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Woman's Hour Episodes

  1. Helen Fielding on Bridget Jones; Breast cancer

    Helen Fielding on reviving Bridget Jones. Plus, Baroness Delyth Morgan on breast cancer.

  2. Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I; Preschool care

    The appeal of the feud between Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I. Plus, preschool problems.

  3. Children and medical consent; Actor Diana Quick

    Discussing children's right to give or withhold medical consent. Plus, actor Diana Quick.

  4. Women in Iraq; Women and pain

    Examining what Iraq's constitution will mean for women. Plus, how women feel pain.

  5. Teaching children to fail; Comic Jo Caulfield

    How can children learn to deal with failure? Plus, Jo Caulfield on her career in comedy.

  6. Poet Anne Stevenson; Attitudes to pornography

    Poet Anne Stevenson gives a rare interview. Plus, director Anna Span on attitudes to porn.

  7. Phone-in: Marriage

    Does marriage matter? Listeners phone-in with their opinions and experiences.

  8. Conductor Marin Alsop; Female juvenile offenders

    Conductor Marin Alsop on the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Plus, female young offenders.

  9. The erosion of marriage; Gifford's Circus

    Is the institution of marriage being eroded? Plus, Nell Gifford on running her circus.

  10. Mucisian Rachel Fuller; Sexual exploitation of young people

    Musician Rachel Fuller on her unorthadox route to pop success. Plus, sexual exploitation.

  11. Muslim women and the political agenda; Shaken baby syndrome

    How can Muslim women contribute to the political agenda? Plus, shaken baby syndrome.

  12. Healthcare for the elderly; The last Tsarina

    What can be done to improve healthcare for older people? Plus, the last Tsarina.

  13. Women and the medical profession; Women in the Renaissance

    Examining the relationship between women and medical profesion. Plus, Renaissance women.

  14. Seventy-five years of the Family Planning Association

    An examination of the social and medicale effects that contraception has had on our lives.

  15. Birhan Woldu on Africa; The deification of celebrity

    Ethiopian famine survivor Birhan Woldu on Live 8 and her hopes for Africa.

  16. European maternity rights; Boys and education

    Which European country is the best place to be a mother? Plus, boys and education policy.

  17. ADHD; Violinist Janine Jansen

    Examining a possible genetic basis for ADHD. Violin star Janine Jansen. Plus, Fay Godwin.

  18. Women Bishops; Novelist Leila Aboulela

    The Anglican debate over women bishops. Plus, author Leila Aboulela on novel Minaret.

  19. Virginity and the Middle East; Contraception: The Pill

    Virginity tests and restoration in the Middle East. Plus, contraception - The Pill.

  20. Remembering the Women of World War II

    Women in World War II: a women's war memorial and the female 93rd Searchlight Regiment.

  21. Solvent abuse; Family gap years

    The continuing problem of solvent abuse. Plus, the trend for family gap years.

  22. Educating Turkish Girls; Comic Annie Griffin

    Examining the Turkish government scheme to pay parents to send their daughters to school.

  23. Gillian Slovo on truth and reconciliation; Men and childcare

    Novelist Gillian Slovo on truth and reconcilliation in Africa. Plus, men and childcare.

  24. Fertility anxiety; Life for Chinese women

    Should women be worried about infertility? Plus, the reality of life for women in China.

  25. Political equality in the Middle East; Novelist Joanna Briscoe

    Examining gender equality in Middle Eastern politics. Plus, novelist Joanna Briscoe.

  26. The Nobel Peace Prize; Tackling school expulsions

    Profiling female winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. Plus, the rise in school expulsions.

  27. The human egg trade; WW2 spy Violette Szabo

    Considering the ethics of the human egg trade. Plus, WW2 spy Violette Szabo remembered.

  28. Actor Charlotte Emmerson; Bridging the generation gap

    Charlotte Emmerson on The Postman Always Rings Twice. Plus, bridging the generation gap.

  29. Speech therapist shortage; Victorian social reformer Francis Power Cobbe

    Why is there a shortage of speech therapists? Plus, reformer Francis Power Cobbe.

  30. Maternal deaths in developing countries; Actor Jennifer Ehle

    How to reduce the maternal death rate in developing countries? Plus, actor Jennifer Ehle.

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