Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Nancy Mitford, Women's Refuges, Chile's Camila Vallejo
The life and legacy of novelist Nancy Mitford. Presented by Jane Garvey.
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Cougar women, cook the perfect soda bread, Anoushka Shankar
Cougar women; music from Anoushka Shankar; cook the perfect soda bread; female protesters.
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Gang violence, The Power of Memory and Poet Rachel Boast
The changing role of the bedroom. Presented by Jenni Murray.
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03/11/2011
Cook the Perfect Soda Bread with Dan Lepard; Women in protest movements; Arabian Nights.
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02/11/2011
Joan Bakewell's new novel; are cougars liberated? IVF egg harvesting warning; saying no.
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Freedom riders; Anoushka Shankar; ordination of women
Freedom Riders; women priests and Catholicism; post-adoption depression; Anoushka Shankar.
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Orchids, Legal Aid cuts, Victoria and Albert
Orchids - the history of this exotic house plant. Presented by Jane Garvey.
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Weekend Woman's Hour
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week. Presented by Jane Garvey.
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28/10/2011
A new art exhibition explores the symbolism of lace.
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Risks of breast cancer in older women; Stephanie Beacham
Stephanie Beacham; older women unware of their risk of breast cancer; Cristina Kirchner.
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Joely Richardson; dyslexia; Eva Braun; child protection
Joely Richardson; can dyslexia be an advantage; improving child protection; and Eva Braun.
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Anna Chancellor; young adults with autism
The Queens we might have had - Matilda; Anna Chancellor; young adults with autism.
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Will Young, Blaming Parents, Multiple Miscarriage
Will Young performs and talks about his musical career. Presented by Jane Garvey.
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Cook the perfect Pumpkin Soup with Heston Blumenthal
Cagney and Lacey star Sharon Gless, Cook the Perfect Pumpkin Soup with Heston Blumenthal.
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Suffolk prostitute murders - five years on. Sophie Barker sings live. The first nightclub chaplain
Presented by Sheila McClennon. Singer songwriter Sophie Barker live in studio.
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20/10/2011
Actress Sharon Gless; parental rights in difficult economic times; the appeal of bridge?
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Women and Tattoos, Are MBAs worth the money and effort?
Tattoos - love 'em or loathe 'em? The judgement of mothers, Women and Pensions and MBAs.
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Grieving and clothes; Angie Le Mar; pianist Di Xiao
Clothes and grieving; stand-up Angie Le Mar; pianist Di Xiao; Kingwa Kamencu.
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Heston Blumenthal, Diana Athill, Genetic Cancer Links
Guests include Heston Blumenthal and Diana Athill. Presented by Jane Garvey.
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Cliff Richard, Katherine Jenkins, Adoption Parties: Do they work?
Cliff Richard, Katherine Jenkins, Adoption parties, Mixed race relationships phone in.
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Sex education, men's haircuts, Aruna Roy, retelling war & Liverpool's Turnaround Project
A snip at half the price - how much will a man pay for a haircut?
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Katherine Jenkins, Adoption Parties, Women in the boardroom
Katherine Jenkins; Adoption parties, Obesity link to rise in osteoarthritis in women.
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Phone in on mixed relationships
A phone-in on mixed marriages. Presented by Jane Garvey.
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11/10/2011
Cook the perfect coq au vin; treatment after miscarriage; Georgette Heyer; zero waste.
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Cliff Richard; postnatal depression; work-life balance
Cliff Richard; postnatal depression; work-life balance running your own business.
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Weekend Woman's Hour
Cook the Perfect... Fish Pie. Presented by Jane Garvey.
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Mobile Phone Novels, Women in the Dock, Buffalo Gals
Presented by Sheila McClennon. Horrible Histories' Terry Deary on his mobile phone novel.
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06/10/2011
The actress Olivia Colman on her new film Tyrannosaur, Deborah Bull, HIV Rates in women.
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Kirsten Dunst, Janet Baker, Tories losing female votes?
Actress Kirsten Dunst on her new film; singer Janet Baker; Tories and female voters.
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George Alagiah on mixed Britain; schools commissioner Liz Sidwell; Lauren Child
Jane Garvey talks to George Alagiah; Liz Sidwell, Schools Commissioner; Lauren Child.