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Woman's Hour Episodes

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    Generation M, The Archers' trial week, September blues?

    Young women challenging cultural stereotypes.

  2. Olympic boxer Nicola Adams, Novelist Eimear McBride

    Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams, Eimear McBride on her new book, The Lesser Bohemians.

  3. The joys of being a teenager, Alison Gopnik, Hypnobirthing explained

    Alison Gopnik on how children learn. The early days of the women's trade union movement.

  4. Amy Schumer, Eating disorders at university, Beryl Bainbridge

    The award-winning comedian Amy Schumer. Eating disorders and university. Beryl Bainbridge.

  5. Tonia Buxton on Greek dips, Mothers who were bullied at school

    Mothers who were bullied at school; Equity, the new film about women on Wall Street.

  6. The Canonisation of Mother Teresa of Calcutta

    The canonisation of Mother Teresa, who she was and what kind of role model she represents.

  7. Olympic Gold Hockey Players Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh

    Olympic gold hockey players Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh.

  8. Mother Teresa; US campus sexual assaults

    The canonisation of Mother Teresa as a saint. And tackling sexual assaults on US campuses.

  9. Hypertrichosis, 'Cuckoo Kids' law', Discrimination, Racist abuse

    Orphans of the Carnival, German paternity, online abuse, maternity discrimination.

  10. Natalie Bennett, Bridget Jones, Making underwear, Women and the Russian Revolution, are young people having less sex?

    Green Party leadership, Bridget Jones generation, lingerie makers in Wales.

  11. Underwear: What do we wear and who is it for?

    We discuss women's most intimate clothing choice - their underwear.

  12. Jenna Coleman as young Queen Victoria

    Jenna Coleman as young Queen Victoria, and how to support youngsters coming out.

  13. Late Night Woman's Hour: Sport

    Lauren Laverne and guests discuss women in sport.

  14. Wide Sargasso Sea, Burkini, MS, Mature students

    France 'burkini ban', Jean Rhys, return to education, creativity and illness.

  15. Scummy Mummies, HRT, Ballerina Irina Kolesnikova

    Finding humour in the messiness of motherhood. And new research on HRT and breast cancer.

  16. Jenny Matthews, Older women in the workplace, A woman as UN Secretary-General

    Jenny Matthews, watercolour artist. Plus, campaigning for a woman as UN Secretary-General.

  17. Rossy De Palma and women in Pedro Almodovar's films

    Rossy De Palma and Almodovar's women. The gender pay gap. Gabriela Montero.

  18. Jenna Coleman, Women and Olympics, Calcium Supplements

    Jenna Coleman plays young Queen Victoria, and Olympics triumph for women in sport.

  19. Burkini bans, Alisa Weilerstein, Sophie Carrigill

    Why are some French holiday resorts banning the burkini from beaches?

  20. Olympic marriage proposals, Refugees in Lebanon, Busting the sex myth

    Are marriage proposals at the Olympics a cynical attempt to steal the spotlight?

  21. Actress Billie Piper, Samia Shahid, Women-only addiction clinics

    Billie Piper on her new role in Yerma and Naz Shah MP, seeking justice for Samia Shahid.

  22. Sophie Carrigill, Tampons in China, ADHD in Women

    With Sophie Carrigill, co-captain of the Team GB wheelchair basketball team.

  23. Burkini ban; Teenage boys and body image

    Banning burkinis, teenage boys and their body image, food prepping, Sue Lloyd-Roberts.

  24. Phone-in: Screen time and children

    Parents' experiences managing their children's online activities.

  25. Weekend Woman's Hour: Angela Merkel, Giving birth in front of family, Charlotte Bray, Katharine Towers

    A new Angela Merkel biography, and would you let your children see you give birth?

  26. Nandi Bhebhe, Julie Burchill, Knife crime, Innovation, Lake District

    Actor Nandi Bhebhe on the American servicemen who died in a botched D-Day rehearsal.

  27. 'First Ladies', Children witnessing childbirth, Composer Charlotte Bray

    The role of the First Lady, political point-scoring or wifely devotion?

  28. What does 'parent friendly' mean?

    The NCT have launched a new 'Parent Friendly' certificate - how will this help families?

  29. Angela Merkel biography, Knife crime, Heroines, Independent visitors

    A new biography of Angela Merkel, and why do some young men carry knives?

  30. Table tennis world champion at 85, Knife Crime, Periods, Advertising and Sport

    Featuring 85-year-old Pam Butcher, table tennis world champion for her age category.

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