Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Kate Bosworth; HRH Princess Michael of Kent: Domestic violence
Interviews with actor Kate Bosworth and HRH Princess Michael of Kent.
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Annette Bening; Nell McCafferty; Domiciliary care-workers
Interviews with actor Annette Bening and civil rights campaigner Nell McCafferty.
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Paula Radcliffe; Kate Saunders; Prenuptial agreements
Interviews with long distance runner Paula Radcliffe and author Kate Saunders.
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Dame Gillian Weir; Inefficiency within the Child Support Agency
An interview with the high achieving musician Dame Gillian Weir.
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The legal battle of the sexes; Actor Shobna Gulati
Does Family Law need an overhaul to make it more equal between the sexes?
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Phone-in: Teenagers and Parental Care
Do teenagers need more attention?
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Natasha Bedingfield; Equal Pay; Caring for Teenagers
An interview with Natasha Bedingfield about her music career. Plus will pay ever be equal?
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Secondary breast cancer; A year as a social worker; Mary Robinson
How does secondary breast cancer affect some women? Plus the daily life of social workers.
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Donny Osmond; Alternative schooling
The 70s heart-throb Donny Osmond sings in the studio. Plus, what is alternative schooling?
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Women and suicide; Composer Thea Musgrave; Fashion wigs
Why are less women committing suicide? Plus, how Turner inspired Thea Musgrave.
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Universal childcare; Margot Fonteyn biography; Fleeing Iran
What can be learnt from universal childcare in other countries?
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Meryl Streep; How to get home safely
Meryl Streep talks about her career, her oscars (including one left in a loo) and accents.
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Anita Shreve; Interstitial cystitis; Sadness
An interview with Anita Shreve, plus, how bladder pain could be Interstitial Cystitis.
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Overcrowding in family homes; Women in the White House
Will new legislation address the problems of overcrowding in family accommodation?
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Young runaways; Women in horse racing: Female barbershop singers
Why do more than 100,000 children under 16 living in the UK run away from home every year?
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Paula Rego; Women's Pensions; Ramadan
An interview with artist Paula Rego, plus, the truth behind female state pensions.
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Asbestos exposure; The female Irish revolutionaries
How secondary exposure to asbestos has been linked to lung cancer.
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Clare Short; Nonagenarian harpist Dorothy Pettitt
Politician Clare Short discusses her life and her campaign against page 3 in The Sun.
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Marianne Faithfull; Cervical cancer; Career sexism
The Grande Dame of rock is interviewed. Plus, how to escape career sexism.
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Reporting the sex offences of a husband; Footballer's wives; Disappointing your parents
How one woman reported her husband to the police after his affair with a schoolgirl.
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Phone-in: Adoption
Your experiences of adoption.
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Special: Adoption
A discussion on the possible consequences of a new adoption law.
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Work and single parents; Sentinel lymph node biopsy
Should lone parents get benefits? Plus the less invasive breast cancer biopsy.
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Gendered life expectancy; Jazz singer Clare Teal
Is the gap between women and men's life expectancy narrowing? Plus, Clare Teal sings.
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Harold Shipman inquiry; Girls and truancy
A discussion on how Harold Shipman's crimes remained undetected for so long.
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Sex for disabled women; Women in IT; Head lice
Does the healthcare system let down disabled women in regards to relationships and sex?
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Contact rights after divorce; Crying babies; Author Sarah Hall
What are the political solutions to conflicts over contact rights after divorce?
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Estelle; What is your future face?; Teenage girls and sport
MOBO winner Estelle is interviewed. Plus what will your face look like in the future?
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How women vote; Special courts for domestic violence
Are women's priorities changing and therefore altering how they vote?
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Risk of strokes; The legend of Grace Darling; Indian feet
Why women should take the risk of a stroke more seriously. Plus the role of feet in India.