Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Justice Secretary Alex Chalk on sentencing reforms
Wed 15 Nov 2023
Cabinet reshuffle, endometriosis, and Minnie the Minx.
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Dame Kelly Holmes, Cabinet reshuffle, Debenhams picketers
Tue 14 Nov 2023
Dame Kelly Holmes on her new book, which records her experience being gay in the military.
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Suella Braverman sacked as home secretary, Natalie Cassidy, Breast Cancer treatment
Mon 13 Nov 2023
Suella Braverman is sacked as home secretary, we speak to Lucy Fisher and Claire Pearsall.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Perinatal pelvic health, ‘Grey pound’ fashion, Jilly Cooper, Swearing, Hot flushes
Sat 11 Nov 2023
Is the fashion industry finally responding to the strength of the so-called grey pound?
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Swearing, Women in north east India, The 'grey pound' and fashion, A story of brutal crime, forgiveness and empathy
Fri 10 Nov 2023
Why do we swear and are women judged differently for swearing than men?
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Nour Swirki in Gaza, Baroness Falkender's secrets, Divorce, Alzheimer's, Hot flushes
Thu 9 Nov 2023
We continue hearing women's voices from Israel and Gaza.
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Jilly Cooper, Rachel Goldberg – mother of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Women & binge drinking, Perinatal pelvic health service.
Wed 8 Nov 2023
Jilly Cooper talks about football, why there is less sex in her new novel, and her diaries
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Caster Semenya, King's Speech, Jude Rogers on Kirsty MacColl
Tue 7 Nov 2023
Caster Semenya discusses her career as she releases her new book, A Race to Be Myself.
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MP rape allegations, Mothers' march, Melissa Caddick
Mon 6 Nov 2023
An un-named Conservative MP has been accused of rape several times.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Author Alex O'Brien on what playing poker can teach you, Maternity care & Sprinter Bianca Williams
Sat 4 Nov 2023
Science writer Alex O'Brien on what life lessons she's learned from playing poker.
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Cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Women & renting, Catherine Dalton cricketer, Women's peace petition, Maggie Murphy CEO, Lewes FC
Fri 3 Nov 2023
Cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson on her collaboration with the LSO Percussion Ensemble.
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Covid Inquiry, Child-free friends, Afghans in Pakistan, Alison Larkin
Thu 2 Nov 2023
Covid Inquiry, Child-free friends, Afghan refugees, Sarah Ditum's Toxic, Grief... a Comedy
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AI and child sexual abuse, Alex O’Brien, Molly Manning Walker
Wed 1 Nov 2023
The growing role of artificial intelligence in child sexual abuse imagery.
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Failures in maternity care, Spain's Princess Leonor turns 18, Women's Ballon d'Or
Tue 31 Oct 2023
Families call for a public inquiry into maternity care in England.
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Bianca Williams, Sandra Hüller, Living with your parents too long
Mon 30 Oct 2023
Athlete Bianca Williams on her stop and search ordeal.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Rescuing seal pups, Tell-all celebrity memoirs
Sat 28 Oct 2023
Leigh-Anne Pinnock from Little Mix on embarking on a solo career.
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Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Black British Book Festival, Gesbeen Mohammad
Fri 27 Oct 2023
Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock on her new memoir, Believe.
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Tell-all celebrity memoirs, child poverty, and 'de-banking'
Thu 26 Oct 2023
Celebrities oversharing in memoirs, child poverty, bigamy, and long baby names.
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Israel-Gaza war, Monica Dolan, Kathryn Mannix
Wed 25 Oct 2023
The impact of the conflict on women and children in Gaza and Israel.
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Ruth Birch and Julia Curry, Liza Mundy, Lyse Doucet and Tal Hochman, Cindy Thomas and Laura Barton
Tue 24 Oct 2023
The history of women in the CIA.
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Ukrainian children in Russia, Fanny Mendelssohn, Men designing clothes for women
Mon 23 Oct 2023
Film-maker Shahida Tulaganova, whose documentary Ukraine's Stolen Children airs tonight.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Coleen Rooney, IVF add-ons, Online safety, Talking on the phone, Singer Mica Millar
Sat 21 Oct 2023
Coleen Rooney on her documentary series The Real Wagatha Story.
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Maternity services, Resigning as a bridesmaid, Mica Millar, Poet Safiya Sinclair
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Two thirds of maternity units in England put women and babies at risk.
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Dr Lisa Cameron MP, Saffron Coomber & Yero Timi Biu, Julia Fox, IVF add-ons
Thu 19 Oct 2023
Former SNP politician Dr Lisa Cameron on her defection to the Conservatives
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Coleen Rooney, Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves MP, Poet Becky Hemsley.
Wed 18 Oct 2023
Coleen Rooney on the term WAG, football and her documentary series The Real Wagatha Story.
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Israel-Gaza war, Talking on the phone, Online safety, Baby stealers in Kenya
Tue 17 Oct 2023
Latest update on the Online Safety Bill which is soon to become law.
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Madonna, Polish elections, Diana Parkes, Unconventional setups
Mon 16 Oct 2023
We speak to two women who were at the Madonna concert in London this weekend.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Dawn French, Shirley Ballas, Violinist Esther Abrami, Pelvic Pain
Sat 14 Oct 2023
Strictly Come Dancing’s head judge Shirley Ballas on her new book.
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Shirley Ballas, Bed Bugs, Everything Now writer Ripley Parker
Fri 13 Oct 2023
The Queen of Latin joins Krupa to discuss her new book, Murder on the Dancefloor.
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Dawn French, Laura Linney, Israel-Gaza conflict, Unconventional living
Thu 12 Oct 2023
Gaffes galore from comedy star Dawn French as she celebrates 30 years in show business.
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