Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Women and Wigs
From the personal to the political, we explore the many reasons women wear wigs.
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Fran & Flora, Maths anxiety, the spy Virginia Hall
Eastern European music from Fran & Flora. Anxiety about maths. The WWII Spy Virginia Hall.
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Brexit anxiety, Bedtime Stories, UN women, Pain management
Brexit anxiety. Bedtime Stories. Managing pain in women.
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Fran & Flora, Margaret Thatcher, Maths
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.
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Celebrating the bicentenary of her birth: Northern Ballet's Victoria
Victoria, the ballet; women's jobs and automation; Zeenat Aman; Virginia Hall.
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Child marriage, Jack the Ripper's victims
We discuss child marriage in Afghanistan, plus the new book on Jack the Ripper's victims.
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Women and Environmental Activism
We speak to three generations of women fighting for the environment.
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Jacinda Ardern's leadership, Spring poetry, and Tomi Adeyemi
Do female leaders do things differently? Spring Equinox poetry. Author Tomi Adeyemi.
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Late Night Woman's Hour
Emma Barnett and guests partake of a few nocturnal frank and funny conversations.
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Impact of Cyclone Idai. Film director Carol Morley. Author Tomi Adeyemi. Losing your mum.
Cyclone Idai. Director Carol Morley. Author Tomi Adeyemi. Dealing with losing your mum.
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Jacinda Ardern's leadership; W series; Talking to children about their disabilities
Jacinda Ardern's leadership; W series motor racing; talking to a child with a disability
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Porn, Breed-Ready Women, Poetry
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Mary Berry, Ketamine, New Zealand attacks
Mary Berry makes a trifle. Plus a discussion about the rise of teenagers taking ketamine.
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Actor Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Nyong'o, Bryony Frost, Cervical smears, Nice Nailantei Leng'ete, Eleanor Anstruther
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The jailed Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, Early onset dementia & Cleaning Tips
Nasrin Sotoudeh jailed Iranian lawyer, Early onset dementia, Cleaning tips
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Jane visits the Bike Project
Jane visits the Bike Project. Plus Rachel Reeves, and why is cleaning cool?
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Nasrin Sotoudeh, My White Best Friend, Himalayas, Barbara Hannigan
Children of the Snow Land, Singing conductor, Sentencing of Iran lawyer, Rachel De-lahay
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Margaret Busby on New Daughters of Africa, sponsorship of women's football
New Daughters of Africa, sponsorship of women's football, helping children make friends
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Women priests, Treasuring your mother's memories, Violent women on TV
LBT Women's Health, Women priests, Treasuring your mother's memories, Violent women on TV.
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Reshma Saujani, Wendy Mitchell, Fern Champion
Wendy Mitchell describes her life since being diagnosed with young on-set dementia at 58.
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Knife crime, Women and Equalities Minister Penny Mordaunt, Waitress the musical
Talking to children about knife crime. The new musical, Waitress. Melanie Reid.
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The first all-women-of-colour cast and crew production of Richard II
The star and co-director of Richard II, Adjoa Andoh. Women and leadership. Parental leave
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Kylie Jenner's success, Kristalina Georgieva CEO of the World Bank
Kylie Jenner's success, Kristalina Georgieva - World Bank CEO, Michele Kirsch on Clean
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Talking to your children about knife crime
Talking to your children about knives, Fatima Bhutto, Bump Birth and Beyond.
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Author Melanie Reid, Parenting tips, Intrepid women
Author Melanie Reid, Parenting tips from Phillipa Perry, Intrepid women exhibition
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Missing children, Women's minister Penny Mordaunt, Waitress the musical
We hear from the mothers of missing children, and women's minister Penny Mordaunt.
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Periods, Caroline Criado Perez, Simran Kaur, Cook the Perfect... with Tom Kerridge
The stigma of periods, Tom Kerridge's perfect curry and boxer Simran Kaur.
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Late Night Woman's Hour
Emma Barnett and guests partake of a few nocturnal frank and funny conversations.
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Amanda Abbington, Asma Khan, Bumps & Babies
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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Caroline Criado Perez on the gender data gap, Maggie Gee, Madeleine Mitchell
Caroline Criado Perez - the gender data gap, Maggie Gee on novel Blood, Madeleine Mitchell