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
Episodes to download
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A farewell to Jane Garvey, Women on the moon, Ageing well
Sat 2 Jan 2021
As Jane Garvey leaves Woman's Hour after 13 years, we remember her funniest moments.
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Women and the Archers: how farming has changed, female scriptwriters, the role of gossip and future characters.
New Year's Day 2021
Woman’s Hour celebrates the 70th anniversary of The Archers.
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Looking back on a momentous year & Jane Garvey's last programme
Thu 31 Dec 2020
Jane speaks to listeners about birth, Long Covid, relationships and death during 2020.
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Women and Space: Nasa's Holly Ridings, the psychology of space travel, Rocket Women and the cultural significance of space
Mon 28 Dec 2020
Nasa's chief flight director Holly Ridings tells Jane about flying women to the moon.
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Oti Mabuse's second Strictly win; Virtual child protection conferences; Liz Berry's poetry
Boxing Day 2020
The Strictly reigning champion on how she got Bill Bailey to victory.
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Christmas Day on Joy
Christmas Day 2020
Christmas Day with Jane Garvey and guests talking about Joy.
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Tracy-Ann Oberman plays Katherine Hepburn on NYE on R4
Christmas Eve 2020
Actor/writer Tracy-Ann Oberman, Stella Creasy MP, food writer Kate Young, Hollie McNish.
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Oti Mabuse, Domestic Abuse and Kinship Care, Quarry Bank Cotton Mill, Samantha Evans, Fire fighter.
Wed 23 Dec 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Being diagnosed with ASD at 27; Parlour songs; Child protection conferences
Tue 22 Dec 2020
One woman's experience of being diagnosed as autistic aged 27.
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Black Narcissus - Amanda Coe, Cerys Matthews & Liz Berry, Xmas coping strategies, Power List Carolyn Cobbold,
Mon 21 Dec 2020
Black Narcissus - the story of a group of Anglo-Catholic nuns.
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Sharon D Clarke, Food and class prejudice, Gender stereotypes
Sat 19 Dec 2020
Sharon D Clarke on her role in Peter Pan, and a study into gender stereotypes.
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Sharon D Clarke; Gender bias in school books; Outliving your mum - Claire's Story
Fri 18 Dec 2020
The Olivier award-winning actor on a new role as narrator of a star-studded online panto.
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Franny Armstrong and climate comedy, Violence against women and girls, Women with learning disabilities and employment
Thu 17 Dec 2020
Climate comedy with environmental filmmaker Franny Armstrong.
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Online Harms Bill, Food and Class, Talking about Climate Change
Tue 15 Dec 2020
The long-delayed Online Harms Bill, aimed at holding tech firms to account.
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Kalena Bovell, conductor; Family Secrets, Sustainable Fashion
Mon 14 Dec 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley, Make-up for Men & the benefits of working with Clay
Sat 12 Dec 2020
Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley, make-up for men, and clay.
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Ockenden Review, Puberty Blockers, Student Sex Work Policy
Fri 11 Dec 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Puberty blockers - parents' reaction, Pottery, Power List : Diane Gilpin, A Girl from Mogadishu - Ifrah Ahmed
Thu 10 Dec 2020
Puberty blockers - Parents' reaction
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Brexit negotiations, Parenting a shy child, Cook the Perfect with Claire Thomson
Wed 9 Dec 2020
Who is European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen?
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Gail Bradbrook: co-founder of Extinction Rebellion
Tue 8 Dec 2020
Co-founder of XR, Gail Bradbrook; Prof Sasha Roseneil; Men & make-up; Dick, Kerr's ladies.
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Ladies' Loos, Family Secrets, Dame Stephanie Shirley
Mon 7 Dec 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Working in retail; Sparking a love of nature; Women’s innovation in tech; Women and underpaid state pensions, Evil women
Sat 5 Dec 2020
Women and retail; Sparking a love of nature; Women in tech
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Festive drinks, Post-partum psychosis, Outliving your mum.
Fri 4 Dec 2020
How to make the perfect festive drinks, Post-partum psychosis, Outliving your mum.
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Is Joint Enterprise being used unjustly? A career in virology. A true crime quest. My life in shoes
Thu 3 Dec 2020
Is the continued use of Joint Enterprise unjust? A career in virology. My life in shoes.
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Sparking a love of nature; the Keira Bell judgement; Evil women; US female voters
Wed 2 Dec 2020
Sparking a love of nature, the Keira Bell judgement, evil women, US female voters.
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Women's innovation in tech; Working in retail; Valerie's Life in Shoes
Tue 1 Dec 2020
Women's innovation in tech; Working in retail; Valerie's Life in Shoes
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Women and underpaid state pensions, Women's emotional labour at Christmas, Female footballers and dementia
Mon 30 Nov 2020
Who are the women who are receiving underpaid state pensions?
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Bonus podcast: The Conversation 100 Women
Sun 29 Nov 2020
Jane Garvey introduces a panel discussion with inspirational women from around the world
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