Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. The Woman's Hour Guide to Life collection is here: /guidetolife
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Katherine Ryan, Public Speaking, Anna Byrne
Today
The comedian talks about being an outspoken firstborn daughter.
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E L James's new novel, Maternity workplace protections, Catherine Bohart
Yesterday
The Fifty Shades of Grey author talks about her new novel, Land of Ghosts.
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Antisemitism in schools, Lolly Adefope, Shingles and dementia, Femtick
Wednesday
A look of at the government review into antisemitism in schools and colleges in England.
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SEND petition, Helen Fielding, Women's Rugby, Child photographers, Teen Summit
Tuesday
Parents of children with SEND call for exemption from school absence fines.
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Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson, Chair EHRC, Dame Harriet Walter, Grey divorce, PMDD
Monday
Dame Harriet Walter as Brutus in an all-female Julius Caesar touring secondary schools.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Navi Pillay, Women in tech, Caroline Hirons
Last Saturday
The first 麻豆社 interview with the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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RIBA Stirling Prize winner, NHS guidance on single-sex spaces, Caroline Hirons
Last Friday
Mary Duggan, designer of the Lion Green Road estate, on her architecture prize win.
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Grok deepfake images, Educating Afghan girls, Runner Esm茅e Gummer
Last Thursday
Women take their own legal action after a lack of enforcement over 2025 Grok image abuse.
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Women in Tech, Climate change and gender, Bed bugs, Endometriosis and work.
Wed 14 Oct 2026
In the programme's 80th year: Women in tech - what is it like working in the sector now?
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Auto-immune conditions, Author Laleh Khadivi, Women in football
Tue 13 Oct 2026
Women are more likely to be told autoimmune conditions 'psychological鈥�, says a new study.
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Navi Pillay Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Medical misinformation, Nigella eating
Mon 12 Oct 2026
In her first interview to be broadcast, Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Consent, 80 years of Woman's Hour, The Lost Children of Tuam
Sat 10 Oct 2026
Consent - why do so many women feel unable to say no in a sexual encounter?
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Mental health in women and girls, AI assistants, Extreme heat and pregnancy, Traitors fashion
Fri 9 Oct 2026
The author of a review of mental health provision on how women and girls are affected.
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Consent, Top Fuel drag racing, Grey hair
Thu 8 Oct 2026
Consent - why do so many women feel unable to say no in a sexual encounter?
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Woman's Hour celebrates 80 years from the Glasgow Women's Library
Wed 7 Oct 2026
Nuala McGovern is joined by guests and launches the theme of our 80th birthday year.
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French student protests; Elizabeth Day and Sarah Solemani on TV drama The Party; could some adoptions be avoided?
Tue 6 Oct 2026
French student protests, Elizabeth Day and could some adoptions be avoided?
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The Lost Children of Tuam, Ashley James on incontinence, Kemistry
Mon 5 Oct 2026
A new film about the Tuam babies scandal in Ireland and how it was uncovered.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: School uniforms in porn, The Farmer's Wife, 'Empty nesters'
Sat 3 Oct 2026
The school children calling for a government ban on school uniforms in porn.
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Protests in Delhi, Retatrutide, The Farmer's Wife, Baby Loss
Fri 2 Oct 2026
Farmer and author Helen Rebanks on a new play inspired by her memoir, The Farmer鈥檚 Wife.
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Cornell University rape investigation, Tributes to Esther Rantzen, Sunbeds
Thu 1 Oct 2026
We find out more about a rape investigation at a US university that's sparked rage online.
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The Women's Art Collection at 40; school uniforms in porn; the history of widowhood
Wed 30 Sep 2026
The campaign to ban school uniforms in porn and 40 years of The Women's Art Collection.
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'Empty nesters', Electronic tagging, Actor Lara Ricote
Tue 29 Sep 2026
How has becoming an 'empty nester' impacted your life - a loss, a joy or a bit of both?
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Accessing medical records, South Africa killings, Working post retirement
Mon 28 Sep 2026
NHS staff have been removed from duty or suspended after accessing Noah Woods' records.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Domestic abuse survivor Lucy Godley and mum Sharon, Skye from Morcheeba
Sat 26 Sep 2026
Catherine Zeta-Jones on her speaking in a Welsh accent in her new action thriller series.
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Breast cancer scandal, Clothes recycling, Campaign against 'shame lips'
Fri 25 Sep 2026
How are women dealing with the Durham breast cancer scandal?
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Naomi Alderman's new novel, Skye from Morcheeba, Access to hormonal coil
Thu 24 Sep 2026
The best-selling author of The Power on her new novel, The Strangers.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones, Diana's Legacy, Booker Prize short list, Curly & Afro hair
Wed 23 Sep 2026
Catherine Zeta-Jones talks about her new action thriller, Kill Jackie.
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Author Liane Moriarty, Grooming gangs, Hip pads
Tue 22 Sep 2026
Bestselling author Liane Moriarty on the sequel to Big Little Lies, Big Little Truths.
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Domestic abuse survivor Lucy Godley and mum Sharon, Baroness Casey on social care
Mon 21 Sep 2026
Lucy Godley and her mum on securing domestic abuse conviction for former partner.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Dame Meera Syal, measles, Shauna Coxsey, GLP-1s, Therapy speak and Jordyn with a Why
Sat 19 Sep 2026
Dame Meera Syal talks about her new play and memoir.
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