Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Monica Grady on Space Exploration; Cerys Matthews; Inequality in the Workplace
Monica Grady, professor of Planetary Sciences, on an important year for space exploration.
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Bette Midler, Women MPs, Anna Krien
Bette Midler, women MPs, families with transgender children, Maddy Prior on Steeleye Span.
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Domestic Abuse, American Nuns, Special Guardianship
Including domestic abuse law, special guardianship and a report into US Catholic Nuns.
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June Mottershead; Maddy Prior
June Mottershead on Our Zoo. Maddy Prior. What is being done to get more women elected?
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Backstage before a performance
We join folk musician Kate Rusby backstage as she prepares for her Christmas tour.
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Bette Midler; Women offenders; Losing contact with grandchildren
The Divine Bette Midler talks to Jane Garvey, plus new proposals to help women offenders.
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Transgender Children, Anna Krien, Sharia Wills
Including writer Anna Krien, transgender children, Sharia law for wills, and woman MPs.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Kiesza, Harriet Harman
Jane Garvey with Kiesza, Harriet Harman, MC Beaton and The Madness of Modern Parenting.
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Nylons; Loneliness; Legal Aid for Victims of Domestic Violence; Call for Buffer Zones around Abortion Clinics
Nylon stockings, loneliness and older people and BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
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Cook the Perfect Christmas Dinner with Allegra McEvedy, Yotam Ottolenghi and Trine Hahnemann
Three wise chefs cook the Perfect Christmas dinner for Emma Barnett.
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Harriet Harman; New Generation Fashion Dolls, Malala Yousafzai; MC Beaton
Harriet Harman on Labour's plans to attract women voters. With Jane Garvey.
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What's wrong with being 'girly'?; The reality of part-time work on low pay; Zoe Williams on modern parenting
What's wrong with being 'girly'? Plus Zoe Williams on the madness of modern parenting.
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Kiesza; Domestic Violence; Technology Advice
Singer-songwriter Kiesza talks to Jane about recording Hideaway in 90 minutes.
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Weekend Woman's Hour
Professor Angela Davis, the celebrated civil rights activist.
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Sheila Scott; Symphysiotomy; Feminism and Men
Female aviator Sheila Scott, feminism and men, and wills that destroy families.
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Girlguiding; Adela Raz; Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
How Girl Guides are tackling unhealthy body talk and promoting self-esteem.
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Activist Professor Angela Davis
Prof Angela Davis, best known as a member of the Black Panthers in the 1960s.
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Valerie Trierweiler; Tracy Chevalier on Laura Ingalls Wilder; Hillary Clinton and the White House
Valerie Trierweiler on her break-up with President Francois Hollande.
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Hormones Special
Helen Lederer and a panel of experts explore how hormones affect women during their life.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Listener Week
Woman's Hour talks to listeners about their lives and the issues that interest them.
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Listener Week: Tribute Bands; Review of the Week.
Listener Karel Lush and tribute band Sing Baby Sing celebrate live music.
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Listener Week: Money; Body Image; Stained Glass
Money - what we earn, what we spend and how we really feel about it.
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Listener Week: Breastfeeding
Is there too much pressure on women to breastfeed? The presenter is Jenni Murray.
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Listener Week: Refuge Closures, Social Work, Big Feet
Day Two: Refuge closures, social work, big feet, adult children - time to leave home?
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Listener Week: Porn, 50:50 Childcare
Diversity and women in the media and the effect of porn on a relationship.
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Dame Shirley Bassey; Violinist Kyung Wha Chung; Business woman Karen Blackett OBE
Dame Shirley Bassey, violinist Kyung Wha Chung and business woman Karen Blackett OBE.
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Homes; Debt; Contraception in Africa; Women and Careers
Homes; Debt; Contraception in Africa; Women and careers.
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Violinist Kyung Wha Chung; Michael Pattemore, widower of Lynda Bellingham
The legendary violinist Kyung Wha Chung on her much awaited comeback.
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Pussy Riot; Brook at 50; Child Migrants
Pussy Riot; Brook at 50; Child migrants exhibition; Maya Ilsoe and The Legacy.
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Shirley Bassey; Old Age; Julia Neuberger; Nicci Gerrard
Dame Shirley Bassey joins Jane to discuss over sixty years in the music industry.