Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Abortions; The biblical story of Esther
Are the women and medical staff involved in abortions being properly protected?
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Anorexia; Making friends
To what extent is it possible to recover from anorexia? Plus, gender and making friends.
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Kate Adie; Forced marriages
Kate Adie on adoption and coping without family history. Plus, stopping forced marriages.
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Orange Prize co-founder Kate Mosse; China's one child policy
Kate Mosse on Helen Dunmore's A Spell of Winter. Plus, the impact of the one child policy.
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Author Zadie Smith; Angela Merkel
Zadie Smith on her book On Beauty. Plus, Angela Merkel's potential impact on Germany.
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Infant mortality; The Bronte family
Why are infant mortality rates still so high? Plus, director Polly Teale on the Brontes.
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Conman Robert Hendy Freegard's victim; Attachments to clothes
Sarah Smith on being tricked by a bogus spy. Plus, emotional attachments to clothes.
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Artist Alison Lapper; Truancy
Artist Alison Lapper on living with Phocomelia and being sculpted for Trafalgar Square.
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Mozart's women; Converting to Islam
Reassessing Mozart's relationships with the women in his life. Plus, converting to Islam.
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Phone-in: Life transitions
What are the implications of leaving home? Listeners offer their experiences and advice.
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Pay equality and gender; Julie Summers on The Colonel of Tamarkan
What impact has the Cleveland Dinner Ladies case had on pay equality? Plus, Julie Summers.
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Life transitions; Designer Clarice Cliff
Do transitions such as moving home get easier to handle with age? Plus, Clarice Cliff.
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Novelist Rachel Cusk; Iranian women
Booker nominated Rachel Cusk on novel In the Fold. Plus, the Iranian women's movement.
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Women pilots; Composer Debbie Wiseman
Whay do so few women train as pilots? Plus, Debbie Wiseman on composing for action films.
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; Friendships after children
Examining Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Plus, keeping up with friends after children.
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Breast cancer drug Herceptin; Business loans
Campaigning for breast cancer drug Herceptin. Plus, women paying more for business loans.
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Parents with learning disabilities; Susan Nathan on Israel
The difficulties of parenting with learning disabilities. Plus, the other side of Isreal.
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The internet and violence against women; Female football commentators
Should sites showing violence against women be blocked? Plus, female football commentary.
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Curate and librettist Alice Goodman; Praising children
Alice Goodman, librettist of opera The Death of Klinghoffer on becoming a curate.
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Mo Mowlam tribute; Fostering in crisis
A tribute to politician Mo Mowlam. Plus, the fostering crisis and boarding schools.
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Helping young travellers stay safe; Hearing and gender
Marjorie Marks-Stuttle and Richard Stuttle on making travel safer for young people.
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Northern Ireland's 'disappeared'; Children's book museum Seven Stories
The search for Lisa Dorrian, victim of paramilitary murder in Ulster. Plus, Seven Stories.
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Child custody and the Hague Convention; Actor Gina McKee
The Hague Convention and international custody battles. Plus, actor Gina McKee.
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Women settlers in Gaza; Men without women
Young female settlers fighting withdrawral from Gaza. Plus, how men cope without women.
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Immigration detention centres; Young children and effective language development
The problems at immigration detention centres. Plus, young children and communication.
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Photographer Kate Bellis; Centenarian author Bertha Wood
Kate Bellis on photographing Northumberland. Plus, Bertha Wood on being published at 100.
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Countess Mountbatten; The sexual politics of housework
Countess Mountbatten on The Child Bereavement Trust. Plus, sexual politics of housework.
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After Caesarean section; Jane Austen's home
Having another baby after Caesarean birth. Plus, a look inside Jane Austen's home.
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Adults with dyslexia; Michael Howard on male breast cancer
Dealing with dyslexia as an adult. Plus, Michael Howard on his father's breast cancer.
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Teenage Girls; The perfect partner
What are the real issues facing teenage girls? Plus, the idea of the perfect partner.
