Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Rachel Nickell's son, Sporting boards, Karen Elson, Guilty crush
Alex Hanscombe; reforms to sporting boards; Double Roses; Adrian Dunbar.
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Judy Garland, Catharine MacKinnon, School trips
Judy Garland - tragic figure or survivor? The pros and cons of residential school trips.
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Three Girls, Living with a terminal illness, Juggling care and work
Sara Rowbotham and Maxine Peake on the Three Girls drama. Living with a terminal illness.
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Rupi Kaur, Financial abuse, Swimming Suffragettes
Canadian poet and vlogger Rupi Kaur, and the damaging impact of financial abuse.
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Phina Oruche, Fostering, The Greedy Queen
The British-Nigerian Scouser on her Identity Crisis. And what makes a good foster parent?
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Sporting game-changers, 'adulting', Woman's Hour craft prize
Sporting game-changers honoured for their achievements.
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Shaving Your Head, Anxiety, Asian Woman of Achievement Awards
Cara Delevingne at the Met Gala with a shaved head. Why do women choose to shave them?
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Phina Oruche, Fostering, The "Bunny Boiler"
Actress Phina Oruche, fostering as a career, and the 'bunny boiler' or 'crazy ex'.
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The Greedy Queen, Body hair, Lichen Sclerosus
Food historian Dr Annie Gray on Queen Victoria's appetite. Body hair. Lichen Sclerosus.
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Are Women as likely as Men to Vote in the General Election? Walking Netball
Do women vote less than men? And who is playing walking netball?
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Shakira Martin NUS President, Endangered crafts, Vulval health
Shakira Martin, new president of the NUS, endangered crafts, and vulval health.
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Nepal, Hosting a Refugee, Maternal Mental Health
Periods in Nepal, hosting a Syrian refugee and an exploration of maternal mental health.
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Save the Children founder, Women leaving science, Disappearing crafts
Eglantyne Jebb: human rights activist. Why women leave science. Traditional craft skills.
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Raising mixed-race children
Raising mixed-race children, Breast cancer surgeon Ian Paterson.
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Shakira Martin, and embryo 'adoption' in the US
The new NUS President. And the US couples donating and 'adopting' embryos.
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Women and bikes
Jane Garvey celebrates cycling with Rochelle Gilmore, Grace Garner and Tracy Moseley.
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Valerie June, the WI opens a branch in prison and are sex robots a danger to human intimacy?
Valerie June with Got Soul, and sex robots - a danger to human intimacy?
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Late Night Woman's Hour: Breakups
Emma Barnett and guests discuss break-ups.
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Artist blacksmith Agnes Jones; Author Rachel Malik and the WI in prisons
Artist blacksmith Agnes Jones; author Rachel Malik; and the WI prison branch.
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Lizzie Armitstead, Sex robots, Hidden illness, DV in fiction
Olympic cyclist Lizzie Armitstead; future sex; Tube badge; coercive control & pop culture.
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Caitlyn Jenner
Caitlyn Jenners on her new memoirs; girls and football; Valerie June.
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What has Trump done for women? Grandparenting, Erin Kelly, Stalking
Trump and women, grandparenting from afar, new research on stalking, Erin Kelly.
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General Election 2017 and women at Westminster, Lady Macbeth
What will be the impact of the snap election on women's representation at Westminster?
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Megan Mullally, Being Jane, The impact of TV show Girls
Playing Karen in the return of Will & Grace. Jane as a name. The end of the TV show Girls.
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Lily Cole, Embryos, Marine Le Pen
Lily Cole on acting. Unused frozen embryos. French women talk about Marine Le Pen.
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Gig rowing; Jayne-Anne Gadhia
Jayne-Anne Gadhia, CEO of Virgin Money, talks about coping with postnatal depression.
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Judge Dhir, Birthplans, Princess Diana
Judge Anuja Dhir; Going Home; Turkey; Bridget Sheeran on birth; Testino Diana dress.
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Megan Mullally, Toor Pekai Yousafzai (Malala's mother)
Megan Mullally, aka Karen in Will and Grace plus Malala's mother, Toor Pekai Yousafzai.
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What's in a name?
How do our names affect our lives?
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Laura Mvula, Lilly Singh, Parenting classes, and Min Kym
Laura Mvula on anxiety. Are parenting classes useful or interfering? Vlogger Lilly Singh.