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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Weekend Woman's Hour: saris, speaking to kids on Andrew Tate, breast cancer history, donor conceived children, Eleanor Williams
Sat 14 Jan 2023
Why is the sari having renaissance & the long-term impact of Eleanor Williams
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Female conductors, Talking to children about Andrew Tate, Jenny Beavan, FGM and Pub birth.
Fri 13 Jan 2023
The rise of female conductors and how to talk to children about Andrew Tate.
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Natasha Kaplinsky, Misogynist influencers, Professor Joanna Bourke, Dr Rebecca Gomperts
Thu 12 Jan 2023
The former BBC newsreader on her new role as the first female president of the BBFC.
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The Offbeat Sari exhibition, Iran latest, coldwater swimming and is AI pushing the boundaries of art?
Wed 11 Jan 2023
The Offbeat Sari exhibition.
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The Letters of Edith Thompson, Women in Westminister, Donor-conceived Children, Lucy Rout on Dragons' Den
Tue 10 Jan 2023
Donor-conceived children: listener Hayley shares her remarkable personal story.
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Impact of Eleanor Williams case, miracle baby, women in early animation, teachers' strike
Mon 9 Jan 2023
Impact of the Eleanor Williams case on how rape is reported and whether women are believed
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Ecofeminist Vandana Shiva, how to quit well, Shekeila Scarlett
Sat 7 Jan 2023
Vandana Shiva on climate change activism.
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Financial planning, Susan Cronin, Friends forever - Christina, Finding my voice - Liz Roberts
Fri 6 Jan 2023
We discuss financial new year’s resolutions with two female money experts.
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Ecofeminist Vandana Shiva, how to quit well, Fay Weldon
Thu 5 Jan 2023
Renowned activist Vandana Shiva on feminism and climate change.
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The only woman in a group of men, Children conceived by donors, Finding My Voice, Face masks
Wed 4 Jan 2023
What is it like to be the only woman in a group of men? Is it isolating? Intimidating?
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Harriet Walker, Elika Ashoori, Dr Henrietta Hughes, Sarah Graham, Neil Leitch, Adam Hawksbee
Tue 3 Jan 2023
Abandoning the bra – the new trend of going braless.
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Turning your passion into a business with Deborah Meaden and Lynne Franks
Mon 2 Jan 2023
Turning your passion into a business - is it ever a good idea?
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Sally Wainwright, drink spiking, Gurinder Chadha and Debbie Wiseman
Sat 31 Dec 2022
The writer and director Sally Wainwright ahead of the 3rd and final series of Happy Valley
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Paulina Porizkova - former supermodel, Vivienne Westwood, Sally Wainwright, Servicewomen & sexual assault, Annus horribilis
Fri 30 Dec 2022
In 1988 Paulina Porizkova was one of world's highest-paid models & face of Estee Lauder.
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Life beyond menopause, Maggie Blyth on needle spiking, Turning the Tide, Jealousy in friendships
Thu 29 Dec 2022
What can you look forward to on the other side of the menopause?
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Finding My Voice. Afghanistan. Do you live with a 'man child'? Colourism. The great Christmas Sandwich debate
Wed 28 Dec 2022
Finding My Voice. Taliban ban on women working for NGOs. The Christmas sandwich debate.
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On Being Seen: Actor Constance Wu, Zara McDermott, Dr Jess Wade, filmmaker Gurinder Chadha & Bridgerton's Charithra Chandran
Tue 27 Dec 2022
Crazy Rich Asians actor Constance Wu on the nuances and pressures of representation.
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Boxing Day on Rest
Boxing Day 2022
Jessica Creighton looks at the theme of rest in psychology, history, religion and sport.
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Janelle Monae; Zara Aleena's aunt - Farah Naz; Marathon runner Christine Hobson, folk singers Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones
Fri 23 Dec 2022
69 year old Christine Hobson, the oldest woman to complete the Antarctic Ice Marathon.
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Returning to your childhood bedroom at Christmas, Iranian dolls, Lilia Giugni
Thu 22 Dec 2022
Returning to your childhood bedroom at Christmas. Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill.
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ADHD in women, Prof Lucy Easthope, Debbie
Wed 21 Dec 2022
We look at the role of social media as more women are diagnosed with ADHD.
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Nurses on strike, comedian Cally Beaton, teacher Andria Zafirakou, root smudging
Tue 20 Dec 2022
Cally Beaton on becoming a comedian in the latter half of her life
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Jane Horrocks, Frances O'Grady, Iran, French women
Mon 19 Dec 2022
Actor Jane Horrocks on her new Radio 4 drama about her relationship with musician Ian Dury
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Claudia Winkleman, Nurses' strike, Baroness Kidron and Online Safety Bill, Iran diaries, Actor Naomi Ackie, Medieval women
Sat 17 Dec 2022
Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman on how to hang the loo roll.
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Playing Whitney - Naomi Ackie; Sarah de Lagarde; Being Cared for at Christmas; False Eyelashes
Fri 16 Dec 2022
Naomi Ackie taking on the role of a lifetime for the film Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance.
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Claudia Winkelman, Kate Bingham, Baroness Kidron, Helen Whately
Thu 15 Dec 2022
Claudia Winkelman on the small things she can't bear to be “wrong” in the domestic sphere.
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Baroness Cumberlege, Nurses' strike, Balaclavas, Iran diaries, Whistleblowing
Wed 14 Dec 2022
The Conservative peer on her frustration at progress since her report First Do No Harm.
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Hilary McGrady DG of the National Trust. RCN's Pat Cullen. Dance like no-one's watching
Tue 13 Dec 2022
Hilary McGrady the DG of the National Trust. David Coulthard on women in F1. Nurses strike
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Marina Litvinenko, Sexual Harassment, Medieval Woman
Mon 12 Dec 2022
Marina Litvinenko on new TV drama on her fight to bring her husband justice.
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The Silent Twins, Beryl Cook, whistleblower Helen Evans, Kate Winslet and mothers and sons at Christmas.
Sat 10 Dec 2022
The ‘Silent Twins’ who spoke to no one, and Academy award-winning actor Kate Winslet.
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