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Woman's Hour Episodes

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    Leanne Benjamin

    Leanne Benjamin on 20 years as principal dancer with the Royal Ballet. With Jenni Murray.

  2. Jan Hall; Bollywood Carmen; cot death advice

    Powerlister Jan Hall, cot death risks, and Preeya Kalidas as Bollywood Carmen.

  3. The dangers of being a 'cool parent'; Sexual assaults in the US military

    Sexual assaults in the US military, the dangers of being a 'cool' parent. With Jane Garvey

  4. Civil Partnerships; Men and Childcare; Snooping on a Partner

    Is snooping on your partner ever acceptable? The female perspective with Jane Garvey.

  5. Weekend Woman's Hour. Yoko Ono; Princess Merida; Female Undertakers

    Yoko Ono, Merida's makeover, Sharleen Spiteri, Caryn Franklin and Daphne Selfe, and trifle

  6. Sheila Dillon; British women and Islam; fatherhood; female composers

    Sheila Dillon and cancer, British women and Islam, fatherhood and female composers.

  7. Lindsey Bareham Cooks the Perfect Trifle: Ruth Madoc; Older Models

    Ruth Madoc on playing singer Dorothy Squires, and Lindsay Bareham cooks the perfect trifle

  8. Sharleen Spiteri; Alison Nimmo; Disney's Princess Merida

    Jenni Murray talks women undertakers and Princess Merida, with music by Sharleen Spiteri.

  9. Yoko Ono; Dementia Care; Powerlister Shami Chakrabarti

    Yoko Ono, dementia care and why debates around the table inspired Shami Chakrabarti.

  10. Female GPs; A Partner's Ex

    Are part-time female GPs creating a problem for the health service? Jane Garvey presents.

  11. Financial Abuse; Kate Figes; Being Brave

    Botox in your 20s, financial abuse, Kate Figes' Our Cheating Hearts, Independent midwives.

  12. Gillian Anderson; In celebration of aunts; Punk's influence on fashion

    Gillian Anderson, punk's influence on fashion, and celebration of aunts. With Jenni Murray

  13. Cat Power; Independent Midwives

    Cat Power, independent midwives, and the increasing influence of stay-at-home mothers.

  14. Botox for 20-somethings; Kate Figes on infidelity

    Botox for 20-somethings, Kate Figes on infidelity, extreme porn laws. With Jenni Murray.

  15. Joanna Lumley; Lionel Shriver; Financial Abuse

    Joanna Lumley, Lionel Shriver and Polly Morland join Jane Garvey.

  16. Women in the 1920s

    Baroness Shirley Williams joins Jane Garvey to discuss women's lives in the 1920s.

  17. Weekend Woman's Hour: The Staves; fat-shaming; feminist teen bloggers

    Presented by Jane Garvey, including harmony from three sisters as The Staves perform.

  18. The Staves; Alison Curtis; Women in science fiction

    Folk rock singing sisters The Staves, and women in science fiction. Jenni Murray presents.

  19. Sarah Dunant; Katelyn Campbell; PHSE education; living with a sulker

    Author Sarah Dunant discusses the Borgias; Dr Pam Spurr's advice on dealing with sulking.

  20. Women on Bank Notes; Adoption; Young Feminists

    Saudi Arabia tackles domestic violence, women on English bank notes, and sulking.

  21. Dr Hawa Abdi; Fat shaming and body confidence

    Fat shaming and body confidence, Pink Martini live, author Lauren Beukes. With Jane Garvey

  22. Women in TV comedy; XX Factor; Dawn O'Porter

    Why are there so few female comedians on our screens? Presented by Jane Garvey.

  23. Weekend Woman's Hour. Older Women's Style; Margaret Hodge MP; Ana Moura

    Older women and fashion, Margaret Hodge MP, and Hadley Freeman on how to be awesome.

  24. Secret of a long marriage; Beyoncé and feminism; Biting

    What's the secret to a long and happy marriage? Beyonce and feminism; biting in children.

  25. Jody Williams; Margaret Hodge; Behaviour in Nurseries

    Jenni Murray meets Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams and Powerlister Margaret Hodge.

  26. Older Women and Style; Women's Unemployment; Politics of Sex Work

    Jenni Murray on stylish older women, Typhoid Mary, and raising a teen in your 50s and 60s.

  27. Kate Humble; Rokia Traore; Women and Snoring

    Kate Humble on her passion for farming, changes to adoption law, Rokia Traore plays live.

  28. Body image; Hadley Freeman; Dorothy Koomson; Domestic Violence Initiative; Ana Moura

    Hadley Freeman on body image, Dorothy Koomson on the Ice Cream Girls, and Ana Moura sings.

  29. Weekend Woman's Hour - Sheryl Sandberg; Jahmene Douglas; The Politician's Husband

    Facebook boss Sheryl Sandberg on why she's telling women to 'lean in'. With Jane Garvey.

  30. X Factor finalist Jahmene Douglas; Women and vinyl; Communal changing rooms

    Jahmene Douglas tells Jenni Murray about his hard childhood. And vinyl is not just for men

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