Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Maternal mental health, Syria's missing, poet Caitlin O'Ryan
Tue 11 Feb 2025
Laura Kyrke-Smith MP on the support for new mothers struggling with mental health.
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England Netball win, Body positivity movement, Author Emilia Hart
Mon 10 Feb 2025
England coach Jess Thirlby and former England captain Pamela Cookey join us.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Emma Webber & Sinead O'Malley Kumar, Gender Dysphoria research, Daisy May Cooper
Sat 8 Feb 2025
What were the NHS 'catalogue of failings' that led to three people being killed in 2023?
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Marisha Wallace on Cabaret, Giving birth in prison, DR Congo, Ethical fashion
Fri 7 Feb 2025
West End star Marisha Wallace on taking on the iconic role of Sally Bowles in Cabaret.
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Emma Webber & Sinead O'Malley Kumar, Maureen Lipman, Nina Bhadreshwar
Thu 6 Feb 2025
What were the NHS 'catalogue of failings' that led to three people being killed in 2023?
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Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Comedian Hajar J Woodland, how often to wash your laundry?
Wed 5 Feb 2025
The justice secretary responds to a report out today on women in prison.
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Daisy May Cooper, The Bad Guru, Fiona-Lee
Tue 4 Feb 2025
Actor and writer Daisy May Cooper on the new series of Am I Being Unreasonable?
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Mikey Madison, Jojo Moyes, Inside the RAF
Mon 3 Feb 2025
The Oscar-nominated actress on her role in Anora.
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Refuges, Mary Robinson, Polar Preet, Vicky Pattison鈥檚 deep fake doc, Rumer
Sat 1 Feb 2025
Why women with disabilities are impacted more by domestic abuse.
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Rumer, Kerry Godliman, Afghan women's cricket
Fri 31 Jan 2025
MOBO Award winner singer/songwriter Rumer discusses her new album In Session.
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Polar Preet, 'Swell' poetry, Ballet body-shaming
Thu 30 Jan 2025
Preet Chandi's attempt to cross 500 miles of sea ice to reach North Pole within 70 days.
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Women鈥檚 refuges and disability, Aisling Walsh, Roxanne de Bastion
Wed 29 Jan 2025
Why women with disabilities are impacted more by domestic abuse
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Vicki Pattison's deepfake doc, Kim Wilde, Misogyny, Football academies
Tue 28 Jan 2025
Reality star Vicky Pattison on creating her own deepfake sex tape for a new documentary.
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Mary Robinson, Holocaust Memorial Day, Catherine Airey
Mon 27 Jan 2025
Ireland's first female president talks about her life and work.
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Felicity Jones, Ukraine's Zla Mavka, Author Kate Fagan, Adult sons at home, WSL record signing
Sat 25 Jan 2025
The Oscar-nominated actor Felicity Jones on her latest role in The Brutalist.
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Zla Makva, 'Bicycle face', Lebanon, The Traitors
Fri 24 Jan 2025
All-female non-violent Ukrainian resistance group fighting against Russian occupation.
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste, WSL record signing, India rape case
Thu 23 Jan 2025
The actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste on her latest role in Mike Leigh's Hard Truths.
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Felicity Jones, Eating disorders, Adult sons at home
Wed 22 Jan 2025
The BAFTA-nominated actor on her new role in The Brutalist.
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Trudie Styler, Broadcasting to Afghan women, Author Kate Fagan
Tue 21 Jan 2025
Actress and film-maker Trudie Styler on her new documentary about Naples.
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Israel-Gaza ceasefire, Donald Trump's inauguration, Runner Elise Downing
Mon 20 Jan 2025
As Donald Trump is inaugurated, what will a second Trump presidency mean for women?
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Corridor care, AI & IVF
Sat 18 Jan 2025
The UK鈥檚 first black female bishop on her autobiography, The Girl from Montego Bay.
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AI and IVF, Cousin marriage, Sugarcane documentary, 'Masculine energy'
Fri 17 Jan 2025
What will be in the impact of AI on IVF?
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Ofcom's age check guidance, Adwaith, Kamala Harris's legacy
Thu 16 Jan 2025
New measures to prevent children from accessing online porn and harmful content.
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Author Holly Bourne, SEND, Alcohol pilot scheme at Women's Championship football clubs, Women & cycling
Wed 15 Jan 2025
A report out today says services for children with SEND in England are 鈥榰nviable鈥�.
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Sticky floor jobs, Kiena Dawes, The Mare, Badass Gran
Tue 14 Jan 2025
Why do women often get stuck at lower-level jobs and what can be done about it?
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Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Fast-fashion company Shein, Abortion in Texas
Mon 13 Jan 2025
Britain鈥檚 first black woman bishop tells her story for the first time in a new memoir.
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Rape gangs, Exploring Antarctica, Deep fakes, Oti Mabuse
Sat 11 Jan 2025
Girls groomed & raped by gangs are adamant the crime is still happening. We find out more.
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Oti Mabuse, Eldest daughters, Hygiene poverty
Fri 10 Jan 2025
The former Strictly professional dancer on motherhood, Dancing on Ice and writing a novel.
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Rape gangs, Playing Nice, Cancer friends, Erotica
Thu 9 Jan 2025
Girls groomed & raped by gangs are adamant the crime is still happening. We find out more.
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Deep fakes, Female membership on Boards, Exploring Antarctica
Wed 8 Jan 2025
Channel 4's Cathy Newman responds to the new law on deep fakes.
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