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Woman's Hour Episodes

  1. Women pensioners and poverty; Growing up under Saddam Hussein

    The problem of women pensioners living in poverty. Plus, Zainab Salbi on Saddam Hussein.

  2. Pupil-teacher affairs; Celebrating spinsters

    Examining the problem of teacher-pupil affairs. Plus, celebrating single women's lives.

  3. Actor Juliet Stevenson; UN peace negotiators

    Juliet Stevenson on motherhood. Plus, why are so few UN peace negotiators women?

  4. Enya; Bullying and bystanders

    Enya on her album Amarantine. Plus, the role of bystanders in school bullying.

  5. Rape conviction rates; Novelist Carol Birch

    Why are UK rape conviction rates so low? Plus, Carol Birch on living in an Irish ruin.

  6. Singer Mari Wilson; Ibsen's women

    Mari Wilson on her career and album Dolled Up. Plus, how does Ibsen portray women?

  7. Patriarchy and life expectancy; Teenage bedrooms

    How does patriachy affect male life expectancy? Plus, should teen bedrooms become bedsits?

  8. Actor Shirley Henderson; Male libido

    Shirley Henderson on The Taming of the Shrew. Plus, how fatherhood affects male libido.

  9. Stem cells and fertility; Sexual advice through history

    Examining the ethical issues of a potential revolution in stem cell fertility treatments.

  10. Mothers' rights; Actor Lesley Sharp

    Exploring the ethics of mothers' rights over their children. Plus, actor Lesley Sharp.

  11. Phone-in: Illness and relationships

    How does long-term illness affect relationships? Listeners offer their experiences.

  12. Tinnitus; The first female doctor

    Discussing the rise of tinnitus among the young. Plus, profiling the first female doctor.

  13. Head to head: David Davis and David Cameron

    David Davis and David Cameron go head to head to answer listeners' questions.

  14. Agony aunt Deidre Sanders; Single men

    Deirdre Sanders on 25 years as The Sun's agony aunt. Plus, where are all the single men?

  15. Domestic violence against men; Singer songwriter Vashti Bunyan

    Examining attitudes to male victims of domestic violence. Plus, Vashti Bunyan's comeback.

  16. Childbirth in Nigeria; Cookery writer Marguerite Patten

    Efforts to reduce deaths during childbirth in Nigeria. Plus, Marguerite Patten turns 90.

  17. Black Victorians; Women's changing role

    Examining how Victorian painters portrayed black people. Plus, the changing role of women.

  18. Child Protection; Female Spies

    Are the police failing child abuse victims? Plus, what's putting women off joining MI5?

  19. Transsexuals and the Church of England; Adopting older children

    Rev Sarah Jones on being transsexual within the Church of England. Plus, older adoption.

  20. Ethnic minority women and work; Actor Anita Dobson

    Examining the status of ethnic minority women in the labour market. Plus, Anita Dobson.

  21. Three sisters on having a baby together; Women's lives in Zimbabwe

    How three sisters pooled their resources to have a baby. Plus, women's lives in Zimbabwe.

  22. Women's boxing; Breast feeding

    Are women boxers striking a blow for equality? Plus, social division of breast feeding.

  23. Food writer Nigel Slater; Pre-natal screening

    Nigel Slater on mapping out the food year. Plus, examining pre-natal screening.

  24. Finding childcare; Anti-Nazi icon Sophie Scholl

    Examining Speed childcare, a new technique to find childcare. Plus, Sophie Scholl's life.

  25. Children and divorce; Actor Gillian Anderson

    How far should children be involved in divorce cases? Gillian Anderson on Bleak House.

  26. Children leaving care; Soviet soldiers

    Exploring how best to support children leaving care. Plus, the secrets of Soviet soldiers.

  27. Bernard Ingham's Yorksire greats; Women and strokes

    Bernard Ingham on why so few of his Yorkshire Greats are women. Plus, treating strokes.

  28. Fathers and childcare; Beatrix Potter

    Are we undervaluing the presence of fathers in childcare? Plus, Beatrix Potter's life.

  29. Helen of Troy

    Woman's Hour tries to uncover the real Helen of Troy with Bettany Hughes and Edith Hall.

  30. Poet Maya Angelou; School coursework

    Poet Maya Angelou on memories and recipes. Plus, when is helping with coursework cheating?

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