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Woman's Hour Episodes

  1. Women in reconstruction; Children and healthy food

    The role of women in the reconstructions of Iraq and Afghanistan. With Paddy Ashdown.

  2. Radio presenter and author Xinran; Rape crisis centres

    Xinran on her book Miss Chopsticks and her charity for adoptees, Mother Bridge of Love.

  3. Writer Kate Grenville; Asian women and mental health

    Writer Kate Grenville on a journey into her family's past and her Australian homeland.

  4. Women and stroke risk; Sex after childbirth

    Investigating women's high stroke risk and asking what can be done to reduce the problem.

  5. Sisters with breast cancer; Children and carbon footprint

    Three sisters with a predisposition to breast cancer on their preventative surgery.

  6. Singer songwriter Suzanne Vega; HFEA regulation

    Suzanne Vega on writing an album about New York after 9/11. Plus IVF regulation.

  7. Novelist Barbara Kingslover; Women's football clubs

    Barbara Kingsolver on a year spent living sustainably with her family in rural Appalachia.

  8. A Single Equality Bill; Sylvia Kristel

    What would a Single Equality Bill mean for women? Plus erotic icon Sylvia Kristel.

  9. Child prodigies; England's Meadows

    What is life like for child prodigies? Plus one of the last English meadows.

  10. Male mental health; The Seven Year Itch

    Should we reconsider our approach to men's mental health? Plus relationship pressures.

  11. Girl gangs; The Color Purple

    The increasing involvement of girls in gang violence. Plus 25 years of The Color Purple.

  12. Contraception; The Sea Watch Foundation

    Examining the link between rising abortion rates and reduced access to contraception.

  13. Children and obesity; Supermarkets and packaging

    Examining the growing problem of childhood obesity. Plus reducing food packaging.

  14. Child survivor of the Rwandan genocide; Women and savings

    Hanna Jansen and her adopted Rwandan daughter Jeanne on Jeanne's life and the genocide.

  15. Breech babies and caesarean; Women in ETA

    Numbers of breech babies born by caesarean are rising but are mothers denied alternatives?

  16. Carl Bernstein on Hillary Clinton; Women and Cycling

    Including veteran American journalist Carl Bernstein on his biography of Hillary Clinton.

  17. Grandparents as parents and benefits; Edith Piaf

    Is the benefits system failing grandparents who act as parents? Plus Edith Piaf profiled.

  18. Writer Rose Tremain; Children and separation

    With Rose Tremain on writing about contemporary Britain. Plus divorce and children.

  19. Honour killings; Novelist Joanna Kavenna

    Examining the problem of honour killings and cultures that accept violence towards women.

  20. Chief Constable Della Cannings; Children and religious belief

    Della Cannings on her time as a chief constable and the reasons she decided to retire.

  21. Carers and paid work; Ali Smith on Tove Jansson

    Examining the issues raised by the work of people caring for family members or friends.

  22. Elaine Page and women in musical theatre; Niddah and fertility

    Elaine Page on returning to the West End and discussing women's roles in musical theatre.

  23. Actress Pam Ferris on carers; Diane Abbot MP

    Pam Ferris on the Princess Royal Trust for Carers and caring full-time for her own mother.

  24. Ballerina Dame Beryl Grey; Heart disease in women

    With Dame Beryl Grey on her celebrated life in ballet. Plus women and heart disease.

  25. Children and donor-conception; Diver Nina Preisner

    Should parents be obliged to tell children whether they have been donor-conceived?

  26. Radical socialist and feminist Michele Roberts; Albania's honorary men

    Writer Michele Roberts on her life and the influences which have shaped her work.

  27. Marina Litvinenko; Abortion changes

    Marina Litvinenko on the secret life and very public death of her husband Alexander.

  28. Nancy Dell'Olio; Gender and pain

    Nancy Dell'Olio on Sven-Goran Eriksson and her autobiography. Plus ways to describe pain.

  29. Alcohol and Pregnancy; Novelist Kim Edwards

    Debating government advice on alcohol in pregnancy. Plus Kim Edwards on her debut novel.

  30. Women and tragedy on Everest; The glass cliff

    Examining all-female expeditions to Everest which have ended in tragedy.

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