Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Audra McDonald; Pensions; Sandra Brown on Child Protection
Tony award winner Audra McDonald discusses childhood hyperactivity and her music career.
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Moving back to the Parental ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½; Charlotte Smith
How difficult is it to return to the parental home as an adult?
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Victorian Women and Philanthropy
How did philanthropists Josephine Butler and Baroness Burdett-Coutts change Britain?
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Nigella Lawson; Parent Arguments; Writer Amy Jenkins
Nigella Lawson on Christmas leftovers. Plus, the impact of parental areguments on kids.
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Woman's Hour At 60
An all-star cast join Jenni and Martha to celebrate Woman's Hour At 60.
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Joan Wasser; Money Lending; Rape Conviction rates
Violinist Joan Wasser plays in the studio and talks about mixing classical music and punk.
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Child Against All Odds; Positive Architecture
Is IVF the wrong answer to the wrong question? Plus, do we have good public architecture?
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Shelley Rudman; Language Isolation; Romania's Breeding Policy
Skeleton Champion Shelley Rudman on sport. Plus, the legacy of Ceausescu's forced babies.
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Bobby Baker; ADHD in Adults; Perfect Scents
Performance artist Bobby Baker has some antidotes for the festive period.
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Haydn Gwynne; HRT and Breast Cancer; British Cheese
Actor Haydn Gwynne on her career from Drop the Dead Donkey to Billy Elliot to the RSC.
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Mozart's Women - Franziska von Jacquin; Rape Trial on TV
The life of Franziska von Jacquin for whom Mozart composed Sonata in F.
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Serial Killers and Curfews; Dame Shirley Williams on Winifred Holtby
Are night time curfews for women an outdated response to serial killers on the loose?
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Jean Muir's Legacy; Women as Human Shields; Female Sommelier
The risks taken by volunteers being human shields. Plus, the legacy of designer Jean Muir.
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Epidurals and Breastfeeding; Stress Free Entertaining
Ruth Watson on entertaining without the stress. Plus, do epidurals affect breastfeeding?
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Martha Tilston; Empowering Women through Education
Folk singer Martha Tilston performs live. Plus, how education empowers women.
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Gloria Estefan; Laxatives and Weight Loss
'Queen of Latin Pop' Gloria Estefan talks Latin American politics and writing for kids.
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Dyslexia; Food Writer Lynda Brown; Female Gurkhas
Is there a cure for Dyslexia? Plus, Lynda Brown candidly speaks about having a facelift.
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Gymnast Beth Tweddle; Meryl O'Rourke on Conceiving
Beth Tweddle on being a World Champion. Plus, Meryl O'Rourke on trying to conceive.
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Nigella Lawson; Morning After Pill; Prison Families
Nigella Lawson on her philosophy of cooking and enjoying the festive season.
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OCD Children; Women in the Judiciary; Lalita Tademy
Exploring the treatments for obsessive compulsive disorder in young children.
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Maternal Obesity; Paul McGann on Louise Brooks
Should there be a national guideline for how much weight to put on in pregnancy?
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Boys' Education; The Venice Flood
Do schools discriminate against boys? Plus, 40 years on from the Venice Flood.
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Beauty of the Ageing Female Face; Pamela Churchill Harriman
Learning how to love the personality and individuality of etched lines and grey hair.
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Genetic Testing; Forgiving an Infidelity
Should genetic testing be extended to parents carrying an inherited genetic defect?
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Female Genital Mutilation; Political Leader Appeal
How has the cultural practice of female genital mutilation been mixed up with religion?
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Courtney Love; Heart Disease; Domestic Violence in Zambia
Courtney Love discusses drug addictions, suicide and her career.
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Leah Pattison; Osteoporosis in Men; Crime Writing
Leah Pattison on helping women lepers of India and contracting the disease herself.
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Transplanted Memories; Marni Nixon
Is it possible to inherit personality traits from an organ transplant donor?
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Dame Kiri Te Kanawa; Predatory Older Women
Legendary soprano singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa on moving to contemporary classical music.
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Muslim Fathers; Melanie von Trapp; Cool Craft
Melanie von Trapp shares some truths about her great grandmother Maria.