Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Catfishing, Caribbean Christmas Food & Gloves
Fri 10 Dec 2021
One woman’s story of catfishing and the why gloves are ‘high fashion’.
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Jazz pianist Zoe Rahman, Allegra Stratton's resignation, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Germany's abortion law
Thu 9 Dec 2021
Award-winning jazz pianist Zoe Rahman joins Emma.
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Christmas Parties, Afghan Families in Hotels, Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Wed 8 Dec 2021
Reaction to Allegra Stratton's TV rehearsal about parties at Downing Street
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Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace, Education activist Vee Kativhu, Pregnancy and homelessness
Tue 7 Dec 2021
Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace on women's experiences in the armed forces.
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Under Pressure, Julia Chain, Hyaluronidase
Mon 6 Dec 2021
We hear how Kate and Annie's long relationship is under pressure in our new series.
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Brene Brown on emotions, Stepmums, Women in the Army, Poet Kim Moore, Morning after pill costs, Chef Ravinder Bhogal
Sat 4 Dec 2021
The American author and Professor Brené Brown on emotions.
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Rise in menopause tribunal cases; Brené Brown; Women's FA Cup Final; Ravinder Bhogal; Ghislaine Maxwell trial update
Fri 3 Dec 2021
Tribunal cases where employees allege menopause-related discrimination are rising.
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Joanna Chiu; Modern Stepmums; Angela Merkel's military farewell
Thu 2 Dec 2021
Krupa Padhy explores the realities and complexities facing modern stepmothers.
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Mississippi abortion law at the Supreme Court; Poet Kim Moore; England women's football win
Wed 1 Dec 2021
Mississippi is asking the US Supreme Court to overturn the landmark ruling Roe v Wade.
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Emily Ratajkowski, Republicanism in Barbados, Josephine Baker
Tue 30 Nov 2021
Emily Ratajkowski discusses sexuality, feminism, empowerment and the male gaze.
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BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021; Ghislaine Maxwell court case; Adoption breakdown;Anorexia & relationships; Nicola Adams
Mon 29 Nov 2021
BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021 winner-Vivianne Miedema of Arsenal & Netherlands.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Beverley Knight, Melanie Sykes, Cinderella
Sat 27 Nov 2021
Actor and singer Beverley Knight on making her voice heard in the music industry.
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Arwa Mahdawi, Cinderella & Sexual Harassment in Schools
Fri 26 Nov 2021
Arwa Mahdawi on strong women leaders and the ongoing appeal of Cinderella.
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Fabric a hidden history of material. Sweden's first female PM. Domestic violence and femicide in Turkey.
Thu 25 Nov 2021
Fabric a history of material. Post Office worker on clearing her name. DV in Turkey.
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Sheila Rowbotham; Sikh Women's Aid; Stella Creasy; HOGO; Motherhood & elite sport
Wed 24 Nov 2021
Writer/historian Sheila Rowbotham and the women's liberation movement in Britain.
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MP Caroline Nokes, Beverley Knight, Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai
Tue 23 Nov 2021
Beverley Knight plays Faye Treadwell, who managed the Drifters after her husband died.
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Melanie Sykes, Menopause, Marching Midwives
Mon 22 Nov 2021
Mel Sykes on her mid-life autism diagnosis and how it all makes sense.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Stonewall, Pride & Prejudice (Sort Of), Parcopresis
Sat 20 Nov 2021
Hear an exclusive interview with Nancy Kelley, CEO of Stonewall.
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The UK’s only female arm-wrestling referee Kath Whitaker
Fri 19 Nov 2021
Anita Rani talks to Kath Whitaker about her national championships debut on Saturday.
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Cast of Pride & Prejudice (sort of); Nancy Kelley, CEO of Stonewall; Frida Kahlo
Thu 18 Nov 2021
A sweary, anarchic reboot of the novel where the 5 all-female cast play all characters.
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Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth; Britney Spears; Losing a parent young; Jane Austen's early work and Food and Memory
Wed 17 Nov 2021
Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth on her new role preventing violence to women and girls
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Actor Rose Ayling-Ellis in Strictly; Tracey Neville; Rape as a weapon of war; She-cession; Photographing Angela Merkel
Tue 16 Nov 2021
Rose Ayling-Ellis and partner Giovanni Pernice danced in tribute to the deaf community.
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Kirsten Dunst, 'Laddish' culture in the armed forces, Teacher Joanna Harriott, Shy bowel, Child to parent abuse
Mon 15 Nov 2021
Kirsten Dunst on starring in Jane Campion's new film The Power of the Dog.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Mary Robinson, Huma Abedin, Daddy Issues
Sat 13 Nov 2021
The former president of Ireland Mary Robinson on the significance of COP26.
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Mary Robinson, Rose Tremain, Daddy Issues
Fri 12 Nov 2021
Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, explains why the climate challenge is so emotional.
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Noor Inayat Khan: secret agent; BBC & Stonewall; Female MPs, Parliamentary standards & second jobs; Tim Stanley
Thu 11 Nov 2021
During WWII, hundreds of women served as secret agents as part of military intelligence.
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Barbara Taylor Bradford; Police conduct; Knitting Banxy; Astronaut Nicole Stott
Wed 10 Nov 2021
The bestselling author on her new prequel to A Woman of Substance.
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Update on Afghan women; Huma Abedin; UTIs; Elizabeth Denham; 'Buyer's Remorse'
Tue 9 Nov 2021
Women's situation in Afghanistan and the humanitarian crisis being faced.
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Hollyoaks star Sarah Jayne Dunn, the military and women, Russia advisor Fiona Hill, New induction guidelines
Mon 8 Nov 2021
Sarah Jayne Dunn on her dismissal from the long-running soap Hollyoaks.
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Amanda Knox, COP26, Kathleen Stock, Lily Cole
Sat 6 Nov 2021
Exclusive interviews with both Amanda Knox and Kathleen Stock.
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