon, Ageing well

As Jane Garvey leaves Woman's Hour after 13 years, we remember her funniest moments.

Women and the Archers: how farming has changed, female scriptwriters, the role of gossip and future characters.

Woman’s Hour celebrates the 70th anniversary of The Archers.

Looking back on a momentous year & Jane Garvey's last programme

Jane speaks to listeners about birth, Long Covid, relationships and death during 2020.

What's in a name?

How do our names affect our lives?

Getting old

The conversations we need to be having about getting older.

Women and Space: Nasa's Holly Ridings, the psychology of space travel, Rocket Women and the cultural significance of space

Nasa's chief flight director Holly Ridings tells Jane about flying women to the moon.

Oti Mabuse's second Strictly win; Virtual child protection conferences; Liz Berry's poetry

The Strictly reigning champion on how she got Bill Bailey to victory.

Christmas Day on Joy

Christmas Day with Jane Garvey and guests talking about Joy.

Tracy-Ann Oberman plays Katherine Hepburn on NYE on R4

Actor/writer Tracy-Ann Oberman, Stella Creasy MP, food writer Kate Young, Hollie McNish.

Oti Mabuse, Domestic Abuse and Kinship Care, Quarry Bank Cotton Mill, Samantha Evans, Fire fighter.

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Being diagnosed with ASD at 27; Parlour songs; Child protection conferences

One woman's experience of being diagnosed as autistic aged 27.

Black Narcissus - Amanda Coe, Cerys Matthews & Liz Berry, Xmas coping strategies, Power List Carolyn Cobbold,

Black Narcissus - the story of a group of Anglo-Catholic nuns.

Sharon D Clarke, Food and class prejudice, Gender stereotypes

Sharon D Clarke on her role in Peter Pan, and a study into gender stereotypes.

Sharon D Clarke; Gender bias in school books; Outliving your mum - Claire's Story

The Olivier award-winning actor on a new role as narrator of a star-studded online panto.

Franny Armstrong and climate comedy, Violence against women and girls, Women with learning disabilities and employment

Climate comedy with environmental filmmaker Franny Armstrong.

Dance Special

A Strictly Come Dancing Special with Shirley Ballas.

Online Harms Bill, Food and Class, Talking about Climate Change

The long-delayed Online Harms Bill, aimed at holding tech firms to account.

Kalena Bovell, conductor; Family Secrets, Sustainable Fashion

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Weekend Woman's Hour: Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley, Make-up for Men & the benefits of working with Clay

Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley, make-up for men, and clay.

Ockenden Review, Puberty Blockers, Student Sex Work Policy

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Puberty blockers - parents' reaction, Pottery, Power List : Diane Gilpin, A Girl from Mogadishu - Ifrah Ahmed

Puberty blockers - Parents' reaction

Brexit negotiations, Parenting a shy child, Cook the Perfect with Claire Thomson

Who is European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen?

Gail Bradbrook: co-founder of Extinction Rebellion

Co-founder of XR, Gail Bradbrook; Prof Sasha Roseneil; Men & make-up; Dick, Kerr's ladies.

Ladies' Loos, Family Secrets, Dame Stephanie Shirley

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Working in retail; Sparking a love of nature; Women’s innovation in tech; Women and underpaid state pensions, Evil women

Women and retail; Sparking a love of nature; Women in tech

Festive drinks, Post-partum psychosis, Outliving your mum.

How to make the perfect festive drinks, Post-partum psychosis, Outliving your mum.

Is Joint Enterprise being used unjustly? A career in virology. A true crime quest. My life in shoes

Is the continued use of Joint Enterprise unjust? A career in virology. My life in shoes.

Sparking a love of nature; the Keira Bell judgement; Evil women; US female voters

Sparking a love of nature, the Keira Bell judgement, evil women, US female voters.

Women's innovation in tech; Working in retail; Valerie's Life in Shoes

Women's innovation in tech; Working in retail; Valerie's Life in Shoes

Women and underpaid state pensions, Women's emotional labour at Christmas, Female footballers and dementia

Who are the women who are receiving underpaid state pensions?

Bonus podcast: The Conversation 100 Women

Jane Garvey introduces a panel discussion with inspirational women from around the world

Weekend Woman's Hour - Ozlem Cekic, The Crown, Lockdown Bickering

Ozlem Cekic on confronting racists, The Crown, Bickering in lockdown.

The Crown, Diana and a New Generation

Diana's impact on young people, universities minister Michelle Donelan, and outliving mum.

Chef Marie Mitchell. NUS President Larissa Kennedy. The real Audrey Hepburn. Power List: Our Planet

Chef Marie Mitchell. NUS President Larissa Kennedy. The real Audrey Hepburn.

Stella Gibbons, HMP Holloway, Sandra Horley

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Syria's disappeared, The orgasm cult, Bickering, Taxidermy

The search for Syria's disappeared.

Spending review 2020; Maureen Lipman’s shoes; Özlem Cekic

What’s in this week’s spending review for women?

Woman’s Hour Power List, No 10 - Women behind the scenes, Moving house, Nadine Shah, Older women and long hair

Woman's Hour Power List - Our Planet - the reveal.

Kate Humble, Impact of International Aid Cuts, Moving House, My Life in Shoes

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Young women and environmental activism. Nadine Shah on her new album Kitchen Sink

Young women and environmental activism. Plus Nadine Shah on her new album Kitchen Sink.

Rosamund Kissi-Debrah, No.10 - Women Behind the Scenes, Crime writer Claire McGowan, Gender Politics.

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Woman's Hour Power List: Farhana Yamin, Jo Whitfield CEO Co-op Food, Chila Kumari Burman

Environmental lawyer, Farhana Yamin is number 2 on this year's WH Power List.

Woman's Hour Power List: Our Planet - The Big Reveal

Jane Garvey reveals the 30 women on this year's Woman's Hour Power List - 'Our Planet'.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Anne-Marie, Princess Diana, The forgotten history of women slaves

Popstar Anne-Marie, Princess Diana's best friend Rosa Monckton, and women slaves.

Remembering the victims of Peter Sutcliffe; Women in the wedding industry; Kate Malone

Remembering the victims of Peter Sutcliffe.

Otegha Uwagba, Nigella Lawson, Anne-Marie

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Princess Diana. High Court challenge over late Down's syndrome terminations. Religion and climate change activism

Rosa Monckton on her friend Princess Diana's Panorama interview.

Critical care nurses' mental health; Allotments; Women of the Miners’ Strike; Mother and son referees

What has the psychological impact of Covid been on critical care nurses?

USA presidential elections, Down's syndrome, The forgotten history of women slaves, Young inventor

USA presidential election results. Down's syndrome. The forgotten history of women slaves.

Supporting a child with depression, Flexible working, Maggie O'Farrell, Paint recycling, Carers and the pandemic.

How best to support a child with depression. The future of flexible working.

Carers and the pandemic, Blind pregnancy test, Suffrage Science Award

Caring for a loved one with dementia as the pandemic continues.

What a second lockdown means for pregnant women, The future of flexible working, The history of the biscuit, Outdoor learning

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Author Maggie O’Farrell. US Election result. How to build your confidence.

Author Maggie O’Farrell. US Election result. How to build your self-confidence.

US Election, Sex work, Johnny Depp

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Jane McDonald, HRT, Amanda Prowse and Josiah Hartley, Paint recycling

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Weekend Woman's Hour - Pottering, BAME Eating Disorders & Ditching Shame

Pottering, BAME Eating Disorders, Ditching Shame

The British women taking part in the Vendee Globe solo round the world sailing race

Sailing solo around the world; Grace Campbell ; Anneka Harry; UN women peacekeepers

Author Victoria Hislop. Women's FA Cup. Diagnosing ovarian cancer. Singer Charlotte Awbery

Author Victoria Hislop. Women's FA Cup. Ovarian Cancer blood test. Singer Charlotte Awbery

BAME Eating Disorders, Leaving Care, Cyberstalking

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

The art of pottering, Sexual assault allegation against the Minister of Tolerance, Black women and poetry

The art of pottering. Sexual assault allegation against the Minister of Tolerance.

Abortion in Poland, Who Holds The Real Eco-Power

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Singing nuns, Long Covid, US presidential elections, Victoria Wood, Women and homelessness, Sister Bliss.

Singing nuns. Long covid. The genius of Victoria Wood.

Women and Long Covid

New research into Long Covid from KCL and Zoe shows being female is a risk factor.

DJ songwriter Sister Bliss. Deaths from cocaine. Starting a business during lockdown.

DJ songwriter Sister Bliss. Deaths from cocaine. Starting a business during lockdown.

Women and homelessness, WTO, The Secret Garden, Unfinished Business: The Fight for Women's Rights

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

Singing Nuns, the US elections and women, the politicisation of Mumsnet? and what makes a good jobshare?

Singing Nuns, the US elections & women, politicisation of Mumsnet? and jobshares.

Victoria Wood, Frozen eggs, How to raise a kind child

Jasper Rees on the much loved comedian, writer, actor, stand up and singer, Victoria Wood.

Weekend Woman's Hour - Carla Bruni, Working from Home, HIV and Bame women

Carla Bruni, Working From Home, and HIV and Bame women.

Dolly Alderton; Rape convictions - Katie's story; How to work from home

Dolly Alderton talks to Jane about her first novel, Ghosts.

Sculptor Susie MacMurray, Fillers, ADHD Late Diagnosis and Women and Forgiveness

Susie MacMurray and her Medusa sculpture, ADHD midlife diagnosis and women and forgiveness

Carla Bruni on her new album; Covid and working class women; Author Onjali Rauf; The English GCSE Syllabus

Carla Bruni on her new album. Covid and working class women. Author Onjali Rauf.

Women in business and three tier lockdown. Working as a midwife. Patricia Devlin. Children's play in hospitals.

Women in business and three-tier lockdown. Working as a midwife.

Pregnant women and the flu jab; HIV and BAME women; Autumn fashion trends; Debra Whittingham

All pregnant women are being urged to have a flu jab this winter.

Power List judges - Living a greener life, Women and epilepsy, Identity politics and feminism, Essex girls

Power List judges - How to live a greener life. Women and epilepsy.

Hook ups, Identity Politics & Feminism, Surviving Grooming Gang in Rotherham

Jane Garvey presents a programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

Age-gaps in dating, Women and Epilepsy and How to Build Resilience

Elizabeth Day on building resilience.

Natalya Romaniw; Party political conference season, Essex Girls, the women behind the first hydrogen train.

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Our Planet - the Power List judges answer your questions on greener living

The 2020 Power List judges tackle your eco-dilemmas

Agony Aunt Mary Killen. Is gossip the glue of life? Disabled foster carers. C4's new drama "Adult Material".

Agony Aunt and star of Googlebox Mary Killen.

Weekend Woman's Hour - Jenni Murray, the Story of Cherry Groce, Butterfly Conservation

Jenni Murray, the story of Cherry Groce, butterfly conservation.

Republican women standing for Congress, Rhianna Pratchett, Chrissy Teigen's miscarriage

Why are a record number of Republican women running for Congress?

Jenni Murray says 'goodbye' after 33 years with the programme

Jenni Murray says 'goodbye' to the programme after 33 years.

Yotam Ottolenghi, Long Covid and Women, Breast Cancer Screening and Talking to Children about Death

Yotam Ottolenghi, long Covid and women and how to talk to children about death.

Cherry Groce; Gender Recognition Act; Should parents be friends with their children?

35 years since Cherry Groce's shooting by police sparked riots – her son speaks to Jane.

The Government's Early Years review, Andrea McLean, Celebrating 'alonement'

The government's Early Years review. Celebrating 'alonement'.

The Woman's Hour Power List 2020, Mary McAleese, Known Donations, Chutney

The 2020 Woman’s Hour Power List is ‘Our Planet’.

The Windrush generation, Jess Gillam, Waiving your right to anonymity

The ongoing betrayal of the Windrush generation.

Alison Steadman, Mary McAleese, The Woman's Hour Power List 2020, Chutney.

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Women's football; Black women running for office in the US; Sue Miller's novel Monogamy

Women's football; Black women running for office in the US; Sue Miller's novel Monogamy.

The Woman's Hour Power List 2020, US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Known Donation

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on her journey from a refugee to a member of the US Congress.

Shobna Gulati. British Touring Car driver Jade Edwards. Playground politics. Sarah Brown.

Shobna Gulati on new book Remember Me? Discovering my mother as she lost her memory.

Weekend Woman's Hour - The Feminisation of alcohol marketing, Nudity & Sculptor Bridget McCrum

The feminisation of alcohol marketing, nude and proud, and sculptor Bridget McCrum.

Domestic Violence on EastEnders, Nudity, Wool

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

Jacqueline Wilson, Women and Journalism, Pensions Campaign and Alcohol Marketing

Author Jacqueline Wilson, lack of diversity in journalism and marketing alcohol to women.

Saskia Reeves in 'Us', a new BBC1 drama

Julia Gillard and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Saskia Reeves; Multiple Sclerosis & pregnancy.

Comedy Women in Print Prize 2020; Contraception and young women; Mandy Cassidy

This year's winner of the prize that highlights female comic writing in UK and Ireland.

Black Women and Human Rights, Film Diversity, Tracey Crouch MP

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

Laura Bates on extreme misogyny online, Stephanie Yeboah on body positivity, the end of the office romance, women and debt.

Laura Bates on her book Men Who Hate Women, and the future of the office romance.

How to be on Time, Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Maternity and Paternal leave, Daughters of Objects, Shere Hite

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Laura Bates on extreme misogyny groups online. Getting into debt. Young women and rheumatoid arthritis

Laura Bates on extreme misogyny groups online. Women and debt. Rheumatoid arthritis.

Olive Thomas, The End of the Office Romance, Senior Women in the NHS, Parents Guide to Keeping Kids Suicide Safe

The flapper Olive Thomas, NHS senior women and what's the future of the office romance?

Lissie Harper’s campaign, body positivity in the age of Covid, Toddler tantrums and the other Tchaikovsky.

Lissie Harper’s campaign. Body positivity in Covid age. And dealing with toddler tantrums

Botox, Covid-19 and pregnancy, Tidying and decluttering, Debora Harding

Exploring the effects of Covid on women, including those who are pregnant.

Educating Rita at 40, Muslim women on love and desire & Teen mum to midwife

The real Ritas of Educating Rita, and Muslim women discuss love and desire.

Hilary Swank; Miscarriage in lockdown; Muslim women write about love and desire

Oscar-winning actor Hilary Swank on her new TV drama.

How to be assertive; Rural domestic abuse; Author Helen FitzGerald

How to be more assertive and stand up for what you need.

The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Annette Bening, Covid realities project, Ann Cleeves, Corroboration in rape trials

Annette Bening on her new film Hope Gap.

Educating Rita at 40 with Julie Walters, Willy Russell and real life Ritas

The legacy of Educating Rita 40 years on.

Listener Week - Nits, Accents, Becoming a mother unexpectedly, Paddle sports, Losing your belongings, Choirs

Stories of the week suggested by listeners.

Choirs, Sexual Assault on University Campuses, Retirement, Losing Your Belongings

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

LISTENER WEEK: Writing about your job. The evolution of the buggy. Community quilting.

LISTENER WEEK: Writing about your job. The evolution of the buggy. Community quilting.

Grave Tending, Sisterhood, Second Generation Young Women and mental health; Accents.

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

Listener Week: Women & Walking, Bulimia, Becoming a Mother Unexpectedly

The pleasures of walking, becoming a young mother unexpectedly, discussing bulimia.

Parenting Podcast: Nits

All you need to know about nits

Listener Week 2020 - paddlesport; the Pill; Nits; Dating over 45;

Paddlesport; the Pill; Nits; Dating over the age of 45.

Can sex offenders change? Camilla Thurlow, Cook the perfect with Ravinder Bhogal, Childless older women

Can sex offenders change?

Author Wendy Holden. Sexual violence in rural areas. How to make time for yourself

Author Wendy Holden on her novel inspired by the Queen's governess.

Miriam Margolyes; Elaine Feeney; Cook the Perfect with Ravinder Bhogal.

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Woman's Hour Parenting Podcast

Advice on supporting your child's mental health during the Coronavirus pandemic

Ellen DeGeneres, crime writer Denise Mina and Kids in Crisis After Covid

Ellen DeGeneres, Camilla Thurlow and Denise Mina.

Can sex offenders change? Oestrogen and Covid; Childless older women

What treatment is available to stop sex offenders from committing more crimes?

Women's rights in Afghanistan, Fleet street pioneer Julie Welch, Infertility, The works of Mary Stewart

Peace talks with the Taliban: Safeguarding women's rights in Afghanistan.

The codebreaking sisters. Women in elite sport. How female DJs are adapting during lockdown

The codebreaking sisters. Women in elite sport. Female DJs adapting during lockdown.

Codebreaking Sisters, Food and Climate Change, How to Handle Conflict

WW2 codebreaking sisters talk about how they served their country.

Women DJs in lockdown

Women DJs, A levels and home-education, Veronika Tsepkalo, and the scars of psoriasis.

Barrister Alexandra Wilson. The new breed of "Femtech" companies. Kamala Harris Vice-President nominee

Alexandra Wilson on breaking down the barriers of race and class to become a barrister.

Female Refugees, Karen Maine director of Yes God, Yes, Women and their Scars

What happens to the small percentage of young female unaccompanied refugees in the UK?

Women and unemployment; Daisy Johnson; BBC Elite Women's Sport Survey 2020

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Zadie Smith, Baby banks, Pat Hume, Irish tampon ad, Victoria Cilliers, Kids against plastic

Zadie Smith on her series of essays written during the early months of lockdown.

Standing Up For Your Mate, Victoria Cilliers, Black Businesswomen

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Zadie Smith, Women and their Scars, Xuefei Yang and Maternity Care

Zadie Smith on her book 'Intimations',maternity care and classical guitarist Xuefei Yang.

Baby banks, Mercury prize nominee Georgia, Pat Hume, Author Luan Goldie

The rise of families visiting baby banks. Mercury prize nominee Georgia.

How to help your child spot fake news online

Empowering schoolchildren to identify propaganda and distorted facts online

How to help your child spot fake news online

Spotting fake news; Zoom Medicine; New series: Scars; Author & fiddler, Emma John;

Kids Against Plastic, Irish Tampon Ad, Zara McFarlane

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Recovering after domestic abuse, Black women in music, Bicycle saddles

Building a new life after domestic abuse: How friends and family can help survivors.

How to End a Relationship, Alice Oseman, Mother and Baby Units in Prison

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

School exclusions; Women and running; Recovery after domestic violence

School exclusions; Women and running; Recovery after domestic violence

Black Women in the music industry; Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Finding a comfortable saddle; Nutrition and brain health; Jackie Clune

Finding a comfortable saddle; Nutrition and brain health; Jackie Clune

Summer Holidays, Sex Robots and Artificial Wombs, Film Director Jessica Swale

Journalist Jenny Kleeman on sex robots and artificial wombs & the implications for women

Kate Rusby, Women and high street job losses, Mary Trump, How to be a friend, Childfree by choice

Known as the Barnsley Nightingale, the folk singer Kate Rusby on her album of covers.

Mary Trump: TikTok and parents; Social mobility and the creative industries

Mary Trump on the book she has written about her famous uncle.

Kate Rusby, Frances Cha, Textile Factories

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

Parenting Podcast: Rock Pools

Heading to the British coast on holiday this year? Get the kids rockpooling.

How to be a good friend, Hairdresser tribunal case, Rock pools

How to guides: how to be a good friend.

Gender neutral parenting, Women and high street job losses, Author Emma Donoghue, Late diagnosis of autism

Gender neutral parenting. High street job losses and the impact on female workers.

Leaving friends on a night out; Emma Gannon; Black women and photography; Asylum seeking women in lockdown;

Is it okay to leave a friend on a night out?

Karen Gibson 'Godmother of Gospel', the Price of Fast Fashion, Abuse in Gymnastics

Karen Gibson 'Godmother of Gospel', the Price of Fast Fashion, Abuse in Gymnastics.

Caitlin Moran on How to Build a Girl. How to change your career. The school's fruit and veg scheme.

Caitlin Moran on How to Build A Girl. Plus How to change your career.

Black Women's Mental Health, Pensions, Natasha Gregson Wagner and Women on Remand

Jenni discusses black women's access to mental health, pensions and women on remand.

Karen Gibson of the Kingdom Choir; British Gymnastic Culture and Abuse Allegations; Novelist Meg Rosoff

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

Housing benefit discrimination; Trans-racial adoption; Fast fashion

Housing benefit discrimination; Trans-racial adoption; Fast fashion

United Arab Emirates launches its first ever mission to Mars. Author Dorothy Koomson. Visiting care homes

United Arab Emirates launches its first ever mission to Mars. Author Dorothy Koomson.

The Cumberlege Review, Motherless daughters, Women in the video games industry

Reaction to the Cumberlege Review.

Olive Morris, Eileen Flynn, Women and Gaming

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Womb transplants; Goblin Market; Leslie Kern

How close are we to the first UK uterine transplant?

Cumberlege Review Reaction; Leaving School Rituals; Motherless daughters

Reaction to the Cumberlege Review; Motherless Daughters and School Leaving rituals.

The Cumberlege Review. How has the healthcare system responded to concerns raised by women?

The Cumberlege Review, Clare Chambers, Vaccinations, Isolation Artwork prize winner

Ivana Bartoletti, HPV, STEM Winners

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Skin lightening creams, the film Lynn and Lucy & Panama's sex segregated lockdown

Skin lightening creams, the film Lynn and Lucy & Panama's sex segregated lockdown

Fussy eaters, Parliament that works for women, Passing for white, Terri White - editor-in-chief Empire magazine

What do you do when your toddler is a fussy eater?

The film Lynn and Lucy; The Double X Economy; Gender Bias at Work and Domestic Abuse Bill.

The Double X Economy, gender bias at work and a new film on friendship, Lynn and Lucy.

Women and Gaming;

Women and gaming; Ireland & abortion statistics; Amanda Craig; gender equality in theatre.

Women and Gaming; ICU nurse Dawn Bilbrough; Poulomi Basu; Puberty blockers

Women and Gaming, ICU nurse Dawn Bilbrough, Poulomi Basu, Puberty blockers

Skin-lightening creams

Skin-lightening creams, women gamers, Panama, Single parents challenge to CMS.

Rethink: How might our relationship with our bodies and appearance change after the pandemic?, Public Speaking, Pregnancy

How might our relationship with our bodies and appearance change after the pandemic?

Rethink – The harm of macho leadership; Athlete A

Do we need to rethink what we want from our leaders?

I May Destroy You

Cook the Perfect with... Olia Hercules, Resilience and Feminism, Covid Fostering Crisis.

R4 Rethink: How might our relationship with our bodies and appearance change after the pandemic?

R4 Rethink: How might our relationship with our bodies change after the pandemic?

The Prison Doctor, Public Speaking, Holiday Clubs, Contraception & Lockdown

Dr Amanda Brown on working as a GP at a women-only prison.

R4 Rethink: how might we design our world better post Covid?

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Naomi Campbell, Equality at home, Susie Dent

Diversity in modelling, are parents sharing domestic labour more equally? favourite words.

Author Rachel Edwards, Equality in the home, Explorer Vanessa O’Brien

Author Rachel Edwards, equality in the home, explorer Vanessa O’Brien and Dame Vera Baird

Naomi Campbell, US Elections, Women Farmers and a 1970's recipe book

Naomi Campbell, US Election, Women Farmers and the culinary treats of a 70's recipe book.

Self employed the mothers missing out.. Science journalist Debora Mackenzie

Maternity leave in COVID-19 financial support period - the women losing out.

Gender Recognition Act; Susie Dent; Artificial Intelligence for online shopping

Gender Recognition Act; Susie Dent; Artificial Intelligence for online shopping.

Candice Carty-Williams, Summer school plans, Campaign against DV in Iran

Impact of Black British female authors topping book charts. How will summer school work?

Rosamund Pike, Covid-19 and women's finances, Florence Given, Fertility clinics

The actor Rosamund Pike on playing the scientist Marie Curie.

Candice Brathwaite, Protests, Misogyny

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Covid - Impact on Women's Finances; Bettany Hughes; Berta Cáceres.

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Homelessness, Touch, Caring

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Rosamund Pike; Violence against grandparents; No-fault divorce; Florence Given

Rosamund Pike on playing scientist Marie Curie in a new film.

Fertility Clinics during Covid-19, Mothers in Prison, Monica Dolan

Research into the impact of fertility clinic coronavirus delays.

Children and racism, BAME NHS staff, Ocean Autopsy

Talking to kids about US protests, BAME issues in the NHS & Oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski

Race issues in the nursing profession. Oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski. Desert Island Discs Day.

Race issues in the nursing profession. Oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski.

Disabled women in lockdown, Rape in Nigeria, and Troupers

Disabled women and the challenge of lockdown, sexual violence in Nigeria and Troupers.

Drummer Meg Learmonth, Direct selling and women, Anorexia in lockdown, The Other One

Taking part in a 21-day drumming marathon. Women and multi-level marketing. The Other One.

Talking to kids about the US protests; Trouper Sandy Collver; Dating after lockdown

Talking to kids about the US protests; Trouper Sandy Collver; Dating after lockdown.

Troupers: the founders of the Profanity Embroidery Group. Tackling debt. Midwives on the benefits of colostrum

Troupers: Annie Taylor and Wendy Robinson founders of the Profanity Embroidery Group.

Women, alcohol and lockdown, The Equal Pay Act at 50, Public toilets, Giving birth in lockdown

Coping with an alcohol problem during lockdown. Giving birth during Covid-19.

The Equal Pay Act at 50, Rachael Hearson Health Visitor, Public Toilets

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Women, alcohol & lockdown; Jenny Colgan; Michele Roberts

How do you cope with an alcohol problem under lockdown? And what support is out there?

Office Cleaners, Cassa Pancho, Jackie Kay

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Troopers, Billionaires, Postnatal Support

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Having a baby in lockdown

Being pregnant, giving birth and having a new-born during the global pandemic.

Laura Wright, Extended Maternity Leave, Baroness Doreen Lawrence

Laura Wright, Extended Maternity Leave, Baroness Doreen Lawrence.

Singer Laura Wright, Covid-19 and Oestrogen, Professor Heather Viles and Covid-19 and Fashion.

Laura Wright on singing for mental health and how Covid-19 affects the fashion industry.

Baroness Doreen Lawrence. Author Glennon Doyle. Covid-19 and the impact on women's jobs

Baroness Doreen Lawrence. Author Glennon Doyle. Covid-19 and its impact on jobs.

Supporting young mental health

Trauma and mental health in young people. Covid-19 impact on girls' education worldwide.

Should maternity leave be extended for corona-era parents?

Maternity leave extension; First-time gardeners; Golnoosh Nour; Returning to school

Repeat Attenders, Lockdown in your 20s, Kindness

Musical theatre's super-fans. Lockdown's lasting impact. How kindness helps mental health.

Woman and boundaries, Ida B Wells, Cycling, Dementia

How easy is it to maintain boundaries between work and home during lockdown?

Relationships between the generations during lockdown

We consider the effect that guidance for the over-70s has had on different age-groups.

Cycling in lockdown; Breast cancer; Expert online masterclasses; Shelley Klein

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

Ida B Wells, Dementia, Midwives

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Women and boundaries; Anneliese Dodds; Delia Owens

Is it possible to maintain boundaries between work and home in lockdown?

Nursing, Children's Mental Health, Coronation Street, Anna Jones

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Anna Lapwood, Women leaders, Getting children back to school

Encouraging girls to play the organ. Women Leaders and Covid19. Returning to school.

75th Anniversary of VE Day, DIY during lockdown, golden age of Irish writing, rape trials in military courts.

We hear stories of women during World War II. The success of female writers in Ireland.

Women leaders and Covid-19, Lionel Shriver, Florence Nightingale’s bicentenary

Are female leaders managing the Covid-19 crisis better than the men?

Anna Lapwood, Femicide research, June Almeida

Inspiring girls to play the organ. Femicide research. The first human coronavirus

How do you feel about sending the kids back to school?

How do you feel about sending your children back to school?

Weddings online. Expert Women Project and Covid. Author Tishani Doshi

Online weddings. Expert Women Project and Covid 19. Author Tishani Doshi.

Nurses, Dreams, Deborah Feldman, Why babies laugh

Life during lockdown for adults with learning disabilities and their carers.

Nurses on the Frontline; Why babies laugh; Glasgow City FC; Marisa Meltzer

Nurses working on the front line – their experiences and concerns.

Contraception & Covid-19; Caroline Nokes MP; Deborah Feldman; Asma Khan

How concerned should we be about the impact Covid-19 is having on women?

Alison White, Corona Diaries, Midlife Crisis

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Young Carers, Elizabeth Strout, Matilda McCrear

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Primates, Domestic Violence, Woman's Hour Corona Diaries, Dreams

The challenges of capturing primates on film.

Sewing, Victim Blaming & Daisy Edgar Jones

Sewing for Britain, Why we blame women for everything? & Daisy Edgar Jones

Nigel Slater, Woman's Hour Corona Diaries, 'County lines' drug gangs

How is the lockdown altering the way Nigel Slater thinks about food?

The BBC's Big Night in; PPE doesn’t fit women; Child maintenance suspended

Zoe Ball on the BBC's Big Night In. Actor Daisy Edgar Jones. Single parents and lockdown

IVF suspension; Sewing for Britain; History of Working Motherhood

IVF suspension; Sewing for Britain; Veg Power; History of Working Motherhood.

On Death and Dying

Listeners and experts in palliative care talk about death and dying

Everton Football Club

European Perspectives on Domestic Abuse During Lockdown, novelist Stephanie Scott.

Bernadine Evaristo, Refuges, Caring for a person with dementia, Beauty tips in lockdown, Jayde Adams

Booker Prize-winning novelist Bernadine Evaristo. Caring for a person with dementia.

Homemade sourdough with Vanessa Kimbell

Sourdough; Women in US politics; Ainissa Ramirez; Increased use of porn since lockdown.

Paralympic Hopefuls, Victoria Atkins MP, novelist Ilaria Bernardini, Beauty in Lockdown, Woman’s Hour Corona Diaries.

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Bernardine Evaristo, Greek Refugee Camps, DV Perpertrators

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Refuges, Corona diaries, Jayde Adams

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Sian Clifford, Caring for a person with dementia during lockdown

Sian Clifford, caring for a person with dementia, TV soaps, and the new podcast You'll Do.

Birth during Covid-19, Mary Berry’s tips for lockdown, and Grace Davidson

What can you expect if you are going to be giving birth during the pandemic?

Cervical screening; Addiction in lockdown; Soprano Grace Davidson; Julia Samuel

The current advice for women waiting for cervical screening, results or referrals.

Covid-19 and eating disorders. Nicole Taylor, writer of the drama The Nest. Plus celebrating Passover under lockdown.

The impact of Covid-19 on people with eating disorders. Plus surrogacy drama - The Nest.

Economic impact of Covid 19 on women, Co-parenting under lock-down, Sheila Rock

Economic impact of Covid 19 on women, Co-parenting under lock-down, Sheila Rock

Mary Berry, Lynda La Plante

Lockdown recipes with Mary Berry. Domestic abuse and intercepted post. Lynda La Plante

Keeping in touch with grandchildren, Rihanna's durag Vogue cover

Maintaining family bonds while isolating. Black culture and high fashion. Phoebe Judge.

Working from home, Care workers and Covid-19, DIY hair care

Working from home, how are you finding it?

Care workers and COVID-19; Silent Solutions; Anne Scott-James; Corona diary – Pauline

The majority of care workers are women - what's being done to protect them from COVID-19?

Women in detention; Kayleigh Llewellyn; Regula Ysewijn; Corona diary – Angela Crawford

The impact of the coronavirus crisis on women in prisons and detention centres.

Women's Football, Covid-19 - Impact on Children, The Lives of Houses, Loneliness and Isolation

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

Working From Home, Domestic Violence, Useful Tech

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Coronavirus and pregnancy, Social workers, Calamity Jane

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Women of colour and gardening, Children, fake news and anxiety, Exercise at home

Women of colour and gardening, Children, fake news and anxiety. Exercise at home.

Exercise at home, Safe access to abortion during Covid-19, Lauren Gunderson, Jessica Moor

Keeping fit when isolating at home. Access to safe abortions. Playwright Lauren Gunderson

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Jenny Harries answers your questions

Dr Jenny Harries; the gift of spare time; Dawnn Karen; Corona Diaries - Mercy Haruna

Women and homelessness, Louise Hare, Children, fake news and anxiety

What's being done to help homeless women?

Women of Colour & Gardening; Free School Meals; Clear Communication in a Crisis

Gardening & cultural heritage;Free school meals;Communication in a crisis;Dr Camilla Pang

Home Schooling, Reusable Products and Coronavirus

Home Schooling, Reusable Products and Coronavirus and Girl Taken

Glenda Jackson; Tantrums; Women, decision-making and Covid-19

Glenda Jackson; Tantrums; Women, decision-making and Covid-19.

Children's Tantrums: why they happen and how to cope

Tantrums; Women, decision-making and Covid-19; Poet Menna Elfyn; Others Day.

School closures, Legal challenges to the CPS, Family Secrets

CPS legal challenge, school closures and the impact of family secrets.

Family Secrets...

Family Secrets; Social care and social infrastructure; Bolanle Tajudeen; Diana Nammi.

Glenda Jackson, Coronavirus & Advice for Pregnant Women

Coronavirus: Advice for pregnant women and the potential impact on your livelihood.

Covid-19. Jane Garvey takes your calls.

Covid-19. Jane Garvey takes your calls. Lines open at 8am. Call 03700 100 444.

Jessie & Lennie Ware, Christina Lamb, Barriers to disclosing sexual violence.

Jessie Ware and her mum Lennie discuss recipes from their podcast ‘Table Manners’.

Why black women struggle to discuss sexual violence; Self-isolating as a family

Why black women struggle to discuss sexual violence, and self-isolating as a family.

Parenting Podcast: Working with your Mum, with Jessie Ware and Lennie Ware

Jessie and Lennie Ware on their relationship since making their Table Manners podcast

BBC's Young Reporter, Women's History, Leftover Women

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Women in Music: Woman’s Hour at the 6 Music Festival

Brittany Howard, Nadine Shah, Jehnny Beth and more are backstage at the 6 Music Festival.

Crazy Cat Ladies, Female QCs and Rough sex as defence

Why so few women apply to be QCs

Digital sisterhood; Christina Lamb; Learning to swim

Digital sisterhood; Christina Lamb; Learning to swim

Jessie & Lennie Ware, Nadine Shah, Naomi Wolf & The Beauty Myth 30 years on

Popstar turned podcaster Jessie Ware and her mum Lennie join us to discuss Table Manners.

The power of crying, Hubble astronaut Kathryn Sullivan, Children and Coronavirus

The power of crying. Hubble astronaut Kathryn Sullivan. Children and Coronavirus.

Live from the Women of the World Festival

10th Anniversary of the Women of the World Festival

Parenting Podcast: Children and Coronavirus

Reducing anxiety in children, and helping them protect themselves and others.

Photographer Doris Derby. Composer Emily Hall. What's behind the success of TikTok?

Photographer Doris Derby talks about an exhibition of her work.

Abi Dare, Breast Surgery, Coronavirus

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Hubble astronaut Kathryn Sullivan; Romy Gill cooks spicy chickpeas; Reducing domestic violence

US astronaut Kathryn Sullivan; Romy Gill cooks spicy chickpeas; Reducing domestic violence

Hadley Freeman, The Power of Crying, Staying in Touch with Children when you're in Prison

Hadley Freeman discusses her new book - the story of her Jewish relatives in 20th century.

29/02/2020

Weekend: Weinstein verdict, Anne Enright, mothers of cancer patients.

Helen Lewis on Difficult Women, elder abuse in care homes, the National Women's Register

Helen Lewis on Difficult Women, elder abuse in care homes, National Women's Register.

When your child has cancer...

Mothers coping with their children, diagnosed with cancer.

Mercury retrograde. A new study into eating disorders. Clever working class women in the UK. Author Anne Enright.

Mercury retrograde - what's behind our renewed interest in astrology?

Sharon Horgan, Weinstein verdict, Dads and Hair, and Noor Inayat-Khan

Sharon Horgan, Weinstein verdict, Dads and Hair and Noor Inayat-Khan.

Family Secrets. Author Michelle Gallen. Women protesting in India.

Family Secrets, Melanie shares her story. Plus debut novelist Michelle Gallen.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emetophobia, a Perfect Winter Salad

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emetophobia & a Perfect Winter Salad

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

The award-winning writer and actor on Fleabag, fame and the romance of female friendships

Trouser Suits, Family Secrets, Bishop Cherry Vann

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Family Secrets: Sarah and a secret revealed by a DNA test

Family Secrets, Sue Black, Floods in South Wales, Pregnancy crisis centre investigation

Parenting: How do you cope with fear of vomiting?

Does your fear of vomit make parenting a challenge? We speak to a mum with emetophobia.

Daisy May Cooper, Self-defence in schools, Fear of vomiting, The High Table

Daisy May Cooper, Self-defence in schools, Fear of Vomiting, The High Table

Choreographer Cathy Marston & 'The Cellist', her new ballet inspired by Jacqueline du Pre

Choreographer Cathy Marston, Joan Smith: Caroline Flack, Christiana Figueres, Pragna Patel

Anya Taylor-Joy on playing Emma. Dirty Mother Pukka on where's my happy ending? Plus A Curious History of Sex

Anya Taylor-Joy, who plays Emma in the new film adaptation, and director Autumn De Wilde.

Chivalry, Sex, 90s Teenagers

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Casting directors, the Equal Pay Act at 50, Shohreh Bayat

Casting directors, the Equal Pay Act at 50, Shohreh Bayat, teenage histories - the 1980s.

Anya Taylor-Joy: the latest actor to take on the role of Emma

Anya Taylor-Joy on taking on the role of Emma. Yvette Cooper MP. Teenage culture in '70's

HRT shortages, Asylum-seeking women and destitution, Long-term relationships

The duo behind podcast Dirty Mother Pukka discuss long-term relationships

Loneliness – the last taboo?

Why does talking about feeling lonely still prove so difficult?

Anorexia, Rugby, Narcissism

Highlights from the Woman's Hour week.

Frankie Bridge, Women's Liberation 2020, 'The Gift'

Frankie Bridge, Women's Liberation 2020, 'The Gift'

Parenting: The role of fathers on maternity wards

Are new dads given enough advice about what they can do to help?

Should more be being done to welcome fathers onto maternity wards?

Should more be being done to welcome fathers onto maternity wards?

Modern domestic service; Mud and Mascara in women's rugby; Teenage subcultures

Modern domestic service; Mud and Mascara in women's rugby; Teenagers across the decades

Anorexia, Iowa Democrats, Churchill's Cook

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone, Narcissistic Abuse, Huntington's Disease

Post Brexit what can women expect from British politics?

The double discrimination faced by black parents with autistic children

The double discrimination faced by black parents with autistic children.

Rachel Clarke, DBS Checks, Home Schooling

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Breaking damaging relationship patterns, 50 years since the first women's liberation conference

1970 Women's Liberation conference; breastfeeding in Uganda; damaging relationships.

Parenting: The 'double discrimination' facing black children with Autism

Two mothers share their experiences of misdiagnosis and stigma.

Breaking patterns in relationships. Why nursing may be undervalued. Raising a child with autism from an ethnic background.

Breaking patterns in relationships. The funding crisis in domestic abuse services.

Goop Lab and the psychology of wellness; Tolson judgement; French #MeToo; Emma Jane Unsworth

Goop and the psychology of wellness; French #MeToo; Emma Jane Unsworth; Tolson judgement

Edith Eger, Breaking Relationship Patterns, Taking up Boxing at Fifty

Auschwitz survivor, Edith Eger; Falling in love with boxing aged fifty.

Gail Porter, Modest Fashion & Female Friendships

Gail Porter, Modest Fashion & Female Friendships

Lorna Cooper, Sarah Champion, Jane Sanderson

Lorna Cooper, Sarah Champion, Jane Sanderson

Breast and cervical cancers; Clara Ponsati; Imposteress Rabbit Breeder; Scenes with Girls

Breast and cervical cancers; Clara Ponsati; Imposteress Rabbit Breeder; Scenes with Girls

Gail Porter

Gail Porter on celebrity, depression and coming to terms with what she's been through.

Modest Fashion, Behind the Unemployment Figures, the Art of Listening

A look behind the unemployment figures and what it means for women's jobs

PHONE-IN - Would you stop having kids to save the planet?

PHONE-IN - Would you stop having kids to save the planet?

Maggie Oliver, Music from the Alison Rayner Quintet & Mixed Weight Dating

Maggie Oliver, Alison Rayner Quintet & Mixed Weight Dating

Iranian referee Shohreh Bayat at the Women's Chess World Championship and the controversy about her hijab

Shohreh Bayat, senior chess referee; Anne Bronte; sexual desire; Francesca Wade.

Parenting: Why do children lie?

What's behind children telling lies, and when should parents be concerned?

Maggie Oliver, Alison Rayner Quintet, the history of the breast, and shortbread

Maggie Oliver; Alison Rayner Quintet; the history of the breast; and shortbread.

Stormont Women, A Friend's Death, Mixed-Weight Dating

Stormont Women, A Friend's Death, Mixed-Weight Dating

Under-age cosmetic surgery, Housing for Women, Labour leadership

Under-age cosmetic surgery, housing for women, and the Labour leadership.

PHONE-IN: Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex

We want to hear your thoughts about the 'stepping back' of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.

Reappraising Christine Keeler, Snowplough Parents & Why women love reading fiction

Christine Keeler from 2001, snowplough parents and why women love fiction.

How Fat Feels, Rosamund Lupton, Sexual Violence in Conflict

Sexual Violence in Conflict, Rosamund Lupton, How Fat Feels

Reappraising Christine Keeler, Leah Penniman, Alice Guy Blache

Reappraising Christine Keeler; Leah Penniman; Alice Guy Blache and Women's Sexual Health.

Parenting: Snowplough Parents

Do snowplough parents remove true grit?

Sexual offences against men; 'How Fat Feels'; Snowplough parents

Male rape; 'How Fat Feels'; Snowplough parents

Trial of Harvey Weinstein, How Does Fat Feel, Mindfulness for Parents

Update from a listener, first featured in 2018, talking about how it feels to be fat.

Edna O'Brien, Christmas Traditions, Women In Law, Joanna Scanlan

Highlights from the Woman's Hour week including Edna O'Brien and Women In Law

Concussion in women, Age of criminal responsibility, Why women read fiction

Concussion in women, Age of criminal responsibility, Why women read fiction

DJ Lucy Edwards. Civil partnerships for all couples. Breaking or forming habits.

DJ Lucy Edwards on her Radio 1 debut. Civil partnerships for all couples.

Parenting: Tracking apps

What are the pros and cons of using location sharing apps as a family?

Why do children lie and when can it become a cause for concern?

Children lying; Australia: caring in challenging circumstances; Addiction; Catherine Gray;

Anne Longfield, Teenage cancer and fertility, Elsie Widdowson and location sharing apps

Teenage cancer and fertility, Anne Longfield, Elsie Widdowson, and location-sharing apps.

The World for Women in 2020

The issues shaping women’s lives in the 2020s and the big ideas that could change things

Mixed sex civil partnerships. Second Mums. DJ Lucy Edwards

Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan on mixed-sex civil partnerships.

PHONE IN - Jane Garvey takes your calls about making and breaking habits

We're looking at habits of all kinds - how to build & dismantle them.

Women in Star Wars; Pelvic Floor; The Real Derry Girls;

Star Wars women; Tight pelvic floors; The real Derry Girls; Premature baby app

Winning women - Edna O'Brien, Sinead Burke & Khadijah Mellah

Winning women in 2019 - what does being a winner feel like, and is it always good to win?

Making and Breaking Christmas Traditions

Is it time to ditch the turkey and other Christmas traditions?

The Real Derry Girls

Derry Girls, Joanna Scanlan, Nursing at Christmas, Abba exhibition

Women in Law. One hundred years of women being able to enter the legal profession.

Women in Law. The First 100 years with Cherie Booth QC

Champagne, Autistic & Pregnant, Single at Christmas

Champagne, Autistic and Pregnant, Single at Christmas

Greta Gerwig on Little Women, Signe Johansen, Ursula Owen and Marlene Hobsbawm

Greta Gerwig - Little Women; Signe Johansen; Ursula Owen; and Marlene Hobsbawm on memoirs

50:50 Parliament. Women and wargaming. Developing language skills. Christmas social burn out.

50:50 Parliament. Women and wargaming. Social burnout at Christmas.

Champagne, Nurses strike, Autism and motherhood

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Parenting: Using fish oils for ADHD

We discuss new research into the use of omega-3 fatty acids for treating ADHD

Vicki Pepperdine, Beauty pageants in 2019, Labour women for leader

Vicki Pepperdine, beauty pageants in 2019, Labour women for leader

Single at Christmas: Love it or Loathe it?

Being single at Christmas; Finland's new female PM; ADHD treatments; Amsterdam & sex work.

Alison Lapper, HRT Shortage & Women in Space

Alison Lapper on her painting of her son Parys, HRT Shortage & Women in Space

General Election 2019, HRT shortages and Patricia Ward Kelly

General Election 2019, HRT shortages, Patricia Ward Kelly

Parenting: How should you to talk to your teenagers about losing their virginity?

We discuss how parents can approach the topic of virginity with their teenage children

Unpicking the relationship between power and sex during Elizabeth I’s reign.

Unpicking the relationship between power and sex during Elizabeth I's reign.

The Future of Women in Space

Women in space; High profile women & the general election; Amsterdam's red light district

Alison Lapper, Greek Refugee Camps, Weaning

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Sexual Violence in India, Mary Rose Diver, Green Christmas on a Budget

The longstanding issue of sexual violence against women in India

A 'Green' Christmas lunch, Raising bilingual children, #FreePeriods

Green Christmas Food, Multilingual children, #FreePeriods

Liberal Democrat Leader Jo Swinson. Plus Anti-Slavery Commissioner Dame Sara Thornton

The Leader of the Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson

Tash Speed, Eurotunnel Train Driver

Tash Speed; Women, Northern Ireland and the election; Free Periods; Stem v Wikipedia.

Parenting: How do you bring up a multilingual child with a minority language?

We discuss the challenges and rewards of raising a multilingual child.

The Woman’s Hour Election Debate 2019

Jane Garvey presents the Woman's Hour Debate 2019

Sian Berry, Liz Saville, Health

Sian Berry co-leader of the Green Party. Liz Saville Roberts of Plaid Cymru

Green Christmas Food, Gaia Vince, Glass Walls

How to make your Christmas food as green and ethical as possible.

Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party

Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party.

Miriam-Teak Lee and Cassidy Janson in &Juliet

A new 'Juliet'; Reporting indecent images; Sasha Wass, QC; food writer, Ching-He Huang.

Parenting: How much should you limit screen time?

Is it possible to limit your child's screen time and still avoid family arguments?

What are the parties offering women in the general election? Plus a celebration of Nancy Astor.

What's on offer from the parties for women in the general election?

Historical Records, Kasi Lemmons, Sarah Hall

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

The Morning After Pill, The Economics of Care, Women of the Royal Society

Why do so many myths surround the morning after pill?

Listening to survivors, Women in gaming, Frozen 2

How are women changing the gaming industry?

Rhiannon Giddens, Women and Data, Crime Writing

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Caring for autistic children; Frozen 2; The Missing Cryptoqueen

Mother of autistic child; Frozen 2; The Missing Cryptoqueen.

Women and PTSD. Tackling gender equality in the police force. Re-shaping the landscape of gaming

Women and PTSD. Tackling gender equality in the police force. Author Marie-Elsa Bragg.

Parisienne Cliché, Judy and Punch, Lady Glenconner

Lady Glenconner on her life as lady in waiting to Princess Margaret.

PHONE IN - Jane Garvey takes your calls about relationships at work

PHONE IN - Jane Garvey takes your calls about relationships at work

Gold Digger, The Catholic Church and women priests, Chilli Tofu

Gold Digger, Female Catholic priests, and Vegan eastern flavours

'Queens Of Sheba' challenge misogynoir- where sexism meets racism

'Queens of Sheba'; Chile unrest; Women priests & the Catholic Church? Women creating slang

Taming of the Shrew; Rare diseases; Cook the Perfect... with Meera Sodha

Taming of the Shrew, Living with Rare Diseases, and How to Cook the Perfect... Chilli Tofu

Parenting: What's behind a kid feigning illness and not wanting to go to school?

We discuss what to do when your child pulls a sickie.

Elizabeth Strout, Hooked, Drag

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

What's behind a kid feigning illness and not wanting to go to school?

What's behind a child pulling a "sickie" from school?

Helen Mirren, Childhood vaccinations, & music from Celeste

Helen Mirren, Vaccinations and a performance from soul artist Celeste

Lyra - His Dark Materials, Talking about abortion, Grandmothers

Lyra in 'His Dark Materials'. Abortion stories. Grandmothers. Celeste sings live.

Vaccinations - Your questions answered

Woman's Hour puts your vaccination queries to the experts.

Domestic Abuse in the Police Force

Police Force & Domestic Abuse; Artist, Jann Haworth; Amaryllis Fox, ex-CIA operative.

Abortion stories - today we hear from Amanda.

Abortion stories. Mental health - a father and daughter on their road to repair.

Helen Mirren, Talking about abortion, Samantha Power

Helen Mirren on equal pay and her new film, The Good Liar.

Singer-songwriter Lisa Simone, Women in the horror films industry, What is it really like being a teenage mum?

Lisa Simone, songwriter, singer and daughter of Nina talks about her new album.

Getting in and getting on in the music industry

How young women can forge a career in music - broadcast from BBC Music Introducing Live.

Horror films, Women's FA, Teen pregnancy, MPs standing down

Women's FA, the women making horror films, teen pregnancy, the women MPs standing down.

Maddy Prior, Family Therapy, Linda Boström Knausgård

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Brexit: Deadlock and Compromise, Jenny Downham, Inducing Late Babies

Are women politicians brokering a compromise, a way out of the deadlock at Westminster?

Teen sex therapy. Surrogacy Laws. Classical monsters. Singer Lisa Simone.

Teen sex therapy. Surrogacy law changes. Classical monsters. Singer Lisa Simone.

Cyntoia Long-Brown, Being Fat, Children and Climate Change

Cyntoia Brown-Long on her 16 years in prison, being fat, children and climate change

Cyntoia Brown-Long

Cyntoia Brown-Long; Food writer, Sue Quinn; the final part of our PTSD series;

PHONE-IN. Jenni Murray takes your calls on your experience of being fat

What’s your experience of being fat? Call 03700 100 444. Lines open at 0800.

Parenting: How to talk to children about climate change

How can we speak to children about climate change in an age-appropriate way?

Clean Break, PTSD Partners, Sizeism

Clean Break's 40th, PTSD Part 2, Being Fat.

Partners of veterans with PTSD, Kids and climate change, Regina King

Partners of veterans with PTSD, same-sex marriage, kids and climate change, Regina King.

Women and Conservation, Linda Hazzard and her fasting cure, Women's attitudes to Brexit

Why are so many organisations in charge of protecting the UK countryside led by women?

Elizabeth Siddal and the Pre-Raphaelite women, Fibres - a play about asbestos, Women's cricket

Pre-Raphaelite women, Fibres - a play about asbestos, and cricket funding boost.

How we can age healthily? Race and gender in the workplace, NI abortion, Comedian Twayna Mayne

The impact of diet on helping us live a longer healthier life.

Jung Chang; Living longer: bodies and muscles; Maternity allowance

Jung Chang, bodies and muscles, maternity allowance, and Remembering Resistance.

Parenting: The Importance of Play

The author Michael Rosen on 101 ways to get more play in your life.

How friends help you live longer, Asbestos exposure, Women's cricket, Effie Millais

How friends help you live longer, asbestos exposure, women's cricket, Effie Millais

Women and map reading, Faecal incontinence, Sexual desire and the menopause

The Queen's speech, the science behind finding your way, sexual desire and the menopause.

Elizabeth Siddal and Pre-Raphaelite women, SNP Conference 2019, Faecal incontinence after childbirth

Elizabeth Siddal, faecal incontinence after childbirth, SNP Conference 2019, Sarah Phelps

Sonita Alleyne, Play, Beth Hart

Sonita Alleyne, Master of Jesus College Cambridge, Why we need to play, Beth Hart performs

The Freedom Project: understanding domestic abuse in relationships

Domestic abuse programme, Whistle-blower Katharine Gun, Michael Rosen, Singer Beth Hart

Parenting: Teens and social media

Disrupt the feed - How can parents make social media a positive experience for teenagers?

Chanel Miller, Fushsia Dunlop, Disrupt the feed

Chanel Miller, Fushsia Dunlop, safer social media feed, Bronzefield investigation

Taking babies to protests, Abortion laws in Alabama US, Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong and Simone Ibbett-Brown

Extinction Rebellion and mothers taking their babies to mass protests.

Sonita Alleyne, US Abortion, Women and Architecture

Sonita Alleyne first woman to lead Jesus College & first black leader of Oxbridge Colleges

Elaine Welteroth, Endometriosis, 150 Years at Uni

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Five frank and fearless moments: a special episode

From upskirting to orgasms, Deborah James & Scarlett Curtis join us for a bonus podcast.

Toxic Masculinity, Women & running, Judith Gough UK Ambassador to Sweden

How the term Toxic Masculinity affects men, Women & Running, UK Ambassador Judith Gough.

Funmi Fetto on her new book, the lack of diversity in the beauty industry and her mission to change it

Beauty editor Funmi Fetto; older people and domestic abuse; superfans; Johana Gustawsson.

Women's pension ruling, young undocumented migrants, stillbirth

Ruling on women's pension age, experiences of young undocumented migrants, stillbirths.

Parenting: Sharenting

How should parents safeguard their children’s information online?

Jojo Moyes, Grief, Running

The Giver of Stars, Miranda Porritt, and Dame Kelly Holmes.

Sharenting, Stella Creasy, Science

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Courtney Act, Jordan Stephens and Dan Bell discuss 'Toxic Masculinity'

What is toxic masculinity? Author Dr Sharon Blackie; Judith Gough, UK ambassador

Esther Rutter on the knitted bikini, Sally Challen and composer Suzanne Ciani

Esther Rutter tells us about the secret feminist history of knitting.

Politics, Dementia, Mary Lindell

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Daphne Caruana Galizia inquiry, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Suzanne Ciani, Music and dementia

Daphne Caruana Galizia, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Suzanne Ciani, music and dementia.

Parenting: How do you inspire your child to take up a musical instrument or learn to sing?

Jenni asks which musical instruments are the easiest for your child to learn.

Engineers, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Music, Dementia

Magnificent women engineers, learning piano, Emmy success and coping music.

History of Knitting, Labour Conference 2019, US Black Maternal Health Clinic

From the Labour Conference 2019 shadow Treasury Minister Anneliese Dodds talks to Jane.

Sally Challen, with her son David: her first radio interview

Sally Challen's first radio interview; Fiona Benson and Autumn Equinox; Music and Dementia

Shirley Ballas, Flexible working, Lesley Manville

The magic of dance with Shirley Ballas and Curtis Prtichard. The reality of flexible work.

Shirley Ballas, Curtis Pritchard, Sujata Banerjee

Dance extravaganza - the magic of ballroom, jazz, Kathak, modern

Dr Shuping Wang, Cecelia Ahern, Selina Periampillai

Chinese whistleblower, Shuping Wang; Cecelia Ahern; Selina Periampillai on Mauritian food.

Parenting: How to successfully integrate a family into an established community

How to carve out a life for your family in a community when you find you're in a minority

Reverend Traci Blackmon mobilising mothers in the US against guns

Reverend Traci Blackmon mobilising mothers in the US against guns.

Flexible Working, Brexit Party Tour, Australian Suffragettes

The reality of searching for part-time or flexible work.

My Best Day - Suzanne Goldberg on the power of laughter

The Lib Dem conference, The story of a listener’s best day, Campaigner Vicky Phelan

For Sama, Brexit, Women and Science Fiction

Waad al-Kateab on surviving life in Aleppo, plus Brexit and science fiction by women.

My Best Day - Diane Barker, Victims' commissioner Claire Waxman, Playwright Tanika Gupta

Diane Barker on her Best Day in eastern Tibet, and victims' commissioner Claire Waxman.

Susan Sontag, Feminist economics, Waad-al-Kateab

Susan Sontag's life and work, intersectionality in feminist economics, Waad Al Kateab.

My Best Day, Marina Litvinenko, Cancer testing

Marina Litvinenko on the play about her husband's death. Population-wide cancer testing.

Sci-Fi, Sex Discrimination, My Best Day

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Phone-in: The Psychological Impact of Brexit

What impact is the continuing conflict over Brexit having on you?

Jackie Kay, Equal pay, Fussy eating, Period sex

Weekend Woman's Hour: Jackie Kay, women in Parliament, fussy eating and period sex taboo.

The consumer power of women, The week in politics, Author Sue Cheung

How much power and responsibility do women consumers really have?

National Poet for Scotland Jackie Kay, Author Tracy Chevalier, Growing up with a child with cancer

National Poet for Scotland Jackie Kay on a new production of her 1980s play Chiaruscuro.

Extreme fussy eating, Pay, Off the Rails

Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder; Carrie Gracie's book Equal; youth work.

Parenting: The Other Mother

Comedian Jen Brister talks about what it was like becoming a non-biological mother.

Being the 'other' mother, CMV

Jen Brister on being the non-biological lesbian mum. Parliamentary women to watch and CMV.

Period sex, Women and insomnia, Street harassment

Why is having sex when you've got your period such a taboo subject?

Cara Delevingne, Women in construction, Lisa Jewell

Weekend Woman's Hour: Cara Delevingne, Harvey Weinstein documentary, women in construction

Director Sam Taylor-Johnson, Actor and model Cara Delevingne

Director Sam Taylor-Johnson talks about her new film A Million Little Pieces.

Parenting: What's the role of a PTA?

How do you encourage more people to volunteer for a school's Parent Teacher Association?

Is work working? Harvey Weinstein, Fedina Zhou

Is the jobs market working for women? Plus new film about Harvey Weinstein.

The Menstrual cycle: what's normal?

Menstrual cycle length, Lisa Jewell and cook the perfect Caribbean jackfruit fritters.

Women in Construction

What is it like to work in construction? And how can the industry attract more women?

Jada Pinkett Smith, Summer Hats, Female Democratic Front-Runners 2020 US Elections

Jada Pinkett Smith on her three-generation chat show, Red Table Talk

Weekend Woman's Hour: Listener Week

Happy single women, book clubs and attention deficit disorder in girls.

Listener Week: Day Five

Mothers and sons, renting at 50, and bereavement and appetite loss.

Listener Week: Day Four

Listener Week; Falling out with your BFF. Oldest UK Book Club? Young entrepreneurs.

Parenting: raising sons to be good men

How do you teach gender equality to boys?

Listener Week: Day Three

Life after the death of a partner, Women and Ironman events, PTAs.

Listener Week: Day Two

The wellness industry and its effects on women. Plus young women and unwanted attention.

Listener Week: Day One

Drinking, Divorcing at 70, Bringing up sons

17/08/2019

Edna Adan Ismail discusses FGM, composer Errollyn Wallen, and talking to kids about racism

Edna O'Brien's The Country Girls and Rohingya women refugees

A new dramatization of The Country Girls, and hip-hop dance group Zoo Nation.

Award-winning author and former Children's Laureate Malorie Blackman

Author Malorie Blackman, Prof Lisa Avalos, Dorothy L Sayers Society and Errollyn Wallen.

Parenting: Talking to Your Kids About Race and Racism

Talking to your kids about race and racism with Dr Pragya Agarwal and Freddie Harrel.

Edna Adan Ismail, Smear Tests Over 50

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Talking to your kids about race, HRT shortages, and the demise of the bonkbuster novel

Talking to your kids about race, HRT shortages, and the demise of the bonkbuster novel.

School holidays

The long school summer holiday: child care, parenting and activities.

Director and actor Kathy Burke on her new series of documentaries: All Woman

Kathy Burke on her new documentaries: All Woman. Women and money. Singer Karine Polwart.

Kathy Burke, Menopause, Kajal Odedra

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Parenting: Children who attack their parents

Police say instances of abuse involving children attacking their parents is on the rise.

Money - why women need to talk about money

Why women need to talk about money - from the gender pay gap to pensions

Remembering Toni Morrison

Author Toni Morrison; Emma Glasbey; Janet Ellis; Karine Polwart.

The Yardley Girls, Harassment of disabled women in public spaces

The Yardley Girls, Harassment of disabled women in public spaces, Breast milk donation

Hints and tips on helping your child settle into primary school.

Hints and tips on helping your child settle into primary school.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Gemma Chan, Lyra McKee's sister, Endometriosis, 15-minute home care visits

Actor Gemma Chan on her latest role, diversity and Crazy Rich Asians.

Lyra McKee's book 'Angels With Blue Faces'

Lyra McKee's new book, older women in fiction, DV in rural communities and Brixton prison.

Rural domestic abuse, Endometriosis, making fun of your mum

Rural domestic abuse; Endometriosis; #WhiteWednesdays; and, making fun of your mum.

Actor Gemma Chan. Who is Princess Haya? Rediscovering picture books. Summer wardrobe staples, the kaftan.

Gemma Chan on playing Hannah a woman in her 30s under pressure to settle down.

Screen Time, Care Workers, Cook The Perfect

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

Theresa May's Legacy for Tory Women, Angélique Kidjo, Anna ‘Delvey’ Sorokin

The legacy of Theresa May, and award-winning singer Angélique Kido.

The best of Takeover week

With Nadiya Hussain, Amika George, Harriet Wistrich, Cressida Cowell, Dany and Cotton.

Takeover 2019 - Dany Cotton, Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade

Dany Cotton, commissioner of the London Fire Brigade, guest edits.

Takeover 2019 - Cressida Cowell, Children's Laureate

Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your Dragon series, guest edits.

Takeover 2019 - Amika George, teenage campaigner who started #FreePeriods

Teenage activist Amika George, who started #FreePeriods, guest edits.

Takeover 2019 - Harriet Wistrich, lawyer and founder of Centre for Women's Justice

Harriet Wistrich, lawyer who represented victims of John Worboys, guest edits

Takeover 2019 - Nadiya Hussain, TV cook, author, presenter

Nadiya Hussain, Bake Off winner 2015, guest edits

Black maternal health, Netball World Cup, Imposter Syndrome

Why are black women in the UK more likely to die in childbirth? Volunteers at the NWC 2019

Women's sport, Muslim women ex-offenders, Introverts, Sustainable fashion.

Summer sporting legacy: How best can we inspire more women and girls to take up sport?

Young composer Alexia Sloane: commissioned to write a piece for this year’s BBC Proms

Alexia Sloane; Vicky Trimble and Rosalind Stephens; Dame Sally Davies; Dr Jessamy Hibberd.

The Squad, NI Abortion, Jobs

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Netball World Cup

The programme comes live from Liverpool for the Netball World Cup 2019.

Black women are five times more likely to die in pregnancy, birth or postpartum than white women. Why?

The UK has a rising maternal mortality rate for black women. What needs to change?

Cash Carraway, Parental leave policies, Girl code

Cash Carraway, parental leave policies, girl code

Summer wardrobe essentials, Actor Jill Halfpenny, Author Cash Carraway

Sunglasses - a summer wardrobe staple, author Cash Carraway and actor Jill Halfpenny.

Vanessa Redgrave; And one woman's anorexia recovery

The award-winning actor Vanessa Redgrave on her new play. One woman's anorexia recovery.

The Girl Code, Chinese Women in Detention, Sohaila Abdulali

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Phone-In: School Transitions

What to bear in mind when a child moves up from primary to secondary school.

Weekend Woman's Hour: O'Hooley and Tidow's song Gentleman Jack, Women's centres, Job sharing

Folk duo O'Hooley and Tidow, women's centres and job sharing.

The women in line to lead the EU

Two women have been picked for top European Union positions for the first time.

O'Hooley & Tidow and Gentleman Jack

Folk duo O'Hooley and Tidow; are children's services broken?; and FGM in the US

Parenting: Parents' evenings

What should parents wear to school events?

Julie Heldman, Cannabis, Parents' evenings, Women's centres

Tennis, community payback, cannabis and women, and what to wear to school events.

Stonewall 50 years on: lesbian visibility then and now, Thea Musgrave

Lesbian visibility 50 years after Stonewall, and Scottish-American composer Thea Musgrave.

England Women into the World Cup Semi-Finals

Can England's women win the World Cup? Plus sexual harassment at work and Anurahda TK.

Weekend Woman's Hour - Vicky Knight, teen mental health, lip fillers

The star of Dirty God on her first film role. Coping with teen mental health. Lip fillers.

Teenage Mental Health

Is there a mental health crisis among young people today? A panel of experts discuss.

Kate Tempest, Geva Mentor, Clare Mackintosh

Kate Tempest performs, netballer Geva Mentor, writer Clare Mackintosh, and Sudan protests.

Parenting: Teen mental health

Teenagers talk frankly about their mental health

Lip fillers, Dirty God, Teen mental health

The Love Island look; teen trauma; actor Vicky Knight.

Twelve-week wait, MEPs for Remain, Dame Inga Beale

Why wait 12 weeks to announce a pregnancy? Two new Remain MEPs. Dame Inga Beale on quotas.

Exploring Teenage Mental Health - our series continues

Parents and teenage mental health; European Parliament: Brexit Party; domestic abuse

Weekend Woman's Hour: Sex therapist Dr Ruth, Painful gynaecological procedures, Poetry for the summer solstice

Sex therapist Dr Ruth, painful internal procedures, poetry from Elizabeth-Jane Burnett

International Women in Engineering Day

Women in engineering, baby boomer wealth gap, friendship expectations and summer poetry.

Parenting: Teenage mental health

How to spot early signs of mental health issues in pupils.

Wally Funk, Blood Inquiry, Gloria Vanderbildt, Conservatives

Race for space; NHS infected blood; queen of jeans; leadership candidates and women

Dr Ruth, Maternal mortality in Yemen, Carrie Lam profile

Sex advice over recent decades. The impact of Yemen's conflict on maternal mortality.

Women obsessed with women, Returning to work, Jack Monroe

Women obsessed with women. Job hunting in later life. Cannellini Beurre Blanc.

A New Series Exploring Teenage Mental Health

Teenage mental health, Charlie Hebdo magazine, Maud West, painful investigative procedures

Misogyny online, The week’s news, Talking about turn-ons

Is the threat of abuse silencing women online?

Women obsessed with women, Hannah Arendt, CPS challenge

Women obsessed with women, Hannah Arendt, CPS challenge,

Parenting: Nanogirl

Tips for parents on how they can teach their children about science.

Nanogirl, Tory leadership, Kenya sex law, Emilie Pine

Notes to Self; Kitchen Science Cookbook; being gay in Kenya; Conservative candidates

Food writer Jack Monroe

Jack Monroe, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, and pelvic floor exercises.

Arundhati Roy, Returning to work, Treatment after smears

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Weekend Woman's Hour: Women's Football World Cup, the word Wife, Chelsea Pensioner Helen Andrews

Women's Football World Cup, new play Wife, and Chelsea Pensioner Helen Andrews.

Elizabeth McGovern, Trump's visit to D-Day: Decoding state ceremony

From President Trump’s state visit to D-Day celebrations, we reflect on a week of ceremony

Elif Shafak, Women Chelsea Pensioners, Sports Coaching

Elif Shafak, women Chelsea pensioners, getting into sports coaching and modern slavery.

Anna & Elizabeth, Fat, Slavery

'How Fat Feels' series, folk duo Anna & Elizabeth, and modern-day slavery.

Wife, Francesca Segal on premature babies, Love Island

A queer history of the word 'wife' and Francesca Segal on the birth of her premature twins

Parenting: Premature babies

How do you cope when your baby is born prematurely?

Women's Football, Nicola Benedetti

How women's football is changing. Nicola Benedetti on music education for all.

Juno Dawson, Sport Coaches, Frances Ryan

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Eve Ensler, Dress codes at work, Women's sexual desires

Eve Ensler on her new book The Apology. Dress codes at work. Myths about sexual desire

Women’s Sexual Desire

We hear experiences that challenge stereotypical ideas about male and female sexual desire

What's so funny about socially aspiring women?

Female social climbers in popular culture, men working in childcare, and Jo Miller.

Woman's Hour Parenting Podcast

Coming out to your parents. How do you prepare ? Advice for parents and children.

Eve Ensler, White Pearl, White Plimsolls

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Kimberlé Crenshaw and Intersectionality at 30, and Bishop of London Sarah Mullally

Kimberlé Crenshaw and Intersectionality at 30, and Bishop of London Sarah Mullally

Women's workwear - does it matter?

Women's workwear - does it matter?

Weekend Woman's Hour: Deborah James, Jayson Greene, Infidelity

Deborah James on why we need to talk about poo, Jayson Greene on grief, and infidelity

Fostering, Mary Loudon, Infidelity

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Parenting: Nitrous Oxide

What are the risks of taking Nitrous Oxide, also known as laughing gas or Noz?

Posy Simmonds, Chelsea Flower Show, Emmerdale, India election

Posy Simmonds' influence, gold at Chelsea, teacher-child sexual abuse, and voting in India

Alina Ibragimova, Food poverty, Jayson Greene

Alina Ibragimova, food poverty, Jayson Greene, and Women's Footballer of the Year.

Deborah James on bowel cancer, Maria Miller, Nitrous oxide, Sandra Newman

Author, blogger and podcaster Deborah James on living with bowel cancer.

Sara Canning, partner of Lyra McKee

Sara Canning, ageism, Susie Hargreaves and Shakespears Sister.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Red Lipstick, Domestic violence and terrorism, Gentleman Jack

A history of red lipstick. Links between domestic violence and terrorism. Sally Wainwright

Saudi Arabia's imprisoned activists: One year on

Women’s rights activists in Saudi Arabia, and living with borderline personality disorder

Red lipstick, Nigel Slater, Joan Smith and abortion in the US

Red lipstick, abortion in the US, Nigel Slater, and domestic abuse links with terrorism.

Sally Wainwright on Anne Lister

Who was Gentleman Jack?

Parenting: Potty training

When is the best time to potty train, how do you know and how do you go about it?

Living with Dissociative Identity Disorder, EU Elections, Joanne Ramos

Living with dissociative identity disorder - one woman's story.

Women's toilets, Domestic violence, Fasting

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Going away with friends, Potty training

Music from Ayanna Witter-Johnson. Weekends away with girlfriends. No nappy potty training.

Remembering the Magdalene Laundries

Magdalene Laundries, Women Walking Alone, Restoring Treasures, Shaping Motherhood.

Potty training, Going away with friends, Jude

How to potty train, going away with friends, and a new adaptation of Jude the Obscure

Ayanna Witter-Johnson

Cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson. Inside an Honour Killing. What to do for new parents.

Parenting: Party bags

How, if at all, do you fill your goody bags for your child’s party?

Woman's Hour in Ireland

We're coming live from Dublin

What kind of relationship do you have with food?

Why do so many of us have an uneasy relationship with food?

Sofie Hagen Happy Fat, Margaret Thatcher, Rosacea

Sofie Hagen on fatphobia. Margaret Thatcher's Legacy. Living with rosacea. Mary Black.

Mary Black, Monster trucks, Defining intersex

In the wake of Caster Semenya’s legal battle we look at differences in sexual development

Small Island, Esther Wojcicki, Natalie Haynes

Leah Harvey and Aisling Loftus; How to Raise Successful People; A Thousand Ships; Obesity

Margaret Thatcher - 40 years on from her election as PM

Margaret Thatcher - 40 years on. How significant was her election as PM?

Parenting: Going it alone

Women's experiences of becoming solo parents using donor sperm and eggs.

Sofie Hagen, Rosacea, Party Bags

Danish comedian Sofie Hagen challenges what she sees as endemic fatphobia in our society.

8th Grade, Jing-Jing Lee, Mozambique floods

8th Grade: a coming of age film for our time? Margaret Thatcher's legacy for women.

Weekend Woman's Hour: True crime, parental alienation and Borscht

Women's fascination with true crime. Parental alienation. Cook the Perfect... borscht.

Biggin Hill Women, Eco Heroines, Parental Alienation

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Melinda Gates

Melinda Gates, Josie Rourke, Trafficking

Fashion Revolution Week: 6th anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh

Fashion sustainability, Bessborough: mother and baby home, solo parenting, and borsch.

Parenting: Feeding a child with allergies

A paediatric dietitian gives advice on how to feed a child with food allergies.

Mental Health Problems and Relationships, British Charcuterie, Unconscious Bias

We explore the impact mental health problems have on relationships.

True Crime Under Investigation

Why are some women so fascinated by true crime?

Women in Sudan, Game of Thrones, Nurse Molly Case, Top Girls

What role have women played in the protests in Sudan?

Women in K-Pop: the success of BLACKPINK

BLACKPINK, special guardianship orders, environmental living tips.

Three Sisters, Molly Case, Women's Football

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

Top Girls, Dame Glenys Stacey, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

Dame Glenys Stacey looks back at nearly 40 years in public service.

Woman's Hour Parenting Podcast: food allergies

Diagnosing and managing food allergies in infants and children.

Women and protests in the Sudan

Women in Sudan, environmental solutions, sex therapy in the 50s, and food allergies.

Abortion and the Republic of Ireland, Meike Ziervogel, Game of Thrones Superfans

Abortion and the Republic of Ireland, Meike Ziervogel, Game of Thrones

Fleabag, Food allergies and Feminism in the Archers

Fleabag and other great comic characters, food allergies and feminism in the Archers.

Female comedic characters, Mental healh support in schools

Female comedic characters and mental health provision in schools.

Virginia Nicholson: sex and the 1960s, Katy Bourne, Sabrina Cohen-Hatton

Virginia Nicholson on the 60s; Katy Bourne on stalking; Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on decisions.

Parenting: The Teenage Brain

A teenager’s brain explained through neuroscience.

Mary Quant, No-deal Brexit, Wild Rose

Mary Quant exhibition at V&A. Impact of a no-deal Brexit on women. Nicole Taylor new film.

Women in The Archers, Jill Dawson, Menopausal flooding

Sexual politics in The Archers, Jill Dawson, Endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

Juliet Uzor Sewing Bee winner, Shame, Teenage brains

Juliet Uzor - winner of the Great British Sewing Bee. The emotion shame. The teenage brain

Repeat removals of children, Joanne Harris on The Strawberry Thief

Repeat removals of children, Joanne Harris on The Strawberry Thief

Winner of The Great British Sewing Bee

Winner of the Great British Sewing Bee, parenting risk-taking, teenagers.

Parenting: Maths anxiety

What can parents can do to support children who have maths anxiety?

Black women and wigs, Author Helen Mort, Supporting a parent with dementia, Child poverty

Black women and wigs. supporting a parent with dementia, and author Helen Mort.

Women and Wigs

From the personal to the political, we explore the many reasons women wear wigs.

Fran & Flora, Maths anxiety, the spy Virginia Hall

Eastern European music from Fran & Flora. Anxiety about maths. The WWII Spy Virginia Hall.

Brexit anxiety, Bedtime Stories, UN women, Pain management

Brexit anxiety. Bedtime Stories. Managing pain in women.

Fran & Flora, Margaret Thatcher, Maths

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

Parenting: Ketamine

The dangers of taking the illegal drug Ketamine. What parents need to know.

Celebrating the bicentenary of her birth: Northern Ballet's Victoria

Victoria, the ballet; women's jobs and automation; Zeenat Aman; Virginia Hall.

Child marriage, Jack the Ripper's victims

We discuss child marriage in Afghanistan, plus the new book on Jack the Ripper's victims.

Women and Environmental Activism

We speak to three generations of women fighting for the environment.

Jacinda Ardern's leadership, Spring poetry, and Tomi Adeyemi

Do female leaders do things differently? Spring Equinox poetry. Author Tomi Adeyemi.

Impact of Cyclone Idai. Film director Carol Morley. Author Tomi Adeyemi. Losing your mum.

Cyclone Idai. Director Carol Morley. Author Tomi Adeyemi. Dealing with losing your mum.

Jacinda Ardern's leadership; W series; Talking to children about their disabilities

Jacinda Ardern's leadership; W series motor racing; talking to a child with a disability

Porn, Breed-Ready Women, Poetry

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Parenting: Making Friends

How can you help your child make friends? How much can friendship skills be taught?

Mary Berry, Ketamine, New Zealand attacks

Mary Berry makes a trifle. Plus a discussion about the rise of teenagers taking ketamine.

Actor Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o, Bryony Frost, Cervical smears, Nice Nailantei Leng'ete, Eleanor Anstruther

The jailed Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, Early onset dementia & Cleaning Tips

Nasrin Sotoudeh jailed Iranian lawyer, Early onset dementia, Cleaning tips

Jane visits the Bike Project

Jane visits the Bike Project. Plus Rachel Reeves, and why is cleaning cool?

Margaret Busby on New Daughters of Africa, sponsorship of women's football

New Daughters of Africa, sponsorship of women's football, helping children make friends

Parenting: Philippa Perry

The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read

Women priests, Treasuring your mother's memories, Violent women on TV

LBT Women's Health, Women priests, Treasuring your mother's memories, Violent women on TV.

Reshma Saujani, Wendy Mitchell, Fern Champion

Wendy Mitchell describes her life since being diagnosed with young on-set dementia at 58.

Knife crime, Women and Equalities Minister Penny Mordaunt, Waitress the musical

Talking to children about knife crime. The new musical, Waitress. Melanie Reid.

The first all-women-of-colour cast and crew production of Richard II

The star and co-director of Richard II, Adjoa Andoh. Women and leadership. Parental leave

Kylie Jenner's success, Kristalina Georgieva CEO of the World Bank

Kylie Jenner's success, Kristalina Georgieva - World Bank CEO, Michele Kirsch on Clean

Talking to your children about knife crime

Talking to your children about knives, Fatima Bhutto, Bump Birth and Beyond.

Parenting: Eating Disorders

Boys and eating disorders - What to look out for and how to talk to your child.

Author Melanie Reid, Parenting tips, Intrepid women

Author Melanie Reid, Parenting tips from Phillipa Perry, Intrepid women exhibition

Missing children, Women's minister Penny Mordaunt, Waitress the musical

We hear from the mothers of missing children, and women's minister Penny Mordaunt.

Periods, Caroline Criado Perez, Simran Kaur, Cook the Perfect... with Tom Kerridge

The stigma of periods, Tom Kerridge's perfect curry and boxer Simran Kaur.

Amanda Abbington, Asma Khan, Bumps & Babies

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Caroline Criado Perez on the gender data gap, Maggie Gee, Madeleine Mitchell

Caroline Criado Perez - the gender data gap, Maggie Gee on novel Blood, Madeleine Mitchell

Cook the Perfect... with Tom Kerridge, LGBTQ adoption, boys and eating disorders

Chef Tom Kerridge talks about his fresh approach to cooking.

Parenting: Alcohol

How do you talk to children about alcohol?

University Sexual Violence, Bump, Birth and Beyond, Periods

University sexual violence, Bump, Birth and Beyond, and period stigma.

Simran Kaur, 17-year-old national youth champion boxer

Simran Kaur, Marian Partington, menopause and work, Emma Morgan, fertility clinics.

Fatimah Asghar, teenagers and alcohol, nursing's gender pay gap

Poet Fatimah Asghar. Gender pay gap in nursing. Teenagers and alcohol. Living with herpes.

Women In Film, Female MP's joining the Independent Group, Mariam Khan

Women in Film, female MPs joining the Independent Group, Mariam Khan, living with Herpes.

Afghan Women and the Peace Negotiations

Mary Akrami and Christina Lamb, Clara Schumann, Laura Bates, and Family Secrets.

Family secrets, Who was Mary Macarthur? Poet Fatimah Asghar, Gender pay inequalities in UK nursing

Family secrets. Who was Mary Macarthur? Poet Fatimah Asghar. Pay inequalities in nursing.

Parenting: Vaccinations

Where do fears about vaccination come from?

The Shamima Begum case, #OscarsSoMale, Young people and alcohol

The issues raised by the Shamima Begum case. Oscars 2019 #OscarsSoMale.

Nadine Labaki, Vulvas, Films

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

Tracey Neville, Working as a Barrister, Vaccinations

Head coach of the England netball team. Why women leave the Bar. Vaccinations.

Being a barrister, Historian Suzannah Lipscomb, Stopping Breastfeeding

Why do so many women leave the bar?

Tracey Neville: Head Coach of the England Women’s Netball Team

Tracey Neville, looking after disabled children, breast ironing, and Laura Mucha.

Galentine's Day

Does is matter that the concept of 'gal pals' is now a marketing ploy?

Parenting: Autism

How do you get a diagnosis of autism and what can you do to support your child?

Measles and childhood vaccinations, epilepsy research, the women who back Trump

A look at measles vaccinations, the women who back Trump, epilepsy research and more.

Nelson Mandela's PA, Sewing, Porn

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

#NunsToo, Onlyness, Black female professors

The sexual abuse of nuns. Being the only one. The lack of black female professors.

Women train drivers. The new smear test. Novelist Yvonne Battle-Felton

Women train drivers. The new smear test. Self-harm images online.

#NunsToo: Nuns abused by priests and bishops

#NunsToo, Katy Sullivan, family secrets, black female academics.

Parenting: Breasts

How do you talk to your children about breasts?

Shelly Chopra Dhar, Women's Rights in Poland, Lucy-Anne Holmes, OCD

Women's rights in Poland, Lucy-Anne Holmes, 'Pure O' OCD, and Shelly Chopra Dhar.

Nicole Lecky in Superhoe at the Royal Court

Actor Nicole Lecky, carers' rights at work, Barbara Castle, women's football and autism.

Weekend Woman's Hour - Feeding Your Baby, Skin from Skunk Anansie, Body Hair Heirachy

Experiences of baby feeding, Skin from Skunk Anansie and the heirachy of female body hair.

Skin from Skunk Anansie

Skin, online tracking of Saudi women, Tobi Kyeremateng and Tanika Gupta, Clodagh McKenna

Parenting Podcast: Feeding your baby

We look at how women are feeding their babies and how it makes them feel.

Sarah Ewart, Janice Galloway, hair and family secrets

Sarah Ewart abortion case, Janice Galloway's short stories, body hair, and family secrets.

Your experience of feeding your baby

Jane Garvey and Paulette Edwards take your calls on your experience of feeding your baby.

Your experience of feeding your baby.

Your experience of feeding your baby. We unveil the findings of our poll.

Feeding Your Baby, Walking the South West Path, Meeting your Ex

We team up with Radio Sheffield for a series looking at how women feed their babies.

Lorraine Kelly, the Pelvic Floor Challenge, Women proposing

ITV's Lorraine Kelly. The importance of pelvic floor exercises. Women proposing marriage.

Anne Longfield, children's commissioner for England; Family secrets; Pelvic floor

Children's commissioner for England, family secrets, and the pelvic floor.

Freida Pinto in Love Sonia

Freida Pinto, Sophie Walker steps down, Irish abortion test case, and The Real Saudi.

The Favourite, Abortion in Ireland, Mid Winter

Deborah Davis on competition, power and same-sex desire in The Favourite

Sex in long-term relationships

Couples therapist Esther Perel with advice about keeping the sexual spark alive.

Late Night Woman's Hour: Work and Rest

Lauren and guests reflect on how we can find the right balance between work and rest.

Late Night Woman's Hour: Women in Tech

Women in Tech - recorded with an audience at the British Science Festival.

Late Night Woman's Hour: Self-Esteem

What's the secret to healthy levels of self-esteem? And can we ever have too much?

Late Night Woman's Hour: Travel & Adventure

Late Night Woman's Hour takes to the open road...

Late Night Woman's Hour: Ageing

"What do you mean I'm going to sag? Sag WHERE?" Lauren and guests discuss ageing.

Late Night Woman's Hour: Breakups

Emma Barnett and guests discuss break-ups.

Late Night Woman's Hour: Viv Albertine

Lauren Laverne interviews Viv Albertine at the Free Thinking Festival.

Late Night Woman's Hour: Instinct

Lauren Laverne discusses instinct and intuition with guests including Hilary Devey.

Family Drug and Alcohol Courts, Sandi Toksvig, Allison Schroeder

Family Drug and Alcohol Courts, comedian Sandi Toksvig and screenwriter Allison Schroeder.

Late Night Woman's Hour

Lauren Laverne and guests discuss the delights and perils of parties.

Late Night Woman's Hour

Lauren Laverne explores female friendship, from BFFs and Squad Goals to Mean Girls.

Late Night Woman's Hour: Home

Lauren Laverne and guests talk hygge, home and the new domesticity.

Late Night Woman's Hour: Public Space

Where does private space for women end and public space begin?

Late Night Woman's Hour: Sport

Lauren Laverne and guests discuss women in sport.

Late Night Woman's Hour: Masturbation

Lauren Laverne and guests discuss women and masturbation - is it still a taboo?

Late Night Woman's Hour

Lauren Laverne and guests discuss the origins and pitfalls of female stereotypes.

Late Night Woman's Hour - Clothes

Lauren Laverne and guests discuss clothes - what we wear and what it means.