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• Free Download: Woman鈥檚 Hour Daily

  Subscribe to our podcast and enjoy programme highlights on the move.

  

• SEND In The Spotlight

  Real stories, bold ideas: Reimagining聽support for special educational needs

  

• Meet our presenters

  The lowdown on Woman's Hour presenters Nuala McGovern and Anita Rani.

  

• Watch on iPlayer: EastEnders 40th anniversary: A Woman's Hour special

  Anita Rani is joined by some of Albert Square鈥檚 most iconic and powerful women.

  

• Women in farming | A Woman鈥檚 Hour special

  Anita Rani spends a day at a farm in Devon hearing from female farmers about their lives.

  

  Duration: 57:38

• Daisy May Cooper: 鈥楾hey鈥檒l never know how much they helped me鈥�

  The actor and writer told Clare McDonnell about series two of Am I Being Unreasonable?

  

  Duration: 1:24

• Daisy May Cooper on why she's chosen to be honest about cosmetic surgery

  The actor and writer joined Clare McDonnell on 麻豆社 Radio 4's Woman's Hour.

  

  Duration: 1:23

• Polar Preet on why she's challenging herself to travel solo to the North Pole

  If successful, Preet Chandi MBE will be the first woman ever to make the solo journey.

  

  Duration: 1:45

• Felicity Jones: 鈥業 like a character with a bit of fight in them鈥�

  The BAFTA-nominated actor tells Anita Rani about her role in The Brutalist.

  

  Duration: 0:53

• Kerry Godliman: 鈥楾hey鈥檇 be like: Oh, here she goes, she鈥檚 going to go on about her womb'

  The actor and comedian shared her experience of sexism in comedy.

  

  Duration: 1:35

• 鈥楤adass Gran鈥�: The 70-year-old double world Hyrox champion

  Celia Duff shares why she wanted to get involved in the sport and the impact it's had.

  

  Duration: 0:56

• Michelle Yeoh: 'You feel like such a failure' for not having children

  The Oscar-winning actor joined Nuala McGovern in the Woman's Hour studio.

  

  Duration: 1:57

• Mel Giedroyc on why she鈥檚 an eternal optimist

  The comedian and TV presenter joined Nuala McGovern in the Woman's Hour studio.

  

  Duration: 1:08

• 鈥業t was walking and getting out that really did help鈥�

  Comedian Miranda Hart speaks to Woman's Hour about her relationship with walking

  

  Duration: 0:58

• Parent and baby walking group: 鈥業t鈥檚 like reconnecting with your identity'

  Woman鈥檚 Hour goes for a walk in Staffordshire with the walking community, Blaze Trails.

  

  Duration: 2:03

• Anne-Marie Duff gives her thoughts on the term 'toxic masculinity'

  The actor, who has a son, told Woman鈥檚 Hour's Nuala McGovern of her worries about it.

  

  Duration: 1:26

• 鈥楾here were many tears when we finished filming Gavin and Stacey鈥�

  Actor Alison Steadman, who plays Pamela, on the emotional end to filming the sitcom.

  

  Duration: 0:47

• 鈥業 think you're an emotional vampire鈥�: Five tips for dealing with draining relationships

  Woman's Hour looks at those people who leave you with no energy, and what you can do.

  

• Gillian Anderson: 'There's so much shame about sex'

  The actor joined Nuala McGovern on Woman's Hour to discuss her new book, Want.

  

  Duration: 1:34

• Listen in full: Woman's Hour SEND special

  Minister for School Standards, Catherine McKinnell responds to mums of children with SEND.

  

• Kellie Bright: 鈥業鈥檓 exhausted鈥� I think any SEND parent is鈥�

  EastEnders actress Kellie Bright on navigating the SEND system for her son.

  

  Duration: 1:38

• Children with SEND: 'Fighting every step is so hard'

  Katie, 17, on her experience of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities system

  

  Duration: 2:00

• 鈥業 follow in the footsteps of women adventurers from history who were ignored鈥�

  Adventurer Lise Wortley on why she's recreating female explorers鈥� expeditions in costume.

  

  Duration: 1:28

• The young female funeral director busting taboos around death

  Inez Capps has been working with the deceased since she was 19.

  

  Duration: 1:53

• Asma Khan: 鈥楾he environment in kitchens is unacceptable鈥�

  The prominent female chef Asma Khan on misogynistic behaviour in restaurants kitchens.

  

  Duration: 1:49

• How to age well: These two women have some advice for you

  As part of a special programme about getting older, Woman鈥檚 Hour speaks to Celia & Lindi.

  

  Duration: 1:42

• Paloma Faith on motherhood: 鈥榃e鈥檙e not alone鈥� and we鈥檙e not failures鈥�

  Paloma Faith on haemorrhoids, childbirth and the realities of being a mother.

  

  Duration: 1:54

• Lesley Manville: 鈥楽ometimes I think: 鈥楻eally? We鈥檙e still not being heard?鈥欌��

  The actor spoke to Nuala McGovern on 麻豆社 Radio 4's Woman's Hour.

  

  Duration: 1:47

• 鈥榃hen I鈥檓 in the workshop carving stone, I just think: 鈥業 never want to leave!鈥欌��

  Lincoln Cathedral stonemason Rachael Wragg chats to Woman鈥檚 Hour

  

  Duration: 2:01

• Kate McKinnon: 鈥業鈥檝e been profoundly weird my whole life鈥�

  Former Saturday Night Live member, actor Kate McKinnon has turned her attention to books.

  

  Duration: 1:40

• Watch in full: Woman's Hour Election Debate

  Nuala McGovern is joined by senior women representing seven main GB political parties.

  

• Woman's Hour: General election 2024

  Woman's Hour's coverage of the general election 2024

  

• Gemma Arterton: 'Sometimes I worry that the word 'feminist' excludes men'

  The award-winning actor joined Nuala McGovern in the studio.

  

  Duration: 1:28

• Grieving: 鈥業f you can give your time and listen鈥� that is gold dust鈥�

  Actor and author Jill Halfpenny on how you can support someone through a bereavement.

  

  Duration: 1:21

• Cyndi Lauper on Girls Just Want To Have Fun: 鈥楾hey said to me: It could be an anthem鈥�

  The singer on how she rewrote the song that would become an iconic hit.

  

  Duration: 1:33

• 鈥業 was raped by an officer senior to me in the Royal Navy鈥�

  鈥楯oanna鈥� speaks exclusively to Nuala McGovern on 麻豆社 Radio 4鈥檚 Woman鈥檚 Hour.

  

  Duration: 2:04

• 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.

  

  Duration: 1:44:52

• Actor Liz Carr on why she finds the idea of an assisted dying law change 'terrifying'

  Actor Liz Carr speaks to Clare McDonnell on 麻豆社 Radio 4's Woman's Hour.

  

  Duration: 1:46

• 鈥楿se that time to energise yourself, to recentre鈥�: How solitude could help you live a happier life

  Professor Netta Weinstein shares her advice.

  

• Raye: 鈥業'm ridiculously overwhelmed and grateful. It's a miracle鈥�

  Singer-songwriter Raye tells Emma Barnett about her record-breaking Brits success.

  

  Duration: 1:21

• Tom Parker鈥檚 widow Kelsey Parker explains why she鈥檚 taken her wedding ring off

  Tom Parker, who was in the band The Wanted, died from a brain tumour in 2022.

  

  Duration: 1:50

• Vicky McClure: 鈥業 think we all need purpose'

  The actor discusses Our Dementia Choir, a charity she created for people with dementia.

  

  Duration: 1:02

• Are you exhausted? How to spot the signs and why hobbies could help

  Coach and author Anna Schaffner speaks to Emma Barnett from 麻豆社 Radio 4's Woman's Hour.

  

• 鈥業t鈥檚 not always about you鈥�: Five tips for negotiating better in everyday life

  Former police negotiator Nicky Perfect shares advice from her career with Woman's Hour.

  

• Emily Blunt on growing up with a stutter

  The award-winning actor tells Woman's Hour why she wants to de-stigmatise stuttering.

  

  Duration: 1:26

• 鈥業t鈥檚 insulting鈥�: Emma Barnett speaks to one of Russell Brand鈥檚 accusers

  Woman鈥檚 Hour hears from one of the women alleging she was assaulted by Russell Brand.

  

  Duration: 3:35

• Leigh-Anne Pinnock: 鈥業鈥檓 here to show other black girls that yes, you can do it!鈥�

  The Little Mix star and solo artist speaks to Woman鈥檚 Hour鈥檚 Anita Rani.

  

  Duration: 1:35

• 鈥業t was like he killed me that day鈥�: One woman鈥檚 experience of 鈥榯he knock鈥�

  Anne on discovering that her husband had been arrested for alleged child sexual offences.

  

• 鈥業 couldn鈥檛 tell anybody I was gay鈥�: How the LGBT ban pushed us out of the army

  Ruth Birch and Julia Curry share their story on 麻豆社 Radio 4's Woman's Hour.

  

• Nadiya Hussain: 鈥業'm not just flying my own flag here, I get to fly my mum's, my grandma's鈥�

  Nadiya Hussain on her new cook book, which is a love letter to her mum and grandma.

  

  Duration: 1:25

• 鈥業t starts to feel like something shameful鈥�: Why we鈥檙e lonely and what we can do about it

  Two young women share their experiences of loneliness.

  

• 鈥楾he behaviour is so harmful鈥�: What to do if you have a narcissistic mother

  Two psychotherapists share their tips and advice with 麻豆社 Radio 4's Woman's Hour.

  

• 鈥榃e鈥檇 just get destroyed verbally鈥�: Getting over my narcissistic mother

  Louise shares her story with 麻豆社 Radio 4's Woman's Hour.

  

• 鈥業 felt like I鈥檇 been punched鈥�: Why does my daughter think I鈥檓 a narcissist?

  A woman we are calling Bethany shares her story

  

• 'If you don't try, you'll never know what's possible鈥�: How hearing NO every day helped me overcome my fear of rejection

  Journalist Kate Wills and psychologist Fiona Murden share advice for overcoming rejection.

  

• Watch as Nuala McGovern interviews Ai-Da, the world鈥檚 first ultra-realistic robot artist

  Ai-Da joined Nuala for a Woman's Hour bank holiday special about artificial intelligence.

  

  Duration: 1:30

• Moment Leah Williamson finds out she鈥檚 No.1 on the Woman鈥檚 Hour Power List 2023

  The England captain tops the list of 30 remarkable women in sport in the UK right now.

  

  Duration: 1:25

• Leah Williamson: I鈥檓 concerned we鈥檙e used as a stepping stone into the men鈥檚 game

  The England captain speaks after claiming the top spot on the Woman鈥檚 Hour Power List.

  

  Duration: 1:51

• Woman's Hour Power List 2023: The List revealed

  All you need to know about the 30 women on the Woman's Hour Power List 2023.

  

• 鈥楩or 40 years, I thought it was my fault鈥�: Coming to terms with our narcissistic mother

  Two sisters with two different views of the same mother speak to Woman's Hour.

  

• Paris Hilton: 鈥業t鈥檚 time for people to know the real me鈥�

  The businesswoman & socialite joined Anita Rani on Woman鈥檚 Hour to talk about her memoir.

  

  Duration: 2:15

• 鈥業t鈥檚 such a big decision鈥�: When and how should you discuss whether you want children or not with your partner?

  Listener Sarah and relationship counsellor Val Sampson speak to Woman's Hour.

  

• Sperm donor who helped create hundreds of children: 'I see absolutely nothing wrong with it'

  Nuala interviews Jonathan Meijer, whose story is featured The Man with 1000 Kids.

  

  Duration: 1:53

• 'Saying 鈥楲et鈥檚 go for a walk鈥� can be an absolute lifeline鈥�: Why sport changed my life

  Hayley Compton and Jessica Morgan share how sport helped them through difficult times.

  

• 'It鈥檚 OK for women to desire. It鈥檚 normal鈥�

  Hollywood actor Salma Hayek Pinault chats to Woman鈥檚 Hour about her new film.

  

  Duration: 1:26

• Michelle Williams on the messiness of parenting and playing Steven Spielberg鈥檚 mum

  Anita Rani is joined by Hollywood actor Michelle Williams on Woman鈥檚 Hour.

  

  Duration: 1:16

• 鈥業鈥檝e lost three friendships in four years. Is it me?鈥�

  Woman's Hour listener Christina reveals how three of her friendships broke down.

  

• 鈥業 thought 鈥淥h my goodness me, what have I just done?鈥濃��: How to master the art of quitting well

  Mandy Dennison and Karen Danker share their advice.

  

• 鈥楧on鈥檛 feel guilty about resting鈥�: Why rest is so important and how you can do it better

  Claudia Hammond, author of The Art of Rest, shares her advice.

  

• 鈥業 shouted: 鈥淪omebody please help me. My name is Sarah and I don鈥檛 want to die鈥濃��

  Sarah de Lagarde recently survived being run over by two London Underground trains.

  

  Duration: 3:09

• 鈥榃e become more powerful and sexy in our 40s鈥�: Eight things we learnt from Kate Winslet on Woman鈥檚 Hour

  The Oscar-winning actor joined Emma Barnett on 麻豆社 Radio 4's Woman's Hour.

  

• 鈥業 felt so unable to help鈥�: How my daughter became addicted to Xanax after taking it to deal with anxiety

  'Christina' shares her story with Emma Barnett on 麻豆社 Radio 4's Woman's Hour.

  

• Stalking: 鈥業 just feel unsafe in the world and it鈥檚 shaken me to the core鈥�

  Former ITV News anchor Isla Traquair tells Woman's Hour about being stalked.

  

  Duration: 2:17

• 麻豆社 100: A Woman鈥檚 Hour soundscape celebrating how women鈥檚 lives have changed

  A soundscape and specially commissioned poem by Kim Moore to mark 100 years of the 麻豆社.

  

  Duration: 8:21

• 鈥業 was raped at sea while working in the Royal Navy鈥�

  A woman who served in the Royal Navy speaks about the sexual abuse she says she suffered.

  

  Duration: 2:47

• 麻豆社 100: Memorable moments from Woman鈥檚 Hour over the decades

  We dig into the Woman's Hour's archive to mark the 麻豆社's centenary.

  

• Lisa Squire: Why I want to meet my daughter鈥檚 killer

  Libby Squire鈥檚 body was found seven weeks after she went missing in 2019.

  

  Duration: 1:56

• Juliet Stevenson on cancel culture: 鈥榃hat happened to: 鈥楢greeing to disagree鈥�?鈥�

  The actor speaks to Emma Barnett as she appears in The Doctor in London鈥檚 West End.

  

  Duration: 2:17

• Exclusive: My 13-year-old daughter鈥檚 death was preventable. Here鈥檚 why I鈥檓 speaking out

  Merope Mills describes her anger at her daughter Martha's preventable death in hospital.

  

  Duration: 2:18

• 鈥楾he way the CPS handled it was probably worse than the rape itself鈥�

  Jade's rape case was dropped over claims she had an episode of 鈥榮exsomnia鈥�.

  

  Duration: 2:35

• Alex Scott: 鈥業t鈥檚 lit a fire in me. I will do all I can to help women in this position'

  The broadcaster describes the helplessness she felt when faced with violence growing up.

  

  Duration: 3:12

• 鈥楴othing hurts more': Why falling out with my best friend was worse than any romantic break-up

  In the second part of Woman's Hour's new series, Nataliya and Daniela share their story.

  

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

  Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.

  

• 鈥業 realised I had no male friends - here鈥檚 what I did about it and what I learnt from women鈥�

  Max Dickins' story of male friendship and how men can learn from the bonds between women.

  

• 鈥榊ou鈥檙e not only living from one scan to the next for your baby, but also for your mum鈥�

  Listener Hannah shares her experience of becoming a mum while losing her own mother.

  

  Duration: 1:45

• What should you do if your child is being bullied at school?

  Lauren Seager-Smith from bullying charity Kidscape and Dr Jane Gilmour share their tips.

  

• 鈥業 spent over 20 years embarrassed that I didn鈥檛 have a skill that kids have鈥�

  Summaya Mughal, founder of Brown Gal Can't Swim, on learning to swim in her 20s.

  

  Duration: 2:02

• 鈥業f you can鈥檛 be who you are, your mental health really suffers. It鈥檚 a tale as old as time鈥�

  The musician Self Esteem joins Emma Barnett on Woman鈥檚 Hour.

  

  Duration: 1:25

• Six things we learnt from Woman鈥檚 Hour鈥檚 Partition of India special programme

  We look at the forgotten women on the 75th Anniversary of the Partition of India.

  

• Vicky Pattison: 'I will poop that party if it helps my health'

  The TV personality on how her dad鈥檚 alcoholism impacted her own relationship with drink.

  

  Duration: 3:38

• Emma Thompson: 'I greatly regret the demise of the full bush'

  Actor Emma Thompson on preparing for full-frontal nudity in her new film.

  

  Duration: 2:03

• Get all the pictures, videos, behind the scenes and more from Woman鈥檚 Hour

  

• Phoebe Waller-Bridge on Woman鈥檚 Hour: Nine things we learned

  From Fleabag, the power of friendship, to Killing Eve and working on the new Bond film.

  

• Candice Brathwaite: I wasn't seeing my version of motherhood reflected

  Author and blogger Candice Brathwaite on sharing her story as a black British mother.

  

  Duration: 3:36

• 鈥榃e can talk about this now鈥�: Black women in music share their stories

  Fleur East and Lioness MC share their experiences of working in the music industry.

  

• Woman's Hour Power List 2020: The List

  Read up on all 30 of the inspiring women on our Woman's Hour Power List: Our Planet.

  

• A series exploring its impact on women鈥檚 work and relationships, and potential treatments

  

• 'Speech was my thing and then I couldn't do it'

  Last year, broadcaster Clemency Burton-Hill collapsed and was in a coma for 17 days.

  

  Duration: 5:27

• Rhod Gilbert: We see fertility as a female issue

  The comedian's on a mission to get men to talk more about their fertility.

  

  Duration: 2:17

• Tracey Emin: 'I'm just really happy getting my life back'

  The artist shares how her experience with cancer and surgery changed her outlook on life.

  

  Duration: 2:33

• 'We don't make being a grown woman look like a job you鈥檇 want to apply for.鈥�

  Author Caitlin Moran on the joys of being middle aged and how to be a 鈥榞ood parent鈥�.

  

  Duration: 3:04

• Seven things we learned from Michaela Coel

  The I May Destroy You creator on TV, getting closure, social media, period sex and more.

  

• 'It's such a joy to be deaf'

  What effect is increased visibility of deaf women in the media having on the community?

  

  Duration: 1:57

• 'Truly Shocking Evidence' of Sexual Harassment in the Armed Forces

  Sarah Atherton MP discusses her new report about harassment in the Armed Forces

  

  Duration: 2:41

• Historian and former producer Dr Kate Murphy revisits Woman's Hour's 75 year history

  

• Kathleen Stock: 鈥業t鈥檚 like a terrible dream to see your name plastered over every wall鈥�

  In an exclusive interview, Kathleen Stock talks about leaving the University of Sussex

  

  Duration: 3:34

• Adoption breakdowns: Why I returned my son to the care system

  Eleanor Bradford shares her 'heartbreaking decision' about her adopted son.

  

  Duration: 2:21

• 'Why I did a six-day hunger strike aged 89鈥�

  Barrister Margaret Owen OBE on her hunger strike in support of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

  

  Duration: 1:42

• 鈥業 hate the phrase slut-shaming鈥�: Six things we learned from Claire Foy on Woman鈥檚 Hour

  The award-winning actor on her new 麻豆社 series, women's safety and the Queen.

  

• Woman鈥檚 Hour鈥檚 Christmas mixtape: Nine powerful moments from the programme in 2021

  From Amanda Knox to 104-year-old former Woman's Hour producer Diana Gayford.

  

• Victim Sarah Ransome: 鈥楪hislaine Maxwell has destroyed hundreds of lives鈥�

  One of Epstein and Maxwell鈥檚 accusers tells us how she feels after the Maxwell verdict.

  

  Duration: 4:24

• Exclusive: Unvaccinated midwife reveals why she鈥檚 prepared to lose her job

  From 1 April, frontline NHS staff who have not had two jabs will be redeployed or sacked.

  

  Duration: 8:33

• Exclusive: Dr Koshka Duff: 鈥業've just felt like I've been on trial for eight years鈥�

  The Met Police have apologised for sexist, derogatory language used during her arrest.

  

  Duration: 3:27

• 'It was nearly 50 years before I opened up about Auschwitz鈥�

  91-year-old Rachel Levy shares her story of surviving the Nazis.

  

  Duration: 3:58

• Mina Smallman: I was gaslit over investigations into Met Police鈥檚 handling of my daughters鈥� murders

  The mother of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman speaks after Dame Cressida Dick quits.

  

  Duration: 5:19

• 'Virginia Giuffre does not owe anyone in the public anything'

  Jess Phillips MP says Prince Andrew鈥檚 legal team used 鈥榚very basic victim-blaming trick鈥�.

  

  Duration: 3:55

• Exclusive: Camilla pledges to continue work against domestic violence as Queen Consort

  The Duchess of Cornwall gives an exclusive interview to Emma Barnett.

  

  Duration: 1:22

• Kyiv resident: 鈥極ur house was totally destroyed overnight鈥�

  Olena Symonenko tells Woman's Hour about trying to flee Ukraine and losing her home.

  

  Duration: 3:25

• Exclusive: 鈥橨K Rowling is my fairy godmother鈥�, says woman who won tribunal appeal over sex and gender beliefs

  Maya Forstater lost her role at a company after posting tweets about gender recognition.

  

  Duration: 1:31

• Donna Ockenden: 鈥業鈥檇 go back to my hotel room, sit on my bed and cry鈥�

  Donna Ockenden led the review into maternity failings at Shropshire hospitals.

  

  Duration: 4:09

• Life after a near-death experience: Seven tips to live your life more fully

  Authors Georgina Scull and Tanya Shadrick share their advice.

  

• Anne Robinson: 鈥業f I had my time again, would I have done it? No.鈥�

  Presenter Anne Robinson on having an abortion in her twenties.

  

  Duration: 2:59

• Abi Morgan: 'He said: 'That's not my wife''

  The screenwriter鈥檚 husband didn鈥檛 recognise her after being in a coma for six months.

  

  Duration: 3:47

• Derry girls: 鈥業t鈥檚 the end of an era鈥�

  Siobh谩n McSweeney discusses the end of the iconic TV show.

  

  Duration: 2:04

• Watch in full: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Talks To Emma Barnett

  Watch the 麻豆社 One TV special with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

  

• Twinnie: 'I would love for people in my community to follow their dreams'

  The singer on Gypsy, Traveller and Romani representation in the music industry.

  

  Duration: 2:40

• 鈥業t鈥檚 not your job to smooth things over鈥�: Five ways to harness the power of silence

  Tahmima Anam on how she thinks women can use silence to their advantage.

  

• Six things we learnt from Kate Bush on Woman鈥檚 Hour

  In a world exclusive interview, she joined Emma Barnett on 麻豆社 Radio 4鈥檚 Woman鈥檚 Hour.

  

• Kate Bush: 鈥業t鈥檚 quite shocking really. The whole world鈥檚 gone mad鈥�

  Kate Bush joins Emma Barnett in a world exclusive interview.

  

  Duration: 2:47

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