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Woman's Hour Episodes

  1. The Power of Women in Politics; A-Z Inventor

    Is it women elected to power, or women voters who've had the greater influence?

  2. Single Parents Benefits; Breaking Taboos; Urban Beekeeping

    Are people choosing to become single parents in order to gain more benefit money?

  3. Taiwanese Artist Mali Wu; Skinny Models; Margaret Fountaine

    Tiwan's influential feminist artist Mali Wu discusses her art work.

  4. Happiness; Ann Pettitt on Greenham Common; Rape Trials

    Fay Weldon asks what makes women happy? Plus, Ann Pettitt on the Greenham Common camp.

  5. Pregnancy and Group B Streptococcus; Lucy Moore on Revolutionary France

    Should there be a routine test for harmful bacteria Group B Streptococcus during labour?

  6. Manic depression; Andrea Levy on HMS Windrush;Superwoman v New Man

    How does manic depression affect relationships? Plus, Andrea Levy on HMS Windrush.

  7. Princess Diana; Osteoporosis; Female Chazan

    Why are we still so fascinated by Princess Diana? Plus, NHS osteoporosis failings.

  8. Second Wave Feminism; Male Mentors; Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Mary Barton'

    What kind of legacy has the Second Wave Feminism left? Plus, are male mentors needed?

  9. Elif Shafak on Trial; Growing Old Gracefully; How Women Altered Professions

    Elif Shafak on being accused of 'insulting Turkishness' in her novel.

  10. Alcohol and Parenting; Roald Dahl Day; Medical Dramas

    Felicity Dahl talks about life with Roald. Plus, the enduring appeal of medical dramas.

  11. Female Astronomers; Jon Snow on Man's Hour; Birth Doulas

    Dr Catherine Cesarsky talks about her passion for the stars.

  12. Sandra Howard; International Feminism; Childcare Bond

    Sandra Howard talks about her life with former conservative leader Michael Howard.

  13. Abandoned Wives; Woman's Voices; Alicia Alonso

    Asma Jahangir discusses why Pakistani women are being abandoned without their children.

  14. Trumpeter Alison Balsom; Teenage Pregnancy

    Alison Balsom talks about what first attracted her to the trumpet and expanding its image.

  15. Sigourney Weaver; 1967 Abortion Act

    Sigourney Weaver reveals how she prepares for her roles and her experience of motherhood.

  16. Julie Walters; Designer Babies; Victorian London Underworld

    Actor Julie Walters discusses her life and career. Plus, should we choose our babies?

  17. Britain's Brightest Pupils; Julian Barnes on Madame Bovary; British Food

    Do we need a national register of our brightest children? Plus, British food since 1950.

  18. Pete Doherty's Mother on Drug Addiction; Life with Llamas

    Jackie Doherty reveals how Pete's high profile drug addiction had devastated her family.

  19. Rehabilitating Trafficked Women; Only Child Syndrome; Kiran Desai

    How effective are projects to reintegrate trafficked women back into their communities?

  20. Male Attitudes to Diets; Molar Pregnancy; Kathleen McGowan

    Is fat really just a feminist issue? And the pregnacy but without a baby.

  21. Politics of Parenting; Childbirth Choices; Fathers at Birth

    What role do experts have in the upbringing of a child?

  22. The Legacy of World War II; Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

    What impact did the absence of WWII soldiers have on their children back home?

  23. Chlamydia Tests by Post; Children's Friends

    Are postal tests the most effective way of screening for Chlamydia?

  24. Thea Gilmore; India's Child Labour; The 40s

    Singer Thea Gilmore talks about her life and career. Plus, a passion for 1940s fashion.

  25. Germaine Greer on Simone de Beauvoir; Pushy Parent

    Germaine Greer discusses the life and legacy of Simone de Beauvoir.

  26. Defining Beauty

    Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? And how much is it to do with external appearance?

  27. 3D Baby Scans; Katherine Mansfield; Treatment of Iranian Women

    Are non-medical 3D baby scans good for mother and baby? Plus, how to help Iranian women.

  28. A Bollywood Affair; Polish Senator Urszula Gacek; Girl Soldiers

    Do girl soldiers in conflict zones choose to fight? Plus, boundary breaking Bollywood.

  29. Microbicides and Aids; Antarctic Women;

    How could a microbicide gel reduce the spread of HIV and AIDS?

  30. Middle-Aged Anorexia; Marilyn French; Introducing a Second Child

    How many middle-aged women are afflicted by an unhealthy fear of putting on weight?

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