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
Episodes to download
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Businesswoman Emma Grede, Pregnancy termination for medical reasons, New foster care support
Wed 8 Jul 2026
The serial entrepreneur and philanthropist shares her secrets for making work work.
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Finding love, Using donor eggs, VAWG in Northern Ireland
Tue 7 Jul 2026
Where did you meet your partner? We discuss finding love in an unlikely place.
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AI images and children, Emergency contraception, Charlotte Edwardes
Mon 6 Jul 2026
Warnings for parents about the risk of posting images of their children online.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Women's Finances and Feminist Fairytales
Sat 4 Jul 2026
Why money is broken for women, according to the founders of the Female Invest app.
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Woman's Hour live from the Crossed Wires Podcast Festival in Sheffield
Fri 3 Jul 2026
Anita Rani and Nuala McGovern from the Montgomery Theatre in front of a live audience.
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Forced adoptions, Massage therapists, Menopause & heart problems, Financial investing
Thu 2 Jul 2026
PM expected to apologise on behalf of the state for historical forced adoptions.
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Child mental health services, Amanda Wakeley, murder of Annabel Rook
Wed 1 Jul 2026
A new report highlights growing demand and long waits in child mental health services.
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National Maternity Investigation, Budget-friendly school holidays, Wigs
Tue 30 Jun 2026
We discuss the key findings of Baroness Amos' National Maternity Investigation.
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Helen George, Wimbledon, Met Police and VAWG
Mon 29 Jun 2026
Actor Helen George explains why musical theatre was always her first love.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Joanna Cherry and Inclusive Fashion
Sat 27 Jun 2026
The former SNP MP reflects on a "tumultuous decade" in Scottish politics.
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Beth Orton performs live, The 23-year divorce case, DJ Smokin Jo
Fri 26 Jun 2026
The singer-songwriter talks about her career and her new album.
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Nottingham Ockendon review, Sarah Vine, Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern
Thu 25 Jun 2026
Two women whose babies died react to the Ockendon review of Nottingham maternity care.
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Women and heat, IVF add-ons, Costume designer Sandy Powell
Wed 24 Jun 2026
How are women's bodies impacted by heat?
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Charlotte Edwards; Jeffrey Donaldson convicted; Inclusive fashion; SEND inclusion bases
Tue 23 Jun 2026
As England face West Indies in the Women's Cricket World Cup we speak to their head coach.
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Maternity care, Joanna Cherry, Heavy periods
Mon 22 Jun 2026
The biggest maternity inquiry in NHS England's history reports its findings this week.
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Dr Precious Lunga on Jon Snow's Alzheimer's, Peptides, Flower farmers
Sat 20 Jun 2026
The wife of former Channel 4 presenter Jon Snow on the impact of his diagnosis.
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Haley Bennett and Virginia Woolf, The Spinster Cookbook
Fri 19 Jun 2026
A new film adaptation of Virginia Woolf's second novel, Night and Day.
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Dr Precious Lunga on Jon Snow's Alzheimer's, Vaginal microbiome, Mrs Dickens
Thu 18 Jun 2026
The wife of former Channel 4 presenter Jon Snow talks about the impact of his diagnosis.
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Women voters in Makerfield, Scotland cricketers, Peptides, Sex work book
Wed 17 Jun 2026
Could women's votes prove decisive in tomorrow's by-election?
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Jo Cox 10 years on, Actor Geraldine James, Swinging investigation
Tue 16 Jun 2026
Ten years after the death of Labour MP Jo Cox, how safe are female politicians now?
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Social media ban, Flower farmers, OnlyFans
Mon 15 Jun 2026
We look at the government's announcement of a social media ban for under-16s.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Women鈥檚 Prize winners, Clare Connor, SEND, Weight, Mum鈥檚 poem in son鈥檚 exam
Sat 13 Jun 2026
Novelist Virginia Evans and non-fiction writer Lyse Doucet on winning the Women's Prize.
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Women's Prize winners, Weight, T20 World Cup, Mental healthcare
Fri 12 Jun 2026
Novelist Virginia Evans and non-fiction writer Lyse Doucet on winning the Women's Prize.
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Northern Ireland, Kathryn Stockett and Mum's poem in son's exam
Thu 11 Jun 2026
How is this week's violent unrest affecting women and children in Northern Ireland?
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Kanye West allegations, SEND, Author Doireann N铆 Ghr铆ofa
Wed 10 Jun 2026
A US model alleges Kanye West choked her on a music video set.
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Clare Connor, Archers BRCA storyline, Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Tue 9 Jun 2026
The head of women's cricket in England reflects on her long career as a player and leader.
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Nottingham Inquiry, Female sexual pleasure, Serena Williams
Mon 8 Jun 2026
The mothers of Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar on the Nottingham Inquiry.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Gis猫le Pelicot and Mother Courage
Sat 6 Jun 2026
Gis猫le Pelicot on why 'shame must change sides'.
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Emergency C-sections, Hannah Murray, Strip clubs
Fri 5 Jun 2026
We explore the rise in unplanned caesareans in England and the potential impact on women.
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Al Fayed abuse allegations, Co-housing, Ovarian cancer, Queens
Thu 4 Jun 2026
Survivors of alleged abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed on meeting Sir Keir Starmer yesterday.
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