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Woman's Hour Episodes

  1. Alison Knowles; Boybands

    Experimental American artist Alison Knowles on avant-garde performance. With Jane Garvey.

  2. HRT risks; Ketamine misuse; Vaughan Williams's women

    The health risks of taking HRT discussed. Plus, the increasingly popularity of ketamine.

  3. Phone In: Infertility

    Listener's views on infertility. Does society place too high a value on parenthood?

  4. Attitudes to fertility

    A special programme on attitudes to fertility and the assumptions that underlie them.

  5. Martha Wainwright; Julia Neuberger; Family structure

    Martha Wainwright talks about her music and plays live. Plus, Julia Neuberger on old age.

  6. Jane Horrocks; Childminding regulations

    Actor Jane Horrocks on being back on stage. Plus, new regulations for childminders.

  7. Cherie Blair interviewed; Women's secure units

    Cherie Blair on her impoverished beginnings, her time at Number 10, and facing criticism.

  8. Pam Ann; London Children's Ballet; Nettles

    Caroline Reid talks about her comic creation Pam Ann with Jenni Murray.

  9. Artist Barbara Rae; Poet Gillian Clarke

    Poet Gillian Clarke, and Scottish artist Barbara Rae on her life as a Royal Academician.

  10. Frances Osborne; Eating disorders among British Asians

    Author Frances Osborne on Lady Idina Sackville, aka 'The Bolter'. With Jane Garvey.

  11. Susan Sarandon; Midwifery crisis

    Susan Sarandon on her longevity as a successful actress. Plus, the crisis in midwifery.

  12. Granny childcare; The life of Kathy Kirby

    Is too much today being asked of grandma's role? With Sheila McClennon.

  13. Soprano Amanda Roocroft; Rebecca Walker on pregnancy

    Lancashire-born soprano Amanda Roocroft talks about her career with Jenni Murray.

  14. Mothers and sons; Self-harming

    Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and William Sutcliffe on the mother-son relationship.

  15. Fitness Special

    Jane Garvey presents a special programme on women and fitness.

  16. Gwyneth Paltrow; Missing children

    Gwyneth Paltrow on her return to acting after concentrating on being a mother.

  17. Pink for girls; Kitty O'Shea re-evaluated

    What part do manufacturers play in perpetuating the popularity of pink for girls?

  18. Women in the Lords; Abortion limit; Dr Mable John

    Baroness Hayman, the Lords' first female Speaker, on women in the House of Lords.

  19. Laurie Anderson; Julia Leigh; Toddler nutrition

    Performance artist Laurie Anderson on her life and work. Plus novelist Julia Leigh.

  20. Michelle Gomez; Julia Blackburn; Shoplifting

    Actor Michelle Gomez on The Taming of The Shrew. Plus, author Julia Blackburn.

  21. Stay at home mothers; Women earning more than men

    Bonnie Greer and Toby Young discuss whether mothers should be paid to stay at home.

  22. Jane Austen's love life; Workaholics

    Gwyneth Hughes on why Jane Austen never married. Plus, women in peacekeeping forces.

  23. Composer Roxanna Panufnik; Poet Patience Agbabi

    Composer Roxanna Panufnik on the influence of her Polish heritage on her work.

  24. Isabel Allende; Saudi women's human rights

    Isabel Allende on her family's story since the death of her daughter in 1992.

  25. Doreen Lawrence; Marian Keyes

    Murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence's mother Doreen on the charity established in his name.

  26. Foster parents and smacking; Artist Liliane Lijn

    Are parents who smack their own children unsuitable as foster parents?

  27. Brenda Blethyn; Dr Valerie Grant on the sex ratio

    Actor Brenda Blethyn on her life and career.

  28. Sally Hawkins; The work of artist Niki de St Phalle.

    Actor Sally Hawkins on working with Mike Leigh. Plus, life after living in a cult.

  29. Lisa Jardine; Sunbeds; Elena Kats-Chernin

    Lisa Jardine on her role as head of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.

  30. Business mums; Children of the holocaust

    The challenges women face when setting up a new enterprise discussed.

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