Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Menopause and ADHD, Flatpack World Champion, Women and Crime
Today
Dr Helen Wall on the impact of menopause for women with ADHD and what to do about it.
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Loan sharks, Social media addiction, Canwen Xu
Yesterday
Women are being forced to turn to loan sharks due to a form of economic abuse.
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VAWG Minister resignations, Parental domestic homicide, Author Eleanor Anstruther
Wednesday
The impact of parental domestic homicide on children.
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Tracey Neville, Deep fakes and schools, Pensions
Tuesday
Why is former England netball coach Tracey Neville pivoting to football?
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Will a woman lead the UN? Play 1536, Bra fitting
Monday
Will the next United Nations secretary-general be a woman for the first time?
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Amandaland writer Holly Walsh, Impacts of extreme porn, Difficult conversations
Last Saturday
The co-creator of the series about the mum we love to hate.
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Prof Clare McGlynn, Running around Britain, Chronic pain
Last Friday
Professor Clare McGlynn on the harms of extreme porn and how it has been normalised.
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AI fitness instructors, Rosalia, Brazilian jiu jitsu
Last Thursday
The online avatars selling women unrealistic body aspirations.
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Holly Walsh on Amandaland, novelist Ilona Bannister, Greenlandic mothers in Denmark
Wed 6 May 2026
Holly Walsh on writing Amandaland and the character we love to hate.
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Baby sleep influencers. Christine Dawood, Selena Kay & Cerys Hogg, David Attenborough
Tue 5 May 2026
We look at concerns around the unregulated industry of so-called baby sleep influencers.
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How to have difficult conversations
Mon 4 May 2026
Vicky Pattison and psychotherapist Gabrielle Rifkind on difficult discussions.
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Maureen Lipman, Women in security, Female birdsong
Sat 2 May 2026
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week
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Primary school suspensions, Chess, Female birdsong
Fri 1 May 2026
Why are primary schools reporting a big rise in child suspensions?
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Philippa Perry, Antisemitism, Undiagnosed children, Simone Pennant
Thu 30 Apr 2026
Artist and psychotherapist Philippa Perry on writing a cosy crime novel in her late 60s.
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Maureen Lipman, Memoirs, Black maternal health, Women in security, Afghan women's football
Wed 29 Apr 2026
As Lena Dunham’s Famesick tops the bestseller charts, what makes a great memoir?
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Royal state visit to US and Epstein survivors, Abortion law, Plastic waste art
Tue 28 Apr 2026
Could the planned round table of Epstein survivors overshadow the King & Queen's US visit?
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Gaming industry, Unregistered children's care, Sheer fashion, Women's health
Mon 27 Apr 2026
Will women benefit from a boost to gaming industry funding?
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Melanie C, Breast reconstruction delays, Sarah Finch
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Spice Girl and DJ on fame, body image and her latest album, Sweat.
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Sophie Raworth, Maternity deaths, Sarah Finch, Stalking
Fri 24 Apr 2026
The BBC newsreader on getting hooked on running and why she wants other women to do it too
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Melanie C, Toddler 'skinfluencers', Bryony Gordon
Thu 23 Apr 2026
The Spice Girl and DJ on her latest album, Sweat.
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Naomi Parry, Breast reconstruction delays, Passport Bros
Wed 22 Apr 2026
Why are there continued and long delays for some women waiting for breast reconstruction?
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Jo Whiley on Couch to 5k, Coercive control and suicide, Queen's legacy
Tue 21 Apr 2026
As the Couch to 5k app turns 10, we hear from its most popular coach, Jo Whiley.
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Public Toilets, Cheerleading, Women and Conscription
Mon 20 Apr 2026
Public toilets in England have fallen by 14% in a decade - how does it impact women?
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Jessie Ware, Women managaing male footballers, Comedian Susie McCabe
Sat 18 Apr 2026
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week
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Game BAFTAs, Baroness Kishwar Falkner, Football Fans
Fri 17 Apr 2026
How are women impacting the BAFTA Games Awards?
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Jessie Ware, School readiness, Katriona O'Sullivan, Autism support
Thu 16 Apr 2026
Singer-songwriter Jessie Ware on how disco and funk inspired her new album.
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Wes Streeting MP, Novelist Elizabeth Arnott, Comedian Susie McCabe
Wed 15 Apr 2026
What does the renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England mean for women?
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Southport inquiry, Young-onset dementia, Actor Tessa Peake-Jones
Tue 14 Apr 2026
An inquiry finds 'catastrophic' failures by parents of the Southport killer and agencies.
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Hungary election, Women managing male footballers, Being a girl in 2026
Mon 13 Apr 2026
What the end of the Orbán regime means for Hungarian women.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Stalking, Children and happiness, Indigo Reign
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Student Jodie Morrow on being arrested by police while she was the one being stalked.
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