Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Phone-in: Childfree Women
Are women without children treated as second class citizens?
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Seeking justice for Robert McCartney; Singer Kristin Hersh
Paula McCartney on the IRA and seeking justice for her murdered brother Robert.
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Women without children; Saving wild animals from exportation
Looking at attitudes to women without children. Plus, saving wild animals from exportation
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Becoming a single father through surrogacy; Edith Nesbit
Ian Mucklejohn on becoming a single father through surrogacy. Plus, author Edith Nesbit.
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Young British Muslim Women and Islamic Dress; Jane Birkin
Why are young British Muslim women choosing to wear Islamic dress? Plus, Jane Birkin.
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Women soldiers in Eritrea; The influence of parenting research
Women soldiers in the Eritrean war of independence. Plus, impacts of parenting research.
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Older Fathers and Fertility; Novelist Diana Evans
The implications of older fatherhood. Novelist Diana Evans. Plus, over-packing.
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Caroline Lucas on Global Warming; Sex Crimes in the Congo
Caroline Lucas on Green issues and women. Sex crimes in the Congo. Plus, Charlotte Bronte
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Tori Amos; Raising a young child with a learning disabilty
Singer-songwriter Tori Amos. Plus, raising a young child with a learning disability.
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The UK Pro-Choice Movement; Welsh Women and Politics
An examination of the UK Pro-Choice Movement. Plus, Welsh women and their politicians.
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The Influence of Supermarkets; Actor Laura Michelle Kelly
How have supermarkets changed the way we shop? Actor Laura Michelle Kelly. Plus, Europe.
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Jane Tomlinson on Marathon Running and Terminal Cancer
Jane Tomlinson on marathon running and terminal cancer. Plus, teen pregnancy in Scotland.
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Homophobic Bullying; Nigerian Writer Sefi Atta
How can homophobic bullying be stopped? Plus, Nigerian writer Sefi Atta.
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Theatre Director Jude Kelly; Sex Trafficking
Theatre director Jude Kelly. Curbing sex trafficking. Plus, the role of hospital matrons.
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Paedophiles on the Internet; Author Diana Wynne Jones
How real is the threat from online paedophiles? Plus, author Diana Wynne Jones.
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Women in Ghana
Major figures in Ghanain cultural political and economic life. Presented from Accra.
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The gender pay gap; Black boys and education
Is women's reluctance to ask for a wage increase contributing to the ongoing pay gap?
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Kevin Wells on the murder of his daughter Holly; Lupus disease
Kevin Wells discusses the murder of his daughter, Holly. Lupus disease. Plus, Casanova.
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Parenting; Lynda Bellingham
Is parenting an art or a science? How has mothering changed? Plus, actor Lynda Bellingham.
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Women and water in Africa; Sculptor Nicola Hicks
The problem of water collection for African women. Plus, sculptor Nicola Hicks.
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Women on the frontline; Politicians' language
Female soldiers on the front line. Plus, how women react to politicians' language.
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Ending violence against women; KT Tunstall
Ending violence against women. KT Tunstall. Saudi elections. Plus, women in sci-fi.
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How helpful is conception advice?; Tony Blair
How helpful is conception advice? Tony Blair on women's votes. Plus, Cleopatra
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Gender inequality and the international community
An examination of international gender inequality. Michael Howard. Plus, Bones Apart.
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Female landlords; Jonathan Freedland on family and identity
Female landlords. Jonathan Freedland on family and identity. Plus, school dinners.
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Phone-in: Loneliness
A phone in discussing loneliness. With psychologist and agony aunt Susan Quilliam.
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Sexual harassment in the RAF; Uganda's abducted children
The problem of sexual harrassment in the RAF. Plus, abducted child soldiers in Uganda.
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Mathematics and sex; Loneliness
Mathematics and sex. Loneliness. Charles Kennedy. Plus, the demonisation of 'chavs'.
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Angela Cannings on cot death and her wrongful imprisonment
Angela Cannings on her wrongful imprisonment after the cot deaths of her children.
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Julia Darling on living with breast cancer
Julia Darling on living with breast cancer. Plus, the moral agenda and women's votes.