Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. The Woman's Hour Guide to Life collection is here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/guidetolife
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Kingship, Fibromyalgia, Trump, Ireland abortion
Thu 27 Apr 2023
Anita Rani considers the issue of gender and sovereignty.
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Women in Sudan, Jo Hansford, Paula Barker MP, Author Fran Hill
Wed 26 Apr 2023
How are women being impacted by the conflict in Sudan?
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Stella Assange, Sexual assaults in hospitals, Comedian Zoe Lyons on her midlife crisis
Tue 25 Apr 2023
Nurses are set to be given body-worn cameras in a crackdown on hospital sexual assaults.
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Russian feminism, Adele Roberts, Under Pressure - Kate and Annie, ACL injuries in women's sport
Mon 24 Apr 2023
Could feminism be reclassified as an 'extremist' ideology in Russia?
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Lynn Nottage, Maggie Murphy, CBI Investigations, Race across the world, Emergency alerts, Therapy speak
Sat 22 Apr 2023
The latest on claims about the CBI and award-winning playwright Lynn Nottage.
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Rachel Weisz, Lewes FC, Adele Roberts Marathon Challenge
Fri 21 Apr 2023
Oscar winner Rachel Weisz joins Anita Rani to talk about her new series Dead Ringers.
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Cost of living, Lynn Nottage, Gel manicures, 'Rosewater' by Liv Little
Thu 20 Apr 2023
Lynn Nottage, the only woman to have won the Pulitzer prize for drama twice.
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Disparities in maternal deaths, Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial, Ellie Downie, Emergency Alert System, Small Pipes
Tue 18 Apr 2023
No. 4 on the Woman’s Hour Power list, Ellie Downie, the former European Champion gymnast.
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Lolita Chakrabarti, Ian Paterson investigations, Therapy speak, Child sexual abuse in Uganda, Girl’s World
Mon 17 Apr 2023
Award-winning playwright and actor Lolita Chakrabarti and more Ian Paterson investigations
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Hadley Freeman, Baroness Warsi, Derry Girls' actors Siobhan McSweeney and Louisa Harland on the London stage, AI, Emma Booth
Sat 15 Apr 2023
Hadley Freeman on her memoir Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia.
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Remembering Mary Quant, Hen parties, Architect Sumayya Vally, WH Power list change-maker Emma Booth
Fri 14 Apr 2023
The rise of the 'healthy hen do'.
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Baroness Warsi, Labiaplasty, secondary breast cancer and “Clustercore”
Thu 13 Apr 2023
Surgeons have begun collating data on labiaplasty for the first time
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Derry Girls' actors Siobhan McSweeney and Louisa Harland on London stage, Laura Trevelyan, Mrs Pankhurst's Bodyguard
Wed 12 Apr 2023
Derry Girls actors Siobhan McSweeney and Louisa Harland on stage in Dancing at Lughnasa.
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Hadley Freeman, Latest in Iran, Rom Coms
Tue 11 Apr 2023
Hadley Freeman on her memoir Good Girls about having anorexia.
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Artificial Intelligence and Women
Mon 10 Apr 2023
The world’s first ultra-realistic humanoid AI robot artist speaks to Woman’s Hour.
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Climate justice activist Mikaela Loach, DJ kavita Varu, 'Stevenage Woman'
Sat 8 Apr 2023
The climate justice activist Mikaela Loach on her activism and reframing the crisis.
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Lionesses win Finalissima, Good Friday Agreement, Tanya Sarne, Windrush, Angie Thomas
Fri 7 Apr 2023
Women working to continue peace 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement was signed.
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DJ Kavita Varu, Former international footballer Professor Laura McAllister, 'Crown to Couture', Author Curtis Sittenfeld
Thu 6 Apr 2023
Lawyer by day and self-taught DJ by night, Kavita Varu.
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Actor Helen George, 'Stevenage Woman', Author Diana Evans
Wed 5 Apr 2023
The actor Helen George on playing Anna in the musical The King and I.
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WH Power list sports journalist Fiona Tomas, Climate justice activist Mikaela Loach, Narcissistic mothers, WASPI women
Tue 4 Apr 2023
Climate justice activist Mikaela Loach on campaigning and new book, It's Not That Radical
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The rise of right-wing female leaders in Europe.
Mon 3 Apr 2023
What's behind the increase in women leading right-wing political parties across Europe?
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Leah Williamson, Performance poet Salena Godden, Sex education in schools
Sat 1 Apr 2023
Leah Williamson, performance poet Salena Godden, and sex education in schools.
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Performance poet Salena Godden, Taiwan's female president, Gambling, addiction, Narcissistic mother, Kelsie Grieg gamer.
Fri 31 Mar 2023
Performance poet and author Salena Godden discusses her new collection of poetry.
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Rape Case Court Delays, Going Viral, Love and Money
Thu 30 Mar 2023
Record high in the number of rape and sexual offences cases waiting to be heard in court.
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The Power List Reveal Programme - Women in Sport
Tue 28 Mar 2023
Join Nuala McGovern live in the Radio Theatre as we reveal the Power List for 2023.
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Sex education in schools
Mon 27 Mar 2023
What is being taught to children about sex and relationships in schools?
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Baroness Casey Review with Dame Lynne Owens, influencer Georgina Harrison on 'image-based sexual abuse’
Sat 25 Mar 2023
The Baroness Casey Review, and Georgia Harrison on 'image-based sexual abuse’.
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Julia Hoggett, CEO of the London Stock Exchange
Fri 24 Mar 2023
Anita Rani talks to the head of the London Stock Exchange, Julia Hoggett.
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