Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Episodes to download
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Tamsin Greig and Celia Imrie, Esther Ghey, Nnedi Okorafor, Same Dress Different Bodies, Fostering, Rory
Saturday
Celia Imrie and Tamsin Greig are currently starring in Backstroke, a new play in London.
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Simone Ashley, The Tate brothers, Fostering siblings, Driving instructors
Friday
Bridgerton and Sex Education star Simone Ashley discusses her new romcom.
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Pornography review, Padel, Esther Ghey, Rory
Thursday
How to create a safer world and the challenge of regulating online pornography.
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Tim Westwood, Same Dress Different Bodies, LeighAnn McCready, Fatma Said
Wednesday
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ correspondent Chi Chi Izundu on the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ investigation into the DJ Tim Westwood.
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Tamsin Greig and Celia Imrie, Carers march, Botox and friendships
Last Tuesday
Celia Imrie and Tamsin Greig are currently starring in Backstroke, a new play in London.
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Southport dance teacher Leanne Lucas, Indira Varma, German elections, Nnedi Okorafor
Last Monday
We hear from the dance teacher who saved many children in the Southport knife attack.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Raising the ‘Sen-betweeners’, Signs of teenage exploitation, Formula One, Nussaibah Younis, Egg-freezing
Sat 22 Feb 2025
Lisa Lloyd on raising neurodivergent children.
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Jess Phillips MP, Luis Rubiales case, author Nussaibah Younis
Fri 21 Feb 2025
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Office minister Jess Phillips on launch of Raneem's Law.
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Sexism in British kitchens, Clueless the musical, Non-harassment orders in Scotland, Raising the 'Sen-betweeners'
Thu 20 Feb 2025
Chefs and hospitality professionals are calling out what they call sexism in kitchens
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Women's Tennis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Formula 1, Lambrini Girls
Wed 19 Feb 2025
Looking at how vulnerable professional female tennis players can be on and off the court.
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Afghan government rebel over women's rights, Egg freezing, Indian Sportswoman of the Year
Tue 18 Feb 2025
Why are members of the Afghan Cabinet speaking out over women's rights?
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Nao, Women in Ukraine, Signs of teenage exploitation
Mon 17 Feb 2025
Singer-songwriter Nao talks about fame, motherhood, her new album and performs live.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: EastEnders 40th anniversary, Grandparenting, Maternal mental health
Sat 15 Feb 2025
Matriarchal women and strong female storylines from 40 years of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ1's iconic soap opera.
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Hayley Atwell, Grandparenting, Post-natal depression
Fri 14 Feb 2025
Is Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy Much Ado About Nothing the original romcom?
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EastEnders 40th anniversary: A Woman's Hour special
Thu 13 Feb 2025
Woman’s Hour live from Albert Square, as part of the EastEnders 40th anniversary.
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Parole and victims, Met Police vetting, Women’s Prize for Non-fiction
Wed 12 Feb 2025
Ellie Wilson on why she’s campaigning for victims to be admitted to parole hearings.
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Maternal mental health, Syria's missing, poet Caitlin O'Ryan
Tue 11 Feb 2025
Laura Kyrke-Smith MP on the support for new mothers struggling with mental health.
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England Netball win, Body positivity movement, Author Emilia Hart
Mon 10 Feb 2025
England coach Jess Thirlby and former England captain Pamela Cookey join us.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Emma Webber & Sinead O'Malley Kumar, Gender Dysphoria research, Daisy May Cooper
Sat 8 Feb 2025
What were the NHS 'catalogue of failings' that led to three people being killed in 2023?
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Marisha Wallace on Cabaret, Giving birth in prison, DR Congo, Ethical fashion
Fri 7 Feb 2025
West End star Marisha Wallace on taking on the iconic role of Sally Bowles in Cabaret.
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Emma Webber & Sinead O'Malley Kumar, Maureen Lipman, Nina Bhadreshwar
Thu 6 Feb 2025
What were the NHS 'catalogue of failings' that led to three people being killed in 2023?
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Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Comedian Hajar J Woodland, how often to wash your laundry?
Wed 5 Feb 2025
The justice secretary responds to a report out today on women in prison.
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Daisy May Cooper, The Bad Guru, Fiona-Lee
Tue 4 Feb 2025
Actor and writer Daisy May Cooper on the new series of Am I Being Unreasonable?
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Mikey Madison, Jojo Moyes, Inside the RAF
Mon 3 Feb 2025
The Oscar-nominated actress on her role in Anora.
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Refuges, Mary Robinson, Polar Preet, Vicky Pattison’s deep fake doc, Rumer
Sat 1 Feb 2025
Why women with disabilities are impacted more by domestic abuse.
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Rumer, Kerry Godliman, Afghan women's cricket
Fri 31 Jan 2025
MOBO Award winner singer/songwriter Rumer discusses her new album In Session.
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Polar Preet, 'Swell' poetry, Ballet body-shaming
Thu 30 Jan 2025
Preet Chandi's attempt to cross 500 miles of sea ice to reach North Pole within 70 days.
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Women’s refuges and disability, Aisling Walsh, Roxanne de Bastion
Wed 29 Jan 2025
Why women with disabilities are impacted more by domestic abuse
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Vicki Pattison's deepfake doc, Kim Wilde, Misogyny, Football academies
Tue 28 Jan 2025
Reality star Vicky Pattison on creating her own deepfake sex tape for a new documentary.
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Mary Robinson, Holocaust Memorial Day, Catherine Airey
Mon 27 Jan 2025
Ireland's first female president talks about her life and work.
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