Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Menopause, Six Nations, Musician Emma-Jean Thackray
Yesterday
Mariella Frostrup on new findings about menopause and women leaving work.
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Ofcom Child Safety Codes, TikTok vicar, Exclusion zones
Thursday
UK regulator Ofcom has released its Children's Safety Codes to protect young online users.
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Eni Aluko, For Women Scotland, An Army of Women documentary, Bad Friends.
Wednesday
Susan Smith of For Women Scotland, with her reflections on the UK Supreme Court鈥檚 ruling.
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Louise Thompson and birth trauma, Pope Francis and women, Estranged grandparents
Tuesday
The Made in Chelsea star on how her birth trauma has affected her.
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Decluttering: A Woman's Hour special
Monday
A deep dive into the psychology of stuff and the impact clutter can have on our lives.
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Baroness Theresa May, Edna O鈥橞rien documentary, Girl choristers
Last Saturday
Baroness Theresa May joins Nuala to discuss modern slavery with survivor Nasreen Sheikh.
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Meloni meets Trump, Eczema, Girl choristers, Singledom
Last Friday
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni says 'We hope to make the West great again' in Trump meeting.
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Supreme Court Judgement, Roblox, Novelist Stephanie Yeboah, Singer/songwriter Georgia Crandon.
Thu 17 Apr 2025
Joshua Rozenburg on the Supreme Court's judgement on the legal definition of a woman.
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Supreme Court definition of a woman, Disabled children and social care support, Parental infidelity
Wed 16 Apr 2025
The UK Supreme Court rules the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.
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Baroness Theresa May, Roxy Longworth, Women's Rugby
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Baroness Theresa May joins Nuala to discuss modern slavery with survivor Nasreen Sheikh.
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Extremism in schools, Julie Bindel, The Great Gatsby
Mon 14 Apr 2025
Why - according to the NASUWT- has far right extremism and racism in schools increased?
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Doctor Who's Varada Sethu, The first UK womb transplant, Grief and music, Cardiac surgeon Dr Indu Deglurka
Sat 12 Apr 2025
Doctor Who鈥檚 new companion time travels to the Woman鈥檚 Hour studio.
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Breast cancer drug approved, Women and contraception, Grief and music
Fri 11 Apr 2025
鈥楪amechanging鈥� breast cancer pill to be offered on NHS in England and Wales.
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Doctor Who's Varada Sethu, 'Child influencers', Aid worker Sally Becker
Thu 10 Apr 2025
Doctor Who's new companion time travels to the Woman's Hour studio.
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Kate Nash, Sarah Brown, Cardiac surgeon Dr Indu Deglurkar
Wed 9 Apr 2025
Singer/songwriter Kate Nash who's currently on tour with her album, 9 Sad Symphonies.
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The first UK womb transplant, Hair Braiding Chemicals, Jess Kidd
Tue 8 Apr 2025
What will be in the impact of the first womb transplant in the UK?
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Education Sec Bridget Phillipson, Author Marni Appleton, Women and prison
Sat 5 Apr 2025
The Secretary of State on new early years places and SEND provision.
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What is it like to be a woman in prison?
Fri 4 Apr 2025
Woman's Hour takes an in-depth look at the experience of women in prison.
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Zhenhao Zou case, Sally Phillips, Neonatal Leave
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Twenty three more women have now made rape allegations against the Chinese PhD student
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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, Anorexia legal case, Feminist yodelling
Wed 2 Apr 2025
The Secretary of State on new early years places and SEND provision.
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Caitr铆ona Balfe, Child maintenance, Medieval medicine, Kids and happiness
Tue 1 Apr 2025
Irish actor Caitr铆ona Balfe joins us to discuss her new film, The Amateur.
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Women and Eid, School Refusal Report, Author Marni Appleton
Mon 31 Mar 2025
As Muslims mark the end of Ramadan, we hear about the role women have on this day.
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Stacey Dooley, Authors Yuan Yang and Sanam Mahloudji, Adolescence, Gossip, AI, Boxing & domestic violence
Sat 29 Mar 2025
Stacey Dooley on her new documentary Growing up Gypsy.
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Stacey Dooley, Lily Gladstone, Ask for Angela, Motherhood
Fri 28 Mar 2025
Why is being a young English Romany Gypsy woman growing up in the UK a balancing act?
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Woman's Hour special: AI and women's health
Thu 27 Mar 2025
Exploring the risks and rewards of using AI to improve women's health.
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Disability and domestic abuse, Maternity care failings, Authors Labour MP Yuan Yang and Sanam Mahloudji, Gossiping
Wed 26 Mar 2025
Clare speaks to two of the women long-listed for the Women's Prize.
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Domestic violence, Women & the gig economy, Boxing, UN leadership
Tue 25 Mar 2025
Phyllis Daly on her daughter Jessica Laverack, who died after experiencing domestic abuse.
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Protests in Turkey, Adolescence, Women in Revolt! exhibition
Mon 24 Mar 2025
We hear more about the protests in Turkey and the women involved in them.
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Sugababes, Lockdown babies, June Sarpong, History of abortion, Women in construction
Sat 22 Mar 2025
Pop legends the Sugababes on their 'new chapter'.
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