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Woman's Hour Episodes

  1. Weekend Woman's Hour

    Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.

  2. Elizabeth Gaskell anniversary; School days extended

    Woman's Hour examines the place of Elizabeth Gaskell in the canon of English Literature.

  3. Novelist Nadifa Mohamed; Photographer Elinor Carucci

    Somali novelist Nadifa Mohamed; and photographer Elinor Carucci on intimate moments.

  4. Poet Sinead Morrissey; Trust after an affair

    Poet Sinead Morrissey on her new collection. Plus, rebuilding trust after an affair.

  5. Maya Fiennes on yoga; Caste discrimination in the UK

    How widely has caste prejudice been imported to Britain from the Indian sub-continent?

  6. Ruthie Henshall on Chicago; Fathers and childcare

    Ruthie Henshall on her musical career. Plus, the fathers taking on full-time childcare.

  7. Weekend Woman's Hour

    Weekend Woman's Hour with Jane Garvey, marking inspirational women from 2009.

  8. Costume Dramas: Life upstairs and downstairs

    Woman's Hour investigates the appeal of the costume drama.

  9. A Celebration of Poetry

    A special edition of Woman's Hour celebrating the year in poetry.

  10. Dionne Bromfield; Boy babysitters; Women and technology

    How much is new technology benefiting ordinary women? Plus, Dionne Bromfield sings live.

  11. Sarah Jessica Parker; Women and gambling

    Actor Sarah Jessica Parker interviewed. Plus, women addicted to gambling.

  12. Men on Women's Hour

    A special edition devoted to the role of men on the programme.

  13. Weekend Woman's Hour

    A celebration of music and performance with artists including Florence and the Machine.

  14. Carol Ann Duffy; Childhood and Christmas

    Are today's children unable to appreciate the true meaning of Christmas?

  15. Pianos in the home; Novelist Rebecca Stott

    Should every house have a piano? Plus, novelist Rebecca Stott interviewed.

  16. Phone In: Families at Christmas

    A special phone in edition of the programme; how to survive the family Christmas.

  17. Natasha Hunt's Olympic Challenge

    Natasha Hunt, the unfit maths teacher now training for the Olympics.

  18. Penelope Cruz; Women in debt

    Actor Penelope Cruz on the musical extravaganza Nine. Plus, helping women in debt.

  19. Weekend Woman's Hour

    Sigourney Weaver talks about Avatar and life beyond the screen.

  20. James May on manliness; Carol Ann Duffy interviewed

    Top Gear presenter James May on how the true concept of manliness is being undermined.

  21. Theatre for older children; Hair loss and wig styles

    What can fill the gap once children outgrow panto? Plus, finding the right wig.

  22. Women in the noughties: what's been achieved?

    A special editon of the programme, looking at the first decade of the 21st century.

  23. Diplomat Alice Walpole; Human Trafficking Unit closure

    HM Consul-General in Basra and mother of six Alice Walpole on motherhood and her role.

  24. Sigourney Weaver on Avatar; Payments for egg donation

    Actor Sigourney Weaver on Avatar. Plus, would you leave an eight year old home alone?

  25. Weekend Woman's Hour

    Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.

  26. MS and vitamin D; Bauhaus women

    Links between MS and vitamin D discussed. Plus, the little-known female Bauhaus artists.

  27. Irish abortion law; Arabella Dorman; Buying gifts for men

    Irish abortion law discussed. Plus, war artist Arabella Dorman; and buying gifts for men.

  28. Women in the boardroom; Scary books for children

    How many women on the board of directors can make a difference?

  29. Tamzin Outhwaite; Kitchen knife skills

    Actor Tamzin Outhwaite on musicals. Plus, chef Marianne Lumb on kitchen knife techniques.

  30. Alesha Dixon; Stillbirth guidelines; Tracksuit bottoms

    Pop star Alesha Dixon on absent fathers. Plus stillbirth guidelines.

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