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Woman's Hour Episodes

  1. Childhood obesity; The work of Imogen Holst

    Are supermarkets doing enough to help us achieve a healthier lifestyle?

  2. Child Growth Charts; Do women work harder than men?

    Are child growth charts causing parents to overfeed their babies?

  3. Climate change in Antarctica; Joy Chambers

    Writer Meredith Hooper on the effect rapid climate change is having on the Antarctic.

  4. Women after WWI; Saving for children

    How the 'surplus women' after World War I found new roles for themselves.

  5. Freebirthing; Post-war lesbianism; Borage

    The women who choose to give birth without any medical assistance at all.

  6. Revenge; Children after custody

    Is revenge really so sweet? Plus the care of vulnerable children leaving custody.

  7. Life Begins at Sixty!

    With a focus on the decade of retirement - our sixties.

  8. Linda Esther Gray; The Elvis Appeal; Shirouk Alabayachi

    Linda Esther Gray on how a serious illness stopped her singing ambitions.

  9. Suzi Quatro; Pester Power; The Mulgray Twins

    Rocker Suzi Quatro reflects on fame, fortune and family. Plus how powerful is pestering?

  10. Parent-Child Play; Winifred Holtby; Jelly

    Do parents need to play with their children? Plus the history of jelly.

  11. Kate McCann

    Kate McCann on Madeleine's disappearance and the hope she holds onto of being reunited.

  12. IVF on the NHS; Janet Treasure on eating disorders

    Examining why the attempt to offer women under 40 one cycle of IVF on the NHS falls short.

  13. Novelist Freya North; French politician Rachida Dati

    Chick-lit author Freya North on somnambulation and tanzanite. Plus Rachida Dati.

  14. Sexuality after cancer; Art collectors the Davies sisters

    Discussing possible long-term sexual problems for women after gynaecological cancer.

  15. The future of hospices; Wheelchair athlete Shelly Woods

    Will it become unaffordable to give hospice care to all those who require it?

  16. Artist Gitl Braun; Abuse of immigrant maids

    Gitl Braun on religion and how her Hasidic Jewish community is dealing with her work.

  17. 31/07/2007

    With Jane Little.

  18. 30/07/2007

    With Jane Little.

  19. 27/07/2007

    With Miriam O'Reilly.

  20. Foetal Screening; Marguerite Porter; Women in pun

    The advantages and emotional stresses introduced by advances in foetal screening.

  21. Children from infidelity; Simi Bedford on the slave trade

    The problems of bringing up a partner's child through infidelity. Plus slavery.

  22. Preeya Kalidas; Summer childcare

    Bend it like Beckham star Preeya Kalidas on life in West End musicals. Plus childcare.

  23. 23/07/2007

    With Miriam O'Reilly.

  24. 20/07/2007

    Lifestyle magazine presented by Jane Little.

  25. 19/07/2007

    Lifestyle magazine presented by Miriam O'Reilly.

  26. Irish folk singer Cara Dillon; The Guardian women's page at 50

    Folk singer Cara Dillon demonstrates the techniques and intricacies of her singing style.

  27. Illustrator Shirley Hughes; Widowed by suicide

    Shirley Hughes on her life in illustration, and a new Alfie story.

  28. When adoption breaks down; A Lost Boy of Sudan returns

    What happens when the process of adoption breaks down? Plus returning to Sudan.

  29. Gloria Gaynor; Treasures of the British Museum

    Gloria Gaynor on inspiring women with I Will Survive and turning to Christianity.

  30. Endometriosis; Poet Fiona Sampson

    Exploring endometriosis, a disease that causes excruciating pain during menstruation.

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