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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Homelessness, Touch, Caring
Wed 10 Jun 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Rosamund Pike; Violence against grandparents; No-fault divorce; Florence Given
Tue 9 Jun 2020
Rosamund Pike on playing scientist Marie Curie in a new film.
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Fertility Clinics during Covid-19, Mothers in Prison, Monica Dolan
Mon 8 Jun 2020
Research into the impact of fertility clinic coronavirus delays.
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Children and racism, BAME NHS staff, Ocean Autopsy
Sat 6 Jun 2020
Talking to kids about US protests, BAME issues in the NHS & Oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski
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Race issues in the nursing profession. Oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski. Desert Island Discs Day.
Fri 5 Jun 2020
Race issues in the nursing profession. Oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski.
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Disabled women in lockdown, Rape in Nigeria, and Troupers
Thu 4 Jun 2020
Disabled women and the challenge of lockdown, sexual violence in Nigeria and Troupers.
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Drummer Meg Learmonth, Direct selling and women, Anorexia in lockdown, The Other One
Wed 3 Jun 2020
Taking part in a 21-day drumming marathon. Women and multi-level marketing. The Other One.
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Talking to kids about the US protests; Trouper Sandy Collver; Dating after lockdown
Tue 2 Jun 2020
Talking to kids about the US protests; Trouper Sandy Collver; Dating after lockdown.
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Troupers: the founders of the Profanity Embroidery Group. Tackling debt. Midwives on the benefits of colostrum
Mon 1 Jun 2020
Troupers: Annie Taylor and Wendy Robinson founders of the Profanity Embroidery Group.
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Women, alcohol and lockdown, The Equal Pay Act at 50, Public toilets, Giving birth in lockdown
Sat 30 May 2020
Coping with an alcohol problem during lockdown. Giving birth during Covid-19.
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The Equal Pay Act at 50, Rachael Hearson Health Visitor, Public Toilets
Fri 29 May 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Women, alcohol & lockdown; Jenny Colgan; Michele Roberts
Thu 28 May 2020
How do you cope with an alcohol problem under lockdown? And what support is out there?
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Office Cleaners, Cassa Pancho, Jackie Kay
Wed 27 May 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Troopers, Billionaires, Postnatal Support
Tue 26 May 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Having a baby in lockdown
Mon 25 May 2020
Being pregnant, giving birth and having a new-born during the global pandemic.
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Laura Wright, Extended Maternity Leave, Baroness Doreen Lawrence
Sat 23 May 2020
Laura Wright, Extended Maternity Leave, Baroness Doreen Lawrence.
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Singer Laura Wright, Covid-19 and Oestrogen, Professor Heather Viles and Covid-19 and Fashion.
Fri 22 May 2020
Laura Wright on singing for mental health and how Covid-19 affects the fashion industry.
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Baroness Doreen Lawrence. Author Glennon Doyle. Covid-19 and the impact on women's jobs
Thu 21 May 2020
Baroness Doreen Lawrence. Author Glennon Doyle. Covid-19 and its impact on jobs.
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Supporting young mental health
Wed 20 May 2020
Trauma and mental health in young people. Covid-19 impact on girls' education worldwide.
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Should maternity leave be extended for corona-era parents?
Tue 19 May 2020
Maternity leave extension; First-time gardeners; Golnoosh Nour; Returning to school
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Repeat Attenders, Lockdown in your 20s, Kindness
Mon 18 May 2020
Musical theatre's super-fans. Lockdown's lasting impact. How kindness helps mental health.
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Woman and boundaries, Ida B Wells, Cycling, Dementia
Sat 16 May 2020
How easy is it to maintain boundaries between work and home during lockdown?
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Relationships between the generations during lockdown
Fri 15 May 2020
We consider the effect that guidance for the over-70s has had on different age-groups.
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Cycling in lockdown; Breast cancer; Expert online masterclasses; Shelley Klein
Thu 14 May 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.
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Ida B Wells, Dementia, Midwives
Wed 13 May 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Women and boundaries; Anneliese Dodds; Delia Owens
Tue 12 May 2020
Is it possible to maintain boundaries between work and home in lockdown?
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Nursing, Children's Mental Health, Coronation Street, Anna Jones
Mon 11 May 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Anna Lapwood, Women leaders, Getting children back to school
Sat 9 May 2020
Encouraging girls to play the organ. Women Leaders and Covid19. Returning to school.
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75th Anniversary of VE Day, DIY during lockdown, golden age of Irish writing, rape trials in military courts.
Fri 8 May 2020
We hear stories of women during World War II. The success of female writers in Ireland.
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Women leaders and Covid-19, Lionel Shriver, Florence Nightingale’s bicentenary
Thu 7 May 2020
Are female leaders managing the Covid-19 crisis better than the men?
