Main content

Woman's Hour Episodes

  1. Nudity on television; The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission

    How much can taking their clothes off on TV actually increase a woman's self esteem?

  2. Leonard Bernstein remembered; Children phoning home

    How often should grown-up children call their parents? Plus Nina Bernstein on her father.

  3. Kelly Brook; Swinging

    Model Kelly Brook on bodies, bikinis and boyfriends. Plus, the impact of swinging debated.

  4. Stargazing; Teaching children about finance

    The former Curator of Astronomy at the Royal Observatory on how to read the night sky.

  5. Artist Emma Sergeant; Dame Karlene Davis

    Artist Emma Sergeant on her career and work, and Dame Karlene Davis on midwifery.

  6. John Sergeant; Miles Kington remembered

    Political journalist John Sergeant on coming to terms with being a modern-day sex symbol.

  7. Children's database; Umbilical cord blood banking

    Should all children's details be held on a national database?

  8. Elizabeth Jane Howard; Compulsive hoarding; Dirty hands

    Author Elizabeth Jane Howard on eighty years of writing.

  9. Women's political engagement; Dervla Murphy

    Why do women underestimate their knowledge of politics? Plus, travel writer Dervla Murphy.

  10. Margaret Atwood; Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster

    Prize-winning author Margaret Atwood on debt. Plus artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster.

  11. Jackie Collins; Crissy Lee

    Novelist Jackie Collins on 'bonkbusters'. Plus drummer Crissy Lee on her 50 year career.

  12. Randy Crawford; Faith and religion

    Singer-songwriter Randy Crawford on her 30-year career.

  13. Martina Cole; Paying guests

    Crime writer Martina Cole discusses what motivates women to kill.

  14. Phone In: The stigma of mental illness

    Taking calls from listeners on the stigma of mental illness.

  15. The stigma of mental health problems

    A special programme focusing on the stigma of mental health problems.

  16. Dawn French; Jocelyn Bell Burnell

    Dawn French on her nomadic upbringing. Plus Jocelyn Bell Burnell on her career in physics.

  17. Emma Thompson; Nursery rhymes

    Actress Emma Thompson on Brideshead Revisited and adapting books for the big screen.

  18. Women leaders; Friendship and money

    Do female world leaders act differently in times of crisis?

  19. Ali Smith; Coming out as a lesbian; Vermeer's women

    Award-winning novelist Ali Smith on the appeal of the short story.

  20. Suicide; Dr Arju Deuba

    Nepalese MP Dr Arju Deuba explains her vision for improving women's lives in Nepal.

  21. Composer Debbie Wiseman; Theresa May

    Composer Debbie Wiseman on accessible classical music. Plus Theresa May on women voters.

  22. Xanthe Clay on recipes; ADHD

    Author Xanthe Clay discusses the difference between recipes on the page and in our heads.

  23. False allegations of rape; Swing out Sister

    How false allegations of rape impact on the lives of the accused and their families.

  24. Queen Victoria's ascension; Childhood epilepsy

    Historian Kate Williams on how Queen Victoria came to power.

  25. Sheila Hancock; Harriet Harman; Tattoos

    Sheila Hancock on how she has dealt with life since the death of her husband, John Thaw.

  26. Twiggy; Favourite children; Women in Rwandan politics

    Twiggy gives for looking and feeling fabulous in one's forties and beyond.

  27. Foreign correspondent Ann Leslie; Women in the city

    Award-winning foreign correspondent Ann Leslie talks about 40 years of chasing stories.

  28. Body shopping; The life of Harriet Cohen

    Should children's body parts be used in the cosmetics industry?

  29. Gloria Hunniford; Joyce DiDonato; Baby routines

    Gloria Hunniford discusses grieving for her daughter, Caron Keating.

  30. Kathy Reichs; War nurses

    Crime writer Kathy Reichs on the appeal of forensic science.

  2. 1
  3. …
  4. 175
  5. 176
  6. 177
  7. 178
  8. 179
  9. …
  10. 224