Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Jessie Buckley, Jennie Agg, Nazir Afzal, Zoe Billingham, Martine Oborne, Anne Atkins
Wed 8 Feb 2023
Irish actor Jessie Buckley in Women Talking.
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David Carrick sentencing, Shamima Begum story, Danielle Deadwyler, Carmel McMahon
Tue 7 Feb 2023
What has Shamima Begum been doing since she left the UK in 2015?
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Janhavee Moole, Julia Golding, Holly Bourne, Sam Quek, Rachel Williams, Ella Whelan, Abbie Cheeseman
Mon 6 Feb 2023
Uplifting fiction for young adults? Why do so many books contain dark themes?
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Helena Bonham Carter on 鈥楴olly鈥�, Sophie Duker, Happy Valley & kinship care, Emily Atack鈥�
Sat 4 Feb 2023
Helena Bonham Carter on playing the "Queen of the midlands", in Russell T Davies' 'Nolly'
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Happy Valley & kinship care; Conditions at Eastwood Park women's prison, Declining birthrates in China & Japan, Beyonce
Fri 3 Feb 2023
A new report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons on conditions at Eastwood Park women鈥檚 prison.
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Alex Kingston plays Prospero at the RSC; Captain Preet Chandi; Alcohol, sexual assault & recall; Folic acid; All good friends?
Thu 2 Feb 2023
Prospero as a mother not an elderly Duke & father: actor Alex Kingston's current challenge
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Helena Bonham Carter, Power List judges Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Ebony Rainford-Brent, Update on Ian Paterson
Wed 1 Feb 2023
The actor on playing Nolly - star of Crossroads and Queen of the Midlands Noele Gordon.
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Emily Atack, Baroness Catherine Ashton, Sophie Duker
Tue 31 Jan 2023
Emily Atack on the abusive messages she receives from men and why she's calling for change
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Hilary Grime on her daugher Phoebe, Catherine Lee on Section 28, Tidying up v mess
Mon 30 Jan 2023
Hilary Grime's daughter Phoebe, a university student, took her own life in 2021.
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Triathlete and screenwriter Lesley Paterson; Zara Aleena's murder & probation service failings; the Woman's Hour Power List 2023
Sat 28 Jan 2023
Screenwriter Lesley Paterson reveals how her sporting career helped to fund her new film
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Holocaust Survivors, Mary Nighy, Dementia and Menopause
Fri 27 Jan 2023
Anita speaks to the daughters of two Jewish girls who fled Nazi persecution.
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Launch of the Woman's Hour Power List 2023, Triathlete and screenwriter Lesley Paterson; Chores post Covid
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Blue Plaque for the 'founding spirit' of the Notting Hill Carnival, Claudia Jones.
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Bridget Phillipson MP, Catherine Newman, Chanel Contos, Rachel Thompson, Karen Krizanovich, Baroness Altmann
Wed 25 Jan 2023
Childcare reform 鈥� what needs to change?
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The cost of being single, Zara Aleena's murder & probation service failings, menopause and the workplace
Tue 24 Jan 2023
A new study examining disproportionate number of female teachers developing mesothelioma
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The Brit Awards. Targeted adverts online. The ages of motherhood. Welsh Rugby.
Mon 23 Jan 2023
Women artists at the Brits. Targeted adverts online. When's the right time to have a baby?
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Michelle Williams, Elizabeth McGovern, former New Zealand PM Helen Clark on Jacinda Ardern
Sat 21 Jan 2023
Hollywood actor Michelle Williams on her new role in Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans.
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Michelle Williams, Long Covid and 25 years of Goodness Gracious Me
Fri 20 Jan 2023
Michelle Williams talks about playing Mitzi, closely based on Steven Spielberg's mother.
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Joanna Wolfarth, Jacqui Oatley, Shaista Aziz, Dr Stacey Pope, R贸is铆n Lanigan, Catherine Hallissey. Lara Greaves, Helen Clark
Thu 19 Jan 2023
A history of breastfeeding.
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Searching for Rosemary Kennedy, 40 years of Madonna, Wendy Warrington - nurse/midwife, Nicola Brookes, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Wed 18 Jan 2023
The little-known story of Rosemary Kennedy.
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Elizabeth McGovern, Pat Cullen, David Carrick, The Wife of Bath
Tue 17 Jan 2023
The Downton Abbey actor on her new stage role as Martha in Who鈥檚 Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Actor Patricia Hodge, Online Safety Bill, Returning to work
Mon 16 Jan 2023
Actor Patricia Hodge joins Krupa Padhy.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: saris, speaking to kids on Andrew Tate, breast cancer history, donor conceived children, Eleanor Williams
Sat 14 Jan 2023
Why is the sari having renaissance & the long-term impact of Eleanor Williams
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Female conductors, Talking to children about Andrew Tate, Jenny Beavan, FGM and Pub birth.
Fri 13 Jan 2023
The rise of female conductors and how to talk to children about Andrew Tate.
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Natasha Kaplinsky, Misogynist influencers, Professor Joanna Bourke, Dr Rebecca Gomperts
Thu 12 Jan 2023
The former 蜜芽传媒 newsreader on her new role as the first female president of the BBFC.
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The Offbeat Sari exhibition, Iran latest, coldwater swimming and is AI pushing the boundaries of art?
Wed 11 Jan 2023
The Offbeat Sari exhibition.
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The Letters of Edith Thompson, Women in Westminister, Donor-conceived Children, Lucy Rout on Dragons' Den
Tue 10 Jan 2023
Donor-conceived children: listener Hayley shares her remarkable personal story.
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Impact of Eleanor Williams case, miracle baby, women in early animation, teachers' strike
Mon 9 Jan 2023
Impact of the Eleanor Williams case on how rape is reported and whether women are believed
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Ecofeminist Vandana Shiva, how to quit well, Shekeila Scarlett
Sat 7 Jan 2023
Vandana Shiva on climate change activism.
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Financial planning, Susan Cronin, Friends forever - Christina, Finding my voice - Liz Roberts
Fri 6 Jan 2023
We discuss financial new year鈥檚 resolutions with two female money experts.
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Ecofeminist Vandana Shiva, how to quit well, Fay Weldon
Thu 5 Jan 2023
Renowned activist Vandana Shiva on feminism and climate change.
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