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Woman's Hour Episodes

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    Helen Fielding; Rachel Khoo; Janelle Monae

    Helen Fielding discusses her new Bridget Jones novel with Emma Barnett.

  2. Tamara Mellon; Cilla Snowball

    Jimmy Choo co-founder Tamara Mellon and WH powerlister Cilla Snowball talk to Emma Barnett

  3. Verdi's heroines; Conservative women; Ladybeard Magazine; Giving advice

    Jane Garvey talks to conductor Jessica Cottis about Verdi's Gilda.

  4. What should a good secondary school offer?

    The difficulties in choosing a school for your 11-year-old. Email or call on 03700 100 444

  5. Weekend Woman's Hour: Sheila Hancock; Childlessness; Edna O'Brien

    Highlights from the WH week, including Sheila Hancock on her role in Barking in Essex.

  6. April Ashley; Wendy Holden; Born with a heart defect

    Transgender icon April Ashley's new art exhibition in Liverpool. Sheila McClennon presents

  7. Shelina Permalloo; Charlotte Raven

    National minimum staffing levels in maternity units? And the launch of Feminist Times.

  8. Sheila Hancock; Engineering; Empty nesting and dependent children

    Sheila Hancock joins Jenni Murray to talk about her new play Barking in Essex.

  9. Edna O'Brien; Campus sexual politics; Flat shoes

    Edna O'Brien on her new collection of short stories written over 50 years.

  10. Samantha Lewthwaite; Liz Calder; Business Start-Ups

    What do we know about so-called white widow Samantha Lewthwaite? Presented by Jane Garvey.

  11. Beverley Knight; Harriet Harman; Women in Space

    Featuring Beverley Knight, Harriet Harman, dealing with colourism, and women in space.

  12. Arthur Miller's All My Sons; A Real Birmingham Family; Fiona Doyle

    Arthur Miller's roles for women. A Midlands family in bronze. Presented by Jenni Murray.

  13. Constance Spry; Vivien Duffield; Mary Morrissy

    The life and work of society florist Constance Spry. Plus WH Powerlister Vivien Duffield.

  14. Pussy Riot protest; Fertility and media headlines; Colourism

    Jenni Murray looks at conditions inside a Russian women's prison, live opera and more.

  15. Beverley Knight; Deb Perelman; Melissa Benn; Women astronauts

    Beverley Knight on her new role in The Bodyguard, and the status of women astronauts.

  16. Harriet Harman; Prioritising partners over children; Male genitalia on TV

    Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman MP on her life in politics. With Jane Garvey.

  17. Weekend Woman's Hour: Stevie Nicks; Margaret Hodge; Great Men Value Women

    Stevie Nicks. Margaret Hodge. The school initiative for teen boys - Great Men Value Women.

  18. Margaret Hodge; Dame Margaret Drabble; Casting the larger actress; Peace activist Isabella Ford

    Jenni Murray talks to Margaret Hodge MP about being chair of the Public Accounts Committee

  19. Alison Balsom; Great Men Value Women; UKIP

    Great Men Value Women - a school initiative talking to teenage boys about masculinity.

  20. Sudha Ragunathan; Obesity in pregnancy; Make-up primers

    The Carnatic music of Sudha Ragunathan. Jenni Murray presents the female perspective.

  21. Teenage reading; Inheritance law; Antarctic commander; Botox and incontinence

    Antarctic commander; sharing housework; books for teens; should inheritance law change?

  22. Stevie Nicks; Women in Rwandan elections; Infertility funding

    Stevie Nicks on her world tour with Fleetwood Mac. Presented by Jane Garvey.

  23. Weekend Woman's Hour: Katie Melua; Alison Goldfrapp; Louise Brealey

    Katie Melua, Alison Goldfrapp, and is dyeing grey hair a feminist issue?

  24. Katie Melua; Sarah McIntyre; female Bishops in Wales; mirrors, Going Grey

    Singer-songwriter Katie Melua performs. Jenni Murray presents the female perspective.

  25. Going grey; Jo Swinson; miscarriage

    Is grey hair a feminist issue? Plus Lib Dem MP Jo Swinson; miscarriage; Jean Sprackland.

  26. Goldfrapp; Pope Joan; Delhi rape trial

    Goldfrapp; Louise Brealey on Pope Joan; the Delhi Rape trial; Campaigning parent bloggers.

  27. Eartha Kitt: Her Life and Music

    Jane Garvey celebrates Eartha Kitt, and investigates the exploitation of Asian girls.

  28. Parent Bloggers; Britain's Youngest Barrister; French Feminists

    Parents who blog about their children and why they do it. Presented by Jane Garvey.

  29. Jamie Oliver; Martha Lane Fox; Joyce DiDonato

    Jamie Oliver on budget cooking, powerlister Martha Lane Fox, and soprano Joyce DiDonato.

  30. Reading in schools; Australian election; gay rights in Uganda; medal-winning rower, Helen Glover

    Reading in schools; Australia's general election; gay rights in Uganda; rower Helen Glover

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