Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Anjelica Huston; Ageism and fashion
Anjelica Huston. Ageism and Fashion. Plus, Jocelyn Hurndall on justice for her son.
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Opera singer Sarah Connolly; Viking women
Rising opera star Sarah Connolly. The lives of Viking women. Plus, men and flu.
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Cancer care; Part time workers
The problem of waiting times for female cancer patients. Plus, women and part time work.
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War widow Samantha Roberts; The Mau Mau revolt
War widow Samantha Roberts on battling for compensation. Plus Britain's Mau Mau brutality.
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Marriage proposals; Housing issues
Discussion of marriage proposals. Plus, getting on the housing ladder and inheritance tax.
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Pregnancy and disease; Prisoners and their families
How does a mother's health affect her unborn child's? Plus, Relate's work in prisons.
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School discipline; Richard Pelzer
School discipline. Richard Pelzer on life with his abusive mother. Elen MacArthur returns.
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Nurseries; Lesbianism
What pre-school education should children recieve? Plus, how has being a lesbian changed?
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Hospital hygiene; The life of Mary Robinson
Improving hospital hygiene. Mary Robinson, historical celebrity casualty. Plus, hedges.
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Women and transport; Artist Frances Lennon
Women and transport. Artist Frances Lennon. Plus, dark tales and children's development.
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Phone-in: Body shape
A listener phone in asking about attitudes to food and body shape.
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Women in the Conservative party; Novelist Sally Beauman
The future for women in the Conservative Party. Novelist Sally Beauman. Plus, In-Laws.
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Body shape
What are women's attitudes to food and their bodies?
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Midwives; Cosmetic surgery; Childcare
The difficulties of recruiting midwives. Plus, how acceptable is cosmetic surgery?
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Carers; Second World War heroines; Maxine Peake
How can carers be better supported? Hunting for WWII heroines. Plus, actor Maxine Peake.
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Crime writer Tess Gerristen; The dating game
Tess Geristen on her thriller Body Double. A discussion of dating. Plus, homework.
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Funding childcare; Women and credit card debt
Childcare funding. Women and credit card debt. Plus a female candidate in Iraq's election.
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Heartbreak and the brain; Premature babies; Franka Potente
What is the neuroscience of splitting up? Plus, how can we prevent pre-term births?
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Ovarian cancer; Trishia Goddard on mental health
New ovarian cancer research. Trishia Goddard on mental health. Plus, feminism in France.
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Employment rights; Pin-ups; Guitarist Xuefei Yang
Improving women's employment rights; Guitarist Xuefi Yang, and Alison Uttley profiled.
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Equal Pay; Expectant Dads; HRT
How can women achieve equal pay? Risks and benefits of HRT, and pregnancy guides for dads.
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Migraine; Harems; Katharine Swift
Research on migraines; the pensions crisis, and gender discrimination in science.
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Germaine Greer; Victims and the courts
Germaine Greer on Big Brother; making courts fairer for victims, and massage in schools.
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Older mothers and IVF; Suzannah Dunn
Older mothers and IVF; Suzannah Dunn on her new novel, and women's global hopes and fears.
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Suad Amiry: Ramallah Diaries
Saud Amiry on her Ramallah Diaries; women's drug and alchohol concerns, and making money.
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Phone in: Ageism
A phone in examining ageism, hearing from those who have experienced age prejudice.
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Barbara Windsor; Anne Marie Duff
Barbara Windsor on returning to fitness; women's experince of crime, and Anne Marie Duff.
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Ageism; Felicity Lott; Epidural nurses
The problem of ageism; opera singer Dame Felicity Lott, and nurses taking on new roles.
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Malaria; Nola Rae; Teenage mentors
Malaria, 'the forgotten plague'; renowned mime Nola Rae, and women's voting examined.
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Experiences of Auschwitz; Obesity and childbirth
Experiences of Auschwitz, 60 years after its liberation. Plus, obesity and childbirth.
