Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Karen Krizanovich and Heidi Ellert-McDermott on the Oscars, new Paula Yates documentary, abortion rights in the US
Mon 13 Mar 2023
Paula Yates, who only dated rock stars, built her own brand long before the Kardashians.
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Forever Friends?
Sun 12 Mar 2023
What happens when a friendship breaks down? How can you repair it? Should you even try?
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Malala Yousafzai, Grassroots sport, Talking about not having children
Sat 11 Mar 2023
What happens if you and your partner disagree on whether or not to have children?
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Eurovision entry Mae Muller, Director Raine Allen-Miller, Online bullying
Fri 10 Mar 2023
The UK's Eurovision entry Mae Muller joins Krupa Padhy
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Emily Watson, Earthquake, The Lesbian Project, Big Mama Thornton, Cost of childcare
Thu 9 Mar 2023
Emily Watson on her new film, God鈥檚 Creatures, about a mother-son relationship.
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Foreign Secretary James Cleverly MP, Poet Kim Moore, Chief Fire Officer Sabrina Cohen-Hatton
Wed 8 Mar 2023
Foreign secretary James Cleverly MP on the UK's international women and girls strategy.
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Writer Heidi Thomas, Angela Saini on the origins of patriarchy, Codeword Mascara
Tue 7 Mar 2023
Author Angela Saini on why the patriarchy is more fragile than it appears.
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Malala Yousafzai, Festival headliners, Discussing whether or not you want children with a partner, Comedian Jayde Adams
Mon 6 Mar 2023
Malala Yousafzai on her Oscar-nominated short documentary film, Stranger At The Gate.
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Finding My Voice
Sun 5 Mar 2023
For International Women's Day, we bring you five stories of women who chose to speak up.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Iranian schoolgirls, the womb, Cynthia Erivo, No More Page 3, UK marriage law changes
Sat 4 Mar 2023
Schoolgirls in Iran have been admitted to hospital after reportedly being poisoned by gas.
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Actor Bukky Bakray, Iranian schoolgirls and poisoning, Singer Karen Carpenter reframed, TikTok school protests
Fri 3 Mar 2023
Discovered by a film director at school when she was only 15 - actor Bukky Bakray.
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Diana Parkes, Breast health and sport, Great Stork Derby, No More Page 3
Thu 2 Mar 2023
Diana Parkes appeals to Dominic Raab over release of man who killed her daughter.
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Cynthia Erivo, Eating disorder system failures, Writer Christina Patterson, Cancer gene testing
Wed 1 Mar 2023
Award-winning actor and singer Cynthia Erivo on her new role in Luther: The Fallen Sun.
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Teachers' strike, Midwife Leah Hazard on the womb, Sexual violence in Ukraine, Best performance by a jumper
Tue 28 Feb 2023
An exploration of the womb, a 'woefully under-researched and misunderstood' organ.
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Migrant boat deaths in Italy, Gambling addiction and crime, 60 swims at 60, Getting married at 16
Mon 27 Feb 2023
At least 33 women and 12 children have died after their migrant boat sank off Italy.
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British Ambassador to Ukraine Dame Melinda Simmons, Kirsty Sedgman, Black women and cancer, Eleanor McEvoy and Averil Mansfield
Sat 25 Feb 2023
Dame Melinda Simmons, British Ambassador to Ukraine, one year on from the invasion.
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Dame Melinda Simmons, British Ambassador to Ukraine, Fully female clergy, Twin sisters on pregnancy & miscarriage; Quilting
Fri 24 Feb 2023
Twins Chloe and Lydia Hamilton share their story of coping with pregnancy and miscarriage.
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The UK鈥檚 first woman vascular surgeon, South African choreographer Dada Masilo, Benefits of older siblings.
Thu 23 Feb 2023
UK鈥檚 first woman vascular surgeon. Choreographer Dada Masilo. Benefits of older siblings.
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Black women and cancer, Eleanor McEvoy, Shamima Begum ruling, Yazidi women, A Victorian dress diary
Wed 22 Feb 2023
Why are Black women more likely to get late cancer diagnoses?
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Nicola Bulley, tearing during childbirth, black women swim, tweakments gone mad?
Tue 21 Feb 2023
Why do women tear in childbirth?
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Dr Kirsty Sedgman, Esther Webber, Jenny Symmons, Elaine Dunkley, Nadine Benjamin
Mon 20 Feb 2023
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Aimee Lou Wood, Wayne Couzens and Indecent Assault, Nne Nne Iwuji-Eme on African Queens, Nell Mescal
Sat 18 Feb 2023
Aimee Lou Wood talks about her roles in Cabaret and Netflix鈥檚 Sex Education.
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Sukhdev Reel on her son Ricky, Aimee Lou Wood, Anita Bhagwandas, Sober dating
Fri 17 Feb 2023
A mother who has spent 25 years trying to find out what happened to her son.
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Nicola Sturgeon resignation; Sharon Rose plays Sylvia Pankhurst; The power of sport; Femicide in Europe
Thu 16 Feb 2023
After a decade as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced she's stepping down.
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Wayne Couzens and Indecent Assault, African Queens, Sleepovers, Male Pill and Nikki Haley
Wed 15 Feb 2023
Nuala talks to Nne Nne Iwuji-Eme about her series telling stories of African queens.
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Nell Mescal, Professor Hazel Smith, Jean MacKenzie, Fern Brady, Claer Barratt, Stella Creasy MP, Lauren Moss
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Nell Mescal sings live from the Woman's Hour studio.
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Love-Bombed a new 蜜芽传媒 Sounds Podcast. Can writing a memoir ruin your life? Who are you at work? Knife Crime
Mon 13 Feb 2023
Love-Bombed a new 蜜芽传媒 Podcast. Can Writing a Memoir Ruin your life? Who are you at work ?
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Danielle Deadwyler on Oscars snub, disabled parenting, audio porn, ex-Lioness Jill Scott & Salma Hayek
Sat 11 Feb 2023
Danielle Deadwyler on the film 'Till' & why only one black woman has ever won an Oscar.
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Jill Scott - European Champion; Disabled parents; Salma Hayek Pinault
Fri 10 Feb 2023
European Champion and Queen of the Jungle - Jill Scott.
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Audio porn, Earthquake impact on women, Author Ay貌b谩mi Ad茅b谩yo, A listener on leaving the Church of England
Thu 9 Feb 2023
A new type of adult audio content that is said to be gaining popularity among women.
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