Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Episodes to download
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Chronic UTIs, Welsh women’s football, Kathryn Turman, ‘Trad wives'
Sat 24 May 2025
Allison Gardner MP on her experience of chronic UTIs.
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The manosphere, Bowel cancer, Daytime TV cuts
Fri 23 May 2025
Psychotherapist Will Adolphy & his work in schools: what does it mean to be a man today?
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Women up for Ivor Novellos, Chronic UTIs, How do women listen?
Thu 22 May 2025
The Rising Star award at the Ivor Novellos is an all female shortlist for the first time.
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Baroness Kishwer Falkner, Fifth anniversary of the death of George Floyd, Sarah Pochin MP
Wed 21 May 2025
Baroness Kishwer Falkner on the recent Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman.
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Shopping addiction, Gaza, 'Trad Wives', Rape cross-examination
Tue 20 May 2025
Why is shopping addiction often trivialised rather than being seen as a red flag?
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Swimming coaching, LGB Alliance, Welsh women's football, Author Emma Stonex
Mon 19 May 2025
We hear about the dark side of swimming clubs, the subject of a new ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ investigation.
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Abandoned babies, Isabel Allende, ADHD and menopause, Teaching 'grit', Anna Lapwood
Sat 17 May 2025
The search for parents of three abandoned babies using DNA.
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Teaching 'grit', Amnesty International UK, Brain Aneurysm play, New Age of Sexism
Fri 16 May 2025
Pupils need more robust mental health, says Education Secretary Bridget Philipson.
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Rose Ayling-Ellis, abandoned babies, Royal Albert Hall's organist Anna Lapwood
Thu 15 May 2025
Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis on her starring role in a new TV detective series.
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Isabel Allende, Sex Matters, Julia Gillard, P Diddy trial
Wed 14 May 2025
Best-selling author Isabel Allende on her new novel, My Name Is Emilia Del Valle.
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Chemical Control, Nadia Conners, Kirsty Wark
Tue 13 May 2025
Nuala hears about a woman's fight for justice following chemical control.
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Beverley Knight, Care workers, ADHD and menopause, Barrister Robin Moira White
Mon 12 May 2025
Performer Beverley Knight on playing 'godmother of rock and roll', Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Naga Munchetty, Women designing for women, How we learn from our mistakes, Bristol sex workers doc
Sat 10 May 2025
Naga Munchetty on her book looking at the women’s health crisis.
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Naga Munchetty, Pope Leo XIV, Cancelling weddings, actor Laura Aikman
Fri 9 May 2025
Broadcaster Naga Munchetty in conversation on her book on the women’s health crisis.
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Medical trials, VE day letters, Women entrepreneurs, Saba Sams
Thu 8 May 2025
A new report highlights the lack of female-only medical trials- we discuss the impact.
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Model Leomie Anderson, Solo female travel, Bristol sex workers documentary
Wed 7 May 2025
Leomie Anderson talks about her runway career and presenting Glow Up.
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Women designing for women, The Sleep Room, Singer-songwriter EmilÃana Torrini
Tue 6 May 2025
What do fashion designers need to know when designing for you?
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How to learn from our mistakes with psychologist Dr Julie Smith and guests
Mon 5 May 2025
Psychologist Dr Julie Smith and guests discuss our reaction to the mistakes we make.
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Headteacher Emma Mills on smartphones, Paula Radcliffe, Met Gala fashion, London Grammar’s Hannah Reid
Sat 3 May 2025
Why the headteacher of the school attended by Brianna Ghey has banned smartphones.
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Headteacher Emma Mills on Smartphones, Dr Charlotte Proudman, A Musical Tribute to George Eliot
Fri 2 May 2025
Why the headteacher of the school attended by Brianna Ghey has banned smartphones.
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Viktoriia Roshchyna investigation, The Names, Met Gala fashion
Thu 1 May 2025
Journalists have pieced together the final months of a female Ukrainian journalist's life.
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Frances Ryan, Grooming gangs, Dressing up for work
Wed 30 Apr 2025
The award-winning journalist who is disabled on her new book Who Wants Normal?
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London Grammar’s Hannah Reid, Women and Trump, Domestic violence
Tue 29 Apr 2025
London Grammar's Hannah Reid on navigating motherhood in the music industry and lots more.
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Paula Radcliffe, Belarusian political activist Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, High sugar baby food pouches, Virginia Giuffre
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Paula Radcliffe on supporting her daughter through cancer and securing the Six Star Medal.
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Louise Thompson, For Women Scotland, Decluttering, Musician Emma-Jean Thackray, Exclusion zones
Sat 26 Apr 2025
The Made in Chelsea star on how birth trauma has affected her.
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Menopause, Six Nations, Musician Emma-Jean Thackray
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Mariella Frostrup on new findings about menopause and women leaving work.
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Ofcom Child Safety Codes, TikTok vicar, Exclusion zones
Thu 24 Apr 2025
UK regulator Ofcom has released its Children's Safety Codes to protect young online users.
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Eni Aluko, For Women Scotland, An Army of Women documentary, Bad Friends.
Wed 23 Apr 2025
Susan Smith of For Women Scotland, with her reflections on the UK Supreme Court’s ruling.
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Louise Thompson and birth trauma, Pope Francis and women, Estranged grandparents
Tue 22 Apr 2025
The Made in Chelsea star on how her birth trauma has affected her.
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Decluttering: A Woman's Hour special
Mon 21 Apr 2025
A deep dive into the psychology of stuff and the impact clutter can have on our lives.
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