Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Lolita Chakrabarti, Ian Paterson investigations, Therapy speak, Child sexual abuse in Uganda, Girl鈥檚 World
Mon 17 Apr 2023
Award-winning playwright and actor Lolita Chakrabarti and more Ian Paterson investigations
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Hadley Freeman, Baroness Warsi, Derry Girls' actors Siobhan McSweeney and Louisa Harland on the London stage, AI, Emma Booth
Sat 15 Apr 2023
Hadley Freeman on her memoir Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia.
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Remembering Mary Quant, Hen parties, Architect Sumayya Vally, WH Power list change-maker Emma Booth
Fri 14 Apr 2023
The rise of the 'healthy hen do'.
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Baroness Warsi, Labiaplasty, secondary breast cancer and 鈥淐lustercore鈥�
Thu 13 Apr 2023
Surgeons have begun collating data on labiaplasty for the first time
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Derry Girls' actors Siobhan McSweeney and Louisa Harland on London stage, Laura Trevelyan, Mrs Pankhurst's Bodyguard
Wed 12 Apr 2023
Derry Girls actors Siobhan McSweeney and Louisa Harland on stage in Dancing at Lughnasa.
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Hadley Freeman, Latest in Iran, Rom Coms
Tue 11 Apr 2023
Hadley Freeman on her memoir Good Girls about having anorexia.
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Artificial Intelligence and Women
Mon 10 Apr 2023
The world鈥檚 first ultra-realistic humanoid AI robot artist speaks to Woman鈥檚 Hour.
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Climate justice activist Mikaela Loach, DJ kavita Varu, 'Stevenage Woman'
Sat 8 Apr 2023
The climate justice activist Mikaela Loach on her activism and reframing the crisis.
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Lionesses win Finalissima, Good Friday Agreement, Tanya Sarne, Windrush, Angie Thomas
Fri 7 Apr 2023
Women working to continue peace 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement was signed.
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DJ Kavita Varu, Former international footballer Professor Laura McAllister, 'Crown to Couture', Author Curtis Sittenfeld
Thu 6 Apr 2023
Lawyer by day and self-taught DJ by night, Kavita Varu.
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Actor Helen George, 'Stevenage Woman', Author Diana Evans
Wed 5 Apr 2023
The actor Helen George on playing Anna in the musical The King and I.
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WH Power list sports journalist Fiona Tomas, Climate justice activist Mikaela Loach, Narcissistic mothers, WASPI women
Tue 4 Apr 2023
Climate justice activist Mikaela Loach on campaigning and new book, It's Not That Radical
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The rise of right-wing female leaders in Europe.
Mon 3 Apr 2023
What's behind the increase in women leading right-wing political parties across Europe?
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Leah Williamson, Performance poet Salena Godden, Sex education in schools
Sat 1 Apr 2023
Leah Williamson, performance poet Salena Godden, and sex education in schools.
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Performance poet Salena Godden, Taiwan's female president, Gambling, addiction, Narcissistic mother, Kelsie Grieg gamer.
Fri 31 Mar 2023
Performance poet and author Salena Godden discusses her new collection of poetry.
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Rape Case Court Delays, Going Viral, Love and Money
Thu 30 Mar 2023
Record high in the number of rape and sexual offences cases waiting to be heard in court.
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The Power List Reveal Programme - Women in Sport
Tue 28 Mar 2023
Join Nuala McGovern live in the Radio Theatre as we reveal the Power List for 2023.
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Sex education in schools
Mon 27 Mar 2023
What is being taught to children about sex and relationships in schools?
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Baroness Casey Review with Dame Lynne Owens, influencer Georgina Harrison on 'image-based sexual abuse鈥�
Sat 25 Mar 2023
The Baroness Casey Review, and Georgia Harrison on 'image-based sexual abuse鈥�.
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Julia Hoggett, CEO of the London Stock Exchange
Fri 24 Mar 2023
Anita Rani talks to the head of the London Stock Exchange, Julia Hoggett.
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Hormonal contraception, Ghost children, Narcissism, Mabel Constanduros
Thu 23 Mar 2023
The latest research into using hormonal contraception.
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Trust in the Police? Have you say and call Nuala McGovern at Woman's Hour
Wed 22 Mar 2023
After the Casey report, has your faith in the police been dented? What's your experience?
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The Baroness Casey Review with Dame Lynne Owens & Claire Waxman, Dance your way home, Narcissistic mother
Tue 21 Mar 2023
Baroness Casey has published the final report on her review into the Metropolitan Police.
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Reality TV star Georgia Harrison on 'revenge porn', 鈥楽even Winters in Tehran鈥�, Fairness in sport, Romance on the bus.
Mon 20 Mar 2023
Reality TV star Georgia Harrison. Fairness in sport. 鈥楽even Winters in Tehran'.
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Paris Hilton, FGM report, Annie Lennox, Country-pop duo Ward Thomas
Sat 18 Mar 2023
Paris Hilton on her new memoir, and Annie Lennox explaining her new campaign.
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Singer-songwriter Annie Lennox
Fri 17 Mar 2023
Anita Rani talks to legendary singer-songwriter Annie Lennox.
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Paris Hilton, Anneka Rice, Gas & Air, Budget 2023
Thu 16 Mar 2023
Paris Hilton, the original influencer on America's 'troubled teen industry'.
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Budget 2023 Childcare, FGM report, Sex education in schools, Courting India, Country-pop duo Ward Thomas
Wed 15 Mar 2023
Today鈥檚 budget is expected to include an expansion of free childcare provision.
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Author and judge Nicola Williams, Abortion in the UK update, Police violence against women
Tue 14 Mar 2023
Author and Crown Court judge Nicola Williams on writing her second novel.
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