Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: The law on abortion, Aparna Sen, Being lesbian in the military
Sat 2 Jul 2022
What does the law say on abortion in the UK? And is there a chance that it might change?
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Aparna Sen, Midwives, Marged Sion
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Aparna Sen, one of India's best-loved and most successful film directors.
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Annie Lord, Menovests, Roe v Wade, The Fellowship
Thu 30 Jun 2022
Vogue's dating columnist Annie Lord on her debut, Notes on Heartbreak.
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Ghislaine Maxwell sentencing, Minister for Justice in Ireland, Dame Deborah James, Trans sport, music education
Wed 29 Jun 2022
Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in a US prison.
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Andrea Prudente, Zara Aleena, Women in Science, Loo queues at festivals
Tue 28 Jun 2022
The US woman treated in Spain after being refused an abortion in Malta.
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Being lesbian in the military, Roe v Wade overturned, Shireen Abu Aqla
Mon 27 Jun 2022
Lesbians used to be banned from serving in the armed forces - what's the situation now?
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On Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Kate Bush, Olivia Harrison, Amanda Blanc, Althea Gibson, frozen embryos and women in comedy
Sat 25 Jun 2022
A world exclusive interview with Kate Bush on her new generation of fans.
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Althea Gibson, Bill of Rights, Sexual assault at festivals, Miscarriage & stroke, Viking Festival - Up Helly Aa
Fri 24 Jun 2022
First Black woman to win Wimbledon in 1957 and again in 1958.
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Decisions about embryos, Female wildlife rangers, Amanda Blanc, Nude images and teens
Thu 23 Jun 2022
What are your choices if you still have frozen embryos in storage after IVF?
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Kate Bush, Lynn Fitch, Cost of living, Electroconvulsive therapy
Wed 22 Jun 2022
Kate Bush on making it to number 1 in the singles charts 44 years after her debut single.
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Celebrating midwinter in sub-Antarctic. Olivia Harrison on celebrating her husband though poetry.
Tue 21 Jun 2022
Midwinter in sub-Antarctic. Poems from Olivia Harrison. Playing a teen on screen.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: The Whyte Review into British Gymnastics, Lea Ypi, Rosie Kinchen on horticultural therapy
Sat 18 Jun 2022
What difference will the Whyte Review into abuse in British Gymnastics make?
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The Whyte Review into British Gymnastics, Women鈥檚 Health Ambassador, the Future of Cars
Fri 17 Jun 2022
What difference will the Whyte Review into abuse at British Gymnastics make?
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Women reporting the war in Ukraine, SEND consultation, Red Dress project, former Olympic Athlete, Anyika Onuora
Thu 16 Jun 2022
A Ukrainian journalist discusses how her newspaper has attracted worldwide attention.
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The housing crisis and women with Vicky Spratt, Rising Covid rates, Christian Peake on Maeve Gilmore
Wed 15 Jun 2022
Author of Tenants, Vicky Spratt, explains how a shortage of homes is affecting women.
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Menopause in Parliament, Rebel Wilson, Women and Gaming, Sibling Sexual Abuse, Growing up in Albania.
Tue 14 Jun 2022
The House of Commons is becoming a 'menopause-friendly' employer, can others follow suit?
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Young women and poverty, Below the Belt, British Gymnastics, Rosie Kinchen, Grenfell Tower anniversary
Mon 13 Jun 2022
Two artists commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire.
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Dame Emma Thompson, Binner or Flusher, Spare Rib & Virago at 50, Surgeon Ian Paterson, Dolly Alderton
Sat 11 Jun 2022
Oscar-winner Dame Emma Thompson on women's pleasure and full frontal nudity.
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Binner or Flusher, Ms Marvel, Feral Girl Summer
Fri 10 Jun 2022
Are you a binner or a flusher after you've used a tampon or towel?
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Dame Emma Thompson. Brandon Lewis MP. Dame Paula Rego. Childcare.
Thu 9 Jun 2022
Dame Emma Thompson. Abortion in Northern Ireland. Dame Paula Rego. The cost of child care.
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Sarah Brown, Dr Julia Shaw, Ian Paterson
Wed 8 Jun 2022
Sarah Brown on the 20th anniversary of losing her daughter talks about premature birth.
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Joan Armatrading, Spare Rib and Virago at 50, Defra Minister Victoria Prentis MP, Mermaids
Tue 7 Jun 2022
Singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading joins Emma to talk about her music and latest award.
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Writer Dolly Alderton. Sue Biggs CBE on moving on from her role as the RHS's DG.
Mon 6 Jun 2022
Writer Dolly Alderton. Sue Biggs on leaving her role at the RHS. Domestic Abuse Act.
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Grease stars Olivia Moore & Jocasta Almgill, Female Bouncers & the Power of Silence
Sat 4 Jun 2022
The new production of Grease, what it鈥檚 like to be a Female Bouncer & Tahmima Aman.
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'Our Greatest Queens' with Anita Rani and Lady Antonia Fraser, Alison Weir, Kate Williams, Tracy Borman and Jung Chang
Fri 3 Jun 2022
Our Greatest Queens, from Eleanor of Acquitaine to Lili驶uokalani, the last Queen of Hawaii
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Kate Garner, Carly Perry, Kelly Lindsey, Kate Mosse, Bonnie Tyler, Dame Susan Ion, Charlotte Proudman
Thu 2 Jun 2022
Kate Garner with a musical tribute to Queen Elizbaeth II on her jubilee.
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Grease stars Olivia Moore and Jocasta Almgill. Author Julie Myerson. Restorative justice.
Tue 31 May 2022
Grease stars Olivia Moore and Jocasta Almgill. Author Julie Myerson. Restorative justice.,
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Hannah Fry, Female Bouncers, Ukrainian Refugees
Mon 30 May 2022
Hannah Fry on her new documentary, Making Sense of Cancer.
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