Woman's Hour

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

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Covid Inquiry, Poet Andrea Gibson remembered, Supporting survivors of violence
Impact on women as independent report into how the government handled Covid is published.
21 Nov 2025,57 mins
Boxer Francesca Hennessy, NEETS, Painter Caroline Walker
Unbeaten in her first six professional fights, Francesca Hennessy joins Anita Rani.
20 Nov 2025,57 mins
Saskia Reeves, Childminders, Women in Camps
The Slow Horses star on her new play at the National Theatre, End.
19 Nov 2025,57 mins
The pension gap, Rape trial delays, Author Harriet Lane
What's driving the growing pensions gap as a third of women face poverty in retirement?
18 Nov 2025,57 mins
Bouncing back after getting fired, Brain fog, Sheikh Hasina verdict
How to turn getting fired 'from a setback to a setup'.
17 Nov 2025,56 mins
Weekend Woman's Hour: Christine Flack, Women’s Football Stadiums, Pelvic Girdle Pain, Fatherhood, Eleanor of Castile
Christine Flack on the death of her daughter, the presenter Caroline Flack.
15 Nov 2025,56 mins
Women pursuing peace, Pelvic girdle pain, New musical Coven
Two women from each side of the Israel-Gaza war are working together to pursue peace.
14 Nov 2025,56 mins
Earthshot Prize winner, High blood pressure in childhood, Wild Cherry drama
Friendship is an NGO in Bangladesh which started out operating floating hospitals.
13 Nov 2025,57 mins
Fatherhood, Laura Mulvey, Women's football stadiums
What makes a good dad? We discuss.
12 Nov 2025,57 mins
Illegal weight-loss drugs, Actor Jackie Clune, Birth scrolls
We discuss the rise in illegal weight-loss drugs made by criminal gangs.
11 Nov 2025,57 mins
Christine Flack, New Ofsted school grading, Emma Barnett
Christine Flack on the death of her daughter, the presenter Caroline Flack.
10 Nov 2025,57 mins
Margaret Atwood memoir, Cat Burns, Choking Porn Law, Dame Elaine Paige
Feminist and literary icon Margaret Atwood looks back across her career.
08 Nov 2025,54 mins
Elaine Paige, Nova Reid on Jocelyn Barrow, Pauline Collins
West End star Dame Elaine Paige looks back over her stellar musical theatre career.
07 Nov 2025,56 mins
Cat Burns, Pakistan's period tax, Mary Earps
The Traitor and Mercury Prize-nominated singer-songwriter tells all.
06 Nov 2025,56 mins
Margaret Atwood memoir, Racism in public services, Is having a boyfriend embarassing?
Feminist and literary icon Margaret Atwood looks back across her career.
05 Nov 2025,57 mins
Teenage boys and AI, Lynsey Addario, Choking porn law
How and why are teenage boys using AI for therapy and romance?
04 Nov 2025,57 mins
Fertility treatment, Bella Culley, Traitors' fashion
Should people have the legal right to paid time off work for fertility treatment?
03 Nov 2025,57 mins
Guide to Life: Raising Resilient Kids
How can we build emotional strength in children—and learn a few things ourselves too?
02 Nov 2025,35 mins
Weekend Woman's Hour: Malala Yousafzai, Faulty breast implants, Petula Clark
The Nobel Peace Prize winner on life at university and coming to terms with her past.
01 Nov 2025,56 mins
Malala Yousafzai, Briana Corrigan, Exclamation marks
Known for surviving a brutal Taliban attack, Malala is taking charge of her own destiny.
31 Oct 2025,47 mins
France rape law change, Women and alcohol dependency, Amina Khayyam
France moves to include consent in the rape laws following the Gisèle Pelicot trial
30 Oct 2025,54 mins
Clare's law, PIP breast implant scandal, Queen Victoria's mental health
Delays in a scheme to tell people if their partners have a history of being abusive.
29 Oct 2025,53 mins
Brigitte Macron cyberbullying case, Comedian Laura Smyth, Autism de-diagnosis
The French first lady's legal action to tackle alleged online harassment.
28 Oct 2025,53 mins
Petula Clark, Teenagers and online coercion, Clocks going back
Find out why Petula Clark's autobiography is called Is That You, Petula?
27 Oct 2025,53 mins
Guide to Life: Keeping Love And Intimacy Alive
How to future proof long-term relationships and keep that spark!
26 Oct 2025,35 mins
Weekend Woman's Hour: Landmark policy change in the Family Court, Essex Witches, Women rowing across the Pacific
Claire Throssel on her campaign to change policies in the family court.
25 Oct 2025,28 mins
First mum in space, Tiggy Walker, Recruiting women to Formula 1
Former Nasa astronaut Anna Fisher talks about becoming the world’s first mother in space.
24 Oct 2025,54 mins
Wes Streeting, Virginia Giuffre memoir, Pacific Ocean rowers
The health secretary on menopause and the new Women's Health Strategy.
23 Oct 2025,54 mins
The Nocebo effect, Women sports photographers, Parental involvement in family courts
The placebo effect is well known, but what do you know about the Nocebo effect?
22 Oct 2025,54 mins
Grooming gangs, Eve Muirhead, Lily King, Menopause
Why did two sexual abuse survivors resign from the national inquiry into grooming gangs?
21 Oct 2025,54 mins