Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Female unemployment; babies and salt; Becky Sharp; jockey Hayley Turner
Becky Sharp: modern inspiration or despicable social climber? Presented by Jenni Murray.
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Eva Gabrielsson; Yasmeen Khan; Kathryn Tickell
Eva Gabrielsson on her life with Stieg Larsson and other highlights of Woman's Hour.
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Cyber-bullying, Women of the RNLI, Soul Midwives and Boredom
Presented by Jenni Murray. Lifeboat women; boredom; cyber-bullying; midwives for the soul.
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Breast cancer screening; urban bees; fear of poetry
Breast cancer screening; urban beekeeping and fear of poetry. Presented by Jenni Murray.
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Eva Gabrielsson; living wills; women playwrights; 60 at 60
Eva Gabrielson, the partner of Swedish crime writer Stieg Larsson, in interview.
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FGM; Kathryn Tickell; Stella Gibbons
Why are conviction rates for FGM so low? Lynne Truss: her favourite Stella Gibbons books.
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01/08/2011
The gardens at Wrest Park; three generations of a corner shop; and women in business.
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Post Millie Dowler: Rape and sexual assault trials failing victims?
Post Millie Dowler - is the adversarial court system fair? Cook the perfect scone.
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Faberge Eggs, Mother and Daughter Olympians, Cook the Perfect Scone
Fabergé eggs; Belgium bans the veil; mother and daughter Olympians; cook the perfect scone
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Stella Rimington; Young Teetotallers; Fighting Fibroids
Stella Rimington, former Director General of MI5; young teetotallers; fibroid treatments.
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27/07/2011
The women building the Olympic Park; how to deal with a terrible boss; Elaine Sciolino.
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China's one-child policy; Aruna Sairam; holiday packing; language in the boardroom
With Jenni Murray. Calls to relax China's one-child policy. Indian singer Aruna Sairam.
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Rape Trials, Nawal El Saadawi, Women and Public Toilets
Are women inconvenienced by a lack of public toilets? Presented by Jenni Murray.
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Cook the Perfect... Carrot Cake, Varicose Vein Treatments
Taking other people's kids on holiday; a woman to head the Met Police? Women and Twitter.
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Sea Shanties, Social Climbing and Birth Control
Presented by Jenni Murray. Sea shanties, social climbing and early birth control pioneers.
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A woman as head of the Met Police? Too important for school run?
A woman at the top of the Met? Long summer holidays - loss of learning? Author Amanda Coe.
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Grace Dent & twitter, carrot cake, other people's children on holiday
Taking other people's kids on holiday, cook the perfect... frosted carrot cake, Twitter.
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Varicose Veins; Katie Mitchell; Online Porn
Treating varicose veins; director Katie Mitchell, protection from online porn.
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TV's The Hour, WI's Vulva Quilt, Anti-depressants
The writer of The Hour joins Jenni Murray to discuss her new TV drama.
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Frida Kahlo; Christine Rice mezzo soprano; Helen Walsh
Frida Kahlo - her art and marriage; sleep deprivation with a new baby; and Christine Rice.
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Breast Cancer Gene, Women's Football, Lending Money
Breast cancer gene, women's football, lending and borrowing money from friends and family.
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Christine Rice; Summer Pudding; Emotional Teenage Boys; Patenting
Mezzo soprano Christine Rice; summer pudding recipe; emotional teenage boys.
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Slut Walks; Deidre Sanders; Breast Reconstrucion
Slut Walks - the male perspective; The Sun agony aunt Deidre Sanders.
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Surfing at 40 plus; Madeleine Peyroux; sleep deprivation
Presented by Jane Garvey. Surfing at 40 plus and family-friendly Parliament.
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Schools Minister Nick Gibb, Frida Kahlo, Dads on-line
Jane Garvey visits an exhibition of artists Frida Kahlo and husband Diego Rivera.
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Arianna Huffington; domestic violence; presents for teacher
Arianna Huffington; a 'right to know' for domestic violence victims; presents for teacher.
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08/07/2011
Presented by Jenni Murray. The future for Egyptian women; embroidered graffiti.
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Shirin Ebadi; selection and Free Schools; Sudan
With Jenni Murray. Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi; how will Free schools select pupils?
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Arianna Huffington; novelist Joanna Briscoe; women in the boardroom
Arianna Huffington on bringing the Huffpost to the UK.
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Children and lying; women in business overseas; Kate Middleton fashion
Tanya Byron on children and lying; Mylene Klass; the Kate Middleton effect on fashion.