Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Lily Cole, Hasina Safi, Youmna Mouhamad
Mon 1 Nov 2021
Lily Cole on climate change and Hasina Safi who used to be Women's Minister in Afghanistan
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Monica Lewinsky revisited, 'Teen-ternity' leave, Wigs, Late-life libido, Young climate activists
Sat 30 Oct 2021
Revisiting the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
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Monica Lewinsky Revisited: A new generation learn about the political scandal of the 1990s
Fri 29 Oct 2021
Monica Lewinsky Revisited: A new generation learn about the political scandal of the 1990s
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'Maid' - new word-of mouth hit series; Toni Tone; Access to coils; Women in the UK military;
Thu 28 Oct 2021
Maid series praised for its realistic depiction of emotional abuse.
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A scheme to help Afghan refugees like Amir housed in hotels up and down the country to access swimming and fitness facilities.
Wed 27 Oct 2021
Life for one Afghan family housed in one of the many UK hotels holding refugees.
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Budget 2021. Toxic Relationships. Theatrical wig maker Angela Cobbin.
Tue 26 Oct 2021
Budget look ahead. Toxic Relationships. Theatrical and TV wig designer Angela Cobbin.
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'Net zero' - what is the general public willing to do to get us there? Challenging online abuse, Suffragette trees
Mon 25 Oct 2021
What do phrases like 'net zero', global heating and eco-anxiety actually mean?
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny discuss their new novel, the Singer Ella Eyre & the Science of Knitting
Sat 23 Oct 2021
We hear about Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny's first political novel.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny, HPV kits, Aspire to adventure
Fri 22 Oct 2021
Hillary Rodham Clinton on her first political thriller written with author Louise Penny.
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Singer Ella Eyre; Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah; Sofie Hagen; Neonatal deaths & stillbirth disparities; Covid & Xmas plans
Thu 21 Oct 2021
Ella Eyre - MOBO and Brit award-winning singer-songwriter.
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Baroness Ruth Davidson; The science of knitting; Spiking by injection
Wed 20 Oct 2021
The former Scottish Conservative leader's maiden speech in the House of Lords.
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Dame Eileen Atkins; Equal pay; Harassment in Parliament; Composer Charlotte Bray
Tue 19 Oct 2021
Dame Eileen:Tottenham's answer to Shirley Temple to respected stage, screen & TV actor
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Women pig farmers and mental health. Modern slavery. The cave woman rebuilding her business after Covid.
Mon 18 Oct 2021
Women pig farmers and mental health.
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Cush Jumbo, Predatory marriage, Equality in 2021, Tall women and dating, Sexual assault, consent and 'grey areas'
Sat 16 Oct 2021
Cush Jumbo, star of The Good Wife and The Good Fight on her latest role playing Hamlet.
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Tall women and dating, Vicky Featherstone on Maryland, Blackfishing, Equality in housework, Keisha the Sket
Fri 15 Oct 2021
How does height affect dating?
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Singer, Sophie Ellis-Bextor; Breast reconstruction delays; Urban hermits; Predatory marriage;
Thu 14 Oct 2021
Sophie Ellis-Bextor:7 albums, 5 children,a podcast,'Live Kitchen Discos' & now a memoir...
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Lucy Mangan, Girls & Education in Afghanistan, Sexual Assault, Consent & 'Grey Areas'
Wed 13 Oct 2021
Lucy Mangan on her novel 'Are We Having Fun Yet?'.
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Cush Jumbo on playing Hamlet; Reaction to our equality poll; Day of the Scientist
Tue 12 Oct 2021
Actor Cush Jumbo on her new stage role as the Prince of Denmark.
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As we mark our 75th anniversary, how do you feel about equality in 2021? Your chance to have your say
Mon 11 Oct 2021
How do you feel about equality in 2021? Your chance to have your say.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: 75th Birthday, Mina Smallman, Celibacy, Professor Anita Hill
Sat 9 Oct 2021
This week we mark 75 years of Woman's Hour on air.
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Musician & singer, Abi Sampa; Celibacy; Chinaza Onyechi; Femicide
Fri 8 Oct 2021
Abi Sampa describes herself as a "weird warbling electric Veena player".
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Woman's Hour turns 75 today
Thu 7 Oct 2021
For our 75th, a specially commissioned poll looking at women and equality in the UK today
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Mina Smallman, Pauline Campbell, FASD
Wed 6 Oct 2021
Mina Smallman, whose 2 daughters were murdered last year, talks about a mother's grief.
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Anita Hill on her book Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence.
Tue 5 Oct 2021
Anita Hill. Why talking to people we don't know can be good for us. Musician Fatma Said.
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Institutional Misogyny, Bullying in Parliament, Women Magicians
Mon 4 Oct 2021
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Sarah Everard; Intergenerational friendships, 007 Lashana Lynch; 'Late life lesbians'. Married to an anti-vaxxer
Sat 2 Oct 2021
Reaction to the details of Sarah Everard's murder.
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Intergenerational friendships; Victims' Commissioner Vera Baird; Nikita Gill and Gnarly; Liz Fraser
Fri 1 Oct 2021
The joy of friendships with an age gap.
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Sarah Everard; Zo毛 Billingham, Her Majesty鈥檚 Inspector of Constabulary; Pepsi & Shirlie; The ethics and laws around surrogacy
Thu 30 Sep 2021
Reaction to details of Sarah Everard's final hours.
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'Typical Girls' - a new play by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, set in a women's prison; Coming out at 44; Student counselling.
Wed 29 Sep 2021
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm; Alison McGovern MP; STIs; Coming out at 44; Student counselling.
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Former CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi; The R Kelly verdict; Barrister Robin Moira White; FIFA 2022 game soundtrack
Tue 28 Sep 2021
Former CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi. Barrister Robin Moira White. FIFA 2022 game soundtrack
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