Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Tracey Ullman; Where Next for Women?
Tracey Ullman on her career and the alternative comedy scene.
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Agony Aunt Denise Robertson; Julie Bindel on Living Arrangements
Agony Aunt Denise Robertson talks about not letting life get the better of you.
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Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli on never walking down the aisle again and turning 60.
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Life with Comedian Peter Cook
Wendy Cook describes living with husband and comedian Peter Cook.
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Sarah Brightman; Sex and Relationships
Sarah Brightman on being a super-star in Brazil and having 150 platinum and gold discs.
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Edna O'Brien; Iranians in the UK
Irish novelist Edna O'Brien on being inspired by her mother's own life story.
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Composer Errollyn Wallen; Wicked;
Award winning composer Errollyn Wallen on her career and her love of opera.
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Woman's Hour at 60; Shostakovich's Women
Yasmin Alibhai Brown, Gillian Reynolds and Zoe Williams on 60 years of Woman's Hour.
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Screening for Breast Cancer; Human Rights in the Maldives
Photo-journalist Jennifer Latheef on the human rights problems in the Maldives.
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The Power of Women in Politics; A-Z Inventor
Is it women elected to power, or women voters who've had the greater influence?
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Single Parents Benefits; Breaking Taboos; Urban Beekeeping
Are people choosing to become single parents in order to gain more benefit money?
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Taiwanese Artist Mali Wu; Skinny Models; Margaret Fountaine
Tiwan's influential feminist artist Mali Wu discusses her art work.
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Happiness; Ann Pettitt on Greenham Common; Rape Trials
Fay Weldon asks what makes women happy? Plus, Ann Pettitt on the Greenham Common camp.
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Pregnancy and Group B Streptococcus; Lucy Moore on Revolutionary France
Should there be a routine test for harmful bacteria Group B Streptococcus during labour?
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Manic depression; Andrea Levy on HMS Windrush;Superwoman v New Man
How does manic depression affect relationships? Plus, Andrea Levy on HMS Windrush.
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Princess Diana; Osteoporosis; Female Chazan
Why are we still so fascinated by Princess Diana? Plus, NHS osteoporosis failings.
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Second Wave Feminism; Male Mentors; Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Mary Barton'
What kind of legacy has the Second Wave Feminism left? Plus, are male mentors needed?
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Elif Shafak on Trial; Growing Old Gracefully; How Women Altered Professions
Elif Shafak on being accused of 'insulting Turkishness' in her novel.
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Alcohol and Parenting; Roald Dahl Day; Medical Dramas
Felicity Dahl talks about life with Roald. Plus, the enduring appeal of medical dramas.
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Female Astronomers; Jon Snow on Man's Hour; Birth Doulas
Dr Catherine Cesarsky talks about her passion for the stars.
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Sandra Howard; International Feminism; Childcare Bond
Sandra Howard talks about her life with former conservative leader Michael Howard.
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Abandoned Wives; Woman's Voices; Alicia Alonso
Asma Jahangir discusses why Pakistani women are being abandoned without their children.
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Trumpeter Alison Balsom; Teenage Pregnancy
Alison Balsom talks about what first attracted her to the trumpet and expanding its image.
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Sigourney Weaver; 1967 Abortion Act
Sigourney Weaver reveals how she prepares for her roles and her experience of motherhood.
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Julie Walters; Designer Babies; Victorian London Underworld
Actor Julie Walters discusses her life and career. Plus, should we choose our babies?
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Britain's Brightest Pupils; Julian Barnes on Madame Bovary; British Food
Do we need a national register of our brightest children? Plus, British food since 1950.
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Pete Doherty's Mother on Drug Addiction; Life with Llamas
Jackie Doherty reveals how Pete's high profile drug addiction had devastated her family.
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Rehabilitating Trafficked Women; Only Child Syndrome; Kiran Desai
How effective are projects to reintegrate trafficked women back into their communities?
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Male Attitudes to Diets; Molar Pregnancy; Kathleen McGowan
Is fat really just a feminist issue? And the pregnacy but without a baby.
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Politics of Parenting; Childbirth Choices; Fathers at Birth
What role do experts have in the upbringing of a child?