Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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A new drug for hot flushes and night sweats, Combatting loneliness at Christmas
Fri 22 Dec 2023
鈥楪ame-changing鈥�: a new drug used to prevent hot flushes and night sweats approved in UK
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Spiking, The pill, Family dynamics at Christmas
Thu 21 Dec 2023
Campaigner Sharon Gaffka talks about new provisions to combat spiking.
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Mary Earps' SPOTY win, Women's Super League founder Kelly Simmons, Pregnancy sickness
Wed 20 Dec 2023
Why is England goalkeeper Mary Earps 2023 Sports Personality of the Year?
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Kirsty Wark on leaving Newsnight, Sports Personality of the Year
Tue 19 Dec 2023
Kirsty Wark talks to Emma Barnett about stepping down from Newsnight after 30 years.
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Gracie Spinks' parents, Child-free women at work, Grandma Wong
Mon 18 Dec 2023
Gracie was killed by her stalker. Her parents explain why they want a change in the law.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Imelda Staunton, Quitting parties, Mica Paris
Sat 16 Dec 2023
Imelda Staunton on depicting Elizabeth II in The Crown
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Kinship care, Shane MacGowan's widow Victoria Mary Clarke, 'Red White and Blue', Lora Logic
Fri 15 Dec 2023
Children's Minister David Johnston unveils government's national Kinship Care strategy.
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Mica Paris, Is Facebook dangerous for kids? Regretting your tattoos
Thu 14 Dec 2023
The soul singer Mica Paris gives us a taste of what to expect from her Christmas concert.
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Imelda Staunton on depicting Queen Elizabeth II
Wed 13 Dec 2023
The final series of The Crown, quitting parties and bystander safety.
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The future of embryo research, Ofsted inspections, British Gymnastics' complaints procedure
Tue 12 Dec 2023
Scientists want a new law to help IVF patients donate unused embryos for research.
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Cancer during pregnancy, Israel-Gaza, Wedding dresses
Mon 11 Dec 2023
We discuss calls for raising awareness of cancer in pregnancy.
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Ruth Perry's sister, City Girl in Nature, Caring聽for a spouse,聽The politics of Christmas presents
Sat 9 Dec 2023
The sister of late head teacher聽Ruth Perry responds to the聽coroner's report.
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Ruth Perry's sister Julia Waters, America Ferrera, 'Stuffed'
Fri 8 Dec 2023
The sister of late headteacher Ruth Perry responds to coroner's report.
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Conductor Marin Alsop, actor Diana Quick and a campaign to protect domestic abuse victims
Thu 7 Dec 2023
A jazzy version of Handel's Messiah and a new adaptation of The Famous Five.
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Julianne Moore, Dame Mary Berry, Prevalence of forced sterilisation
Wed 6 Dec 2023
Academy award-winning actor Julianne Moore on her new role.
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Women's Football, Head of Ofcom, The politics of Christmas presents
Tue 5 Dec 2023
Baroness Sue Campbell, director of women's football @FA discusses changes in the game
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Stella Creasy MP, Living with one breast, City Girl in Nature
Mon 4 Dec 2023
Stella Creasy on getting a harassment conviction under a law she herself drafted.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Emily Blunt, Stammering, Long-distance friendships, Maria Callas' legacy
Sat 2 Dec 2023
Emily Blunt on her role in Oppenheimer, the actor鈥檚 strike and stammering.
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Director Adura Onashile, Grieving and Christmas Shopping, Maria Callas's Centenary
Fri 1 Dec 2023
Director Adura Onashile on the jewel colours and lush score of her debut film, Girl.
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Emily Blunt, Pathologist-novelist, Baby formula, Short marriages
Thu 30 Nov 2023
Emily Blunt speaks to Clare McDonnell about Oppenheimer and the actors' strike.
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British Gymnastics and safeguarding, Long-distance friendships, Myha鈥檒a, Hunters, Hockey kits
Wed 29 Nov 2023
New safeguarding rules to better protect the welfare of gymnasts - do they go far enough?
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Parenting a child with a stammer, EHRC Chair Baroness Falkner, Ukrainian chess player Kamila Hryshchenko
Tue 28 Nov 2023
A listener asks: How best to parent a child with a stammer?
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Dame Harriet Walter, Runner Eilish McColgan, Post-mastectomy bras
Mon 27 Nov 2023
Award-winning actor Dame Harriet Walter on playing horrible mothers.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Sharon Osbourne, Jodie Whittaker and Outgoing Chief Inspectorate of Ofsted, Amanda Spielman
Sat 25 Nov 2023
Sharon Osbourne says she'll reveal some of her life challenges in her new live show.
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Sharon Osbourne, Shani Dhanda, Nurses and their mental health
Fri 24 Nov 2023
In her new live show, Sharon Osbourne says she'll reveal challenges of her eventful life.
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Jodie Whittaker, Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman
Thu 23 Nov 2023
Actor Jodie Whittaker on life post Doctor Who and starring in new drama One Night.
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Deepfake pornography, Professor Yvonne Doyle 鈥� lessons from the pandemic, Pianist Chloe Flower
Wed 22 Nov 2023
A student's search for answers after she finds deepfake pornography of herself online.
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Carry On women, Unexpected news at baby scans
Tue 21 Nov 2023
Were the Carry On films empowering for women?
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Angela Rippon, Jamie Bernstein on Maestro, Scorchio! The history of The Weather Girl
Mon 20 Nov 2023
Angela Rippon talks to Emma Barnett after being voted off Strictly Come Dancing.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Dame Kelly Holmes, justice secretary Alex Chalk, history of eyeliner
Sat 18 Nov 2023
Dame Kelly Holmes on why she decided to go public with her sexuality at the age of 52.
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