Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Groping, Marina Warner, Women's Prize for Economics and Politics
Groping, what is it and what to do? Marina Warner on her new collection of short stories.
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Making women visible, Elizabeth I, Children in Need drama
Do women deserve better public recognition for their achievements?
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Marguerite Patten, Patti Smith, Leather
Celebrating Marguerite Patten's recipes. Patti Smith. Best of the Best Women's Fiction.
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Syrian doctor, Donna Hay, Muslim fashion, Declining tests for inherited diseases
Jenni Murray presents discussion on the Syrian doctor separated from her baby girl.
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Patti Smith, The Bridge's Sofia Helin, Men who kill their children
Patti Smith talks about her life and music.
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A celebration of Marguerite Patten, Inside the Women and Equalities Select Committee, Brene Brown
Cook a meal inspired by the recipes of Marguerite Patten.
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Adele's return; Autumn/winter fashion; Is This Rape?
What is behind Adele's record-breaking success?
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Winner of the Best of the Best of the Women's Prize for Fiction
The winner of the Best of the Best of the Woman's Prize for Fiction is revealed.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Erica Jong, Joanna Trollope, Leaving care
Presented by Jane Garvey. Erica Jong, Joanna Trollope, and leaving the care system.
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Priscilla Presley; Is there a gay dialect? Secondary breast cancer
Shami Chakrabarti talks about How to Be Both by Ali Smith. Jenni Murray presents.
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American folk artist and banjo player Abigail Washburn.
A live performance from US banjo player Abigail Washburn and her husband.
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Talking about miscarriage, Miranda Richardson, Leaving care
Nikki Bedi looks at miscarriage. Plus Miranda Richardson on May We Be Forgiven by AM Homes
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Erica Jong, Joanna Trollope
Erica Jong and Joanna Trollope compare their life experiences. Jane Garvey presents.
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Joan Collins, Cathy Tyson, Misogyny Monday
Joan Collins talks about her latest novel and Cathy Tyson discusses her latest stage role.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Scouts, Homelessness, Female Breadwinners, Widowhood
Ann Limb, first female chair of the Scouts Association; women and homelessness; scents.
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Nawal El Saadawi; HRT - how to decide whether to take it or not
Nawal El Saadawi; HRT - how to decide whether to take it or not; novel The Lacuna.
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Ann Limb, the new chair of the Scout Association
Ann Limb discusses with Emma Barnett her new role as chair of the Scout Association.
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Best of the best women's fiction, Autism and puberty, Civil partnership amendment, Living with grief
Kirsty Lang discusses The Road Home by Rose Tremain. Jane Garvey presents.
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Women and Homelessness, Best of the Best, Women's Equality Party, Autism and Relationships
The Women's Equality Party on the morning of their first party conference.
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Women Breadwinners, Best of the Best, Stacey Dooley
Women breadwinners - what's behind the rise? Presented by Emma Barnett.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Nadiya Hussain, Laurie Anderson, Getting children to sleep, Followership, Intimate Hygiene
Nadiya Hussain, winner of the Great British Bake Off on baking.
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Helping kids sleep, Dame Valerie Beral, WWI pregnancies, Precious Awards 2015
Techniques to get children to go to sleep and Dame Valerie Beral on reproductive health.
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The right to challenge divorce settlements
Two women win the right to challenge their divorce settlement. How will it affect others?
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Nadiya Hussain; Rachel Weisz
Nadiya Hussain; the need for better followers at work; Kos refugees; Rachel Weisz.
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Laurie Anderson; Bee Rowlatt on Mary Wollstonecraft; Gizzi Erskine; Dinah Jefferies
Laurie Anderson, musician, performance artist and film-maker, talks to Emma Barnett.
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Intimate skin care, Mothers on marriage certificates, Steelworks job crisis
Do women need specialist skincare products to keep fresh intimate areas of their bodies?
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Nigella Lawson, Geena Davis, Sexism in nightclubs
Nigella Lawson. Geena Davis. Are nightclubs guilty of misogynoir? Student mental health.
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Nigella Lawson
Jenni Murray presents a celebration of all things food with Nigella Lawson.
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Nightclub racism, Andrew Marr on poetry, Lee Miller WWII photos, Children and sexuality
Andrew Marr, Helen Mort and Ruth Padel discuss women's poetry.
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Suffragette screenwriter Abi Morgan, Hollywood actress Geena Davis
The new film on the fight for women's votes, and Geena Davis on Thelma and Louise.