The Conversation Episodes Episode guide
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08/12/2025 GMT
Two women from different parts of the world share the stories of their lives
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01/12/2025 GMT
Two women from different parts of the world share the stories of their lives
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Weavers
Women from The Netherlands and Turkey on their passion for the traditional craft
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Women making medical breakthroughs
A UK neurologist and Indian biologist on finding new treatments for Huntington’s and TB.
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Behind the smiles of artistic swimming
Artistic swimmers from Spain and Slovakia reveal how tough the sport really is
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Female breadwinners
A South African academic and UK author on the impact of women earning more than partners (R)
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Life as a top female referee
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to women who referee ice hockey and football matches
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Using sound as a tool for conservation
Women in Scotland and Australia on the use of soundscape monitoring in conservation work
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Women giving cash to new mums
Women in Kenya and the US on the impact of no-strings-attached money on child health
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Women making films about football
Film directors from Sweden and the UK on making football their focus on the big screen
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Being a brewmaster
Two women from South Africa and Germany share their passion for making beer
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Female foragers
Women using their senses and the seasons to forage in South Africa and Japan
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Women capturing time
Ella Al-Shamahi talks to women who service and create timepieces
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Bringing movies back to life
Two women from Italy and US discuss film restoration and the ‘detective work’ it requires
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Managing an orchestra
Ella Al-Shamahi talks to women running orchestras in Hungary and the UK
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Healing with horses
Two women leading the way in Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning
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How to be a confident woman
Women from the UK and New Zealand on the value of believing in yourself
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Women designing affordable homes
Two female architects in Tanzania and Spain designing cheaper, more sustainable homes
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Women training dogs to be superheroes
Women from Greece and Sweden training service dogs
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Women tracking wolves
Women following the movements of wolf packs in Italy and the US
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Women and robots
Women from Australia and Germany innovating in the field of robotics.
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Women-only holidays
Holidays for women who want to see interesting and exciting countries without men along
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Medics in remote communities
Two women doctors on the rewards and challenges of working in isolated places
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Pastry queens
Pastry chefs from India and Syria discuss adding new layers to French classics
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Women in glass
Two women on the intensity, skill and resilience required for modern glassmaking
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Guided by women: Feminist city walks
Two women from Iceland and Bolivia who've created female-focussed walking tours
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Freeflying and the sphere of fear
Two world record holders who have pushed the limits of what's possible
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Women saving endangered species
Two women in Brazil and Nepal on saving the plants and animals they love from extinction
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Crime, children and custody
Two women on how the system responds when children break the law
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The next generation of women wrestlers
Wrestlers from China and India on honing their craft in a male-dominated industry