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Woman's Hour Episodes

  1. Parent-Child Play; Winifred Holtby; Jelly

    Do parents need to play with their children? Plus the history of jelly.

  2. Kate McCann

    Kate McCann on Madeleine's disappearance and the hope she holds onto of being reunited.

  3. IVF on the NHS; Janet Treasure on eating disorders

    Examining why the attempt to offer women under 40 one cycle of IVF on the NHS falls short.

  4. Novelist Freya North; French politician Rachida Dati

    Chick-lit author Freya North on somnambulation and tanzanite. Plus Rachida Dati.

  5. Sexuality after cancer; Art collectors the Davies sisters

    Discussing possible long-term sexual problems for women after gynaecological cancer.

  6. The future of hospices; Wheelchair athlete Shelly Woods

    Will it become unaffordable to give hospice care to all those who require it?

  7. Artist Gitl Braun; Abuse of immigrant maids

    Gitl Braun on religion and how her Hasidic Jewish community is dealing with her work.

  8. 31/07/2007

    With Jane Little.

  9. 30/07/2007

    With Jane Little.

  10. 27/07/2007

    With Miriam O'Reilly.

  11. Foetal Screening; Marguerite Porter; Women in pun

    The advantages and emotional stresses introduced by advances in foetal screening.

  12. Children from infidelity; Simi Bedford on the slave trade

    The problems of bringing up a partner's child through infidelity. Plus slavery.

  13. Preeya Kalidas; Summer childcare

    Bend it like Beckham star Preeya Kalidas on life in West End musicals. Plus childcare.

  14. 23/07/2007

    With Miriam O'Reilly.

  15. 20/07/2007

    Lifestyle magazine presented by Jane Little.

  16. 19/07/2007

    Lifestyle magazine presented by Miriam O'Reilly.

  17. Irish folk singer Cara Dillon; The Guardian women's page at 50

    Folk singer Cara Dillon demonstrates the techniques and intricacies of her singing style.

  18. Illustrator Shirley Hughes; Widowed by suicide

    Shirley Hughes on her life in illustration, and a new Alfie story.

  19. When adoption breaks down; A Lost Boy of Sudan returns

    What happens when the process of adoption breaks down? Plus returning to Sudan.

  20. Gloria Gaynor; Treasures of the British Museum

    Gloria Gaynor on inspiring women with I Will Survive and turning to Christianity.

  21. Endometriosis; Poet Fiona Sampson

    Exploring endometriosis, a disease that causes excruciating pain during menstruation.

  22. Women in reconstruction; Children and healthy food

    The role of women in the reconstructions of Iraq and Afghanistan. With Paddy Ashdown.

  23. Radio presenter and author Xinran; Rape crisis centres

    Xinran on her book Miss Chopsticks and her charity for adoptees, Mother Bridge of Love.

  24. Writer Kate Grenville; Asian women and mental health

    Writer Kate Grenville on a journey into her family's past and her Australian homeland.

  25. Women and stroke risk; Sex after childbirth

    Investigating women's high stroke risk and asking what can be done to reduce the problem.

  26. Sisters with breast cancer; Children and carbon footprint

    Three sisters with a predisposition to breast cancer on their preventative surgery.

  27. Singer songwriter Suzanne Vega; HFEA regulation

    Suzanne Vega on writing an album about New York after 9/11. Plus IVF regulation.

  28. Novelist Barbara Kingslover; Women's football clubs

    Barbara Kingsolver on a year spent living sustainably with her family in rural Appalachia.

  29. A Single Equality Bill; Sylvia Kristel

    What would a Single Equality Bill mean for women? Plus erotic icon Sylvia Kristel.

  30. Child prodigies; England's Meadows

    What is life like for child prodigies? Plus one of the last English meadows.

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