Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Lesley Manville, Breast cancer drug, Blessing scams, The Kill List, Elkie Brooks
The Olivier award-winning actor on her role in Oedipus and how the industry has changed.
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Elkie Brooks, 'Emotional vampires', Breast cancer drug
Renowned British rock, jazz and blues singer Elkie Brooks.
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Midlife marriage and money, Sara Sharif, Blessing scams, Maddalena Vaglio Tanet
What are the economic implications of getting married in midlife?
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Isabelle Huppert, NHS Whistleblower line, The Kill List, author Cecelia Ahern
Oscar nominated French actress Isabelle Huppert on her latest role in The Crime is Mine.
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Lesley Manville, Brain injuries in childbirth, Strictly Come Dancing
The Olivier award-winning actor on her role in Oedipus and how the industry has changed.
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Women's magazines, Dawn Sturgess, Female funeral directors
What can women's magazines from the 70s, 80s and 90s tell us about life then and life now?
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Dr Hilary Cass, Meera Syal & Tanika Gupta, SEND teacher training, Sophie Kinsella, Contraception
Dr Hilary Cass’s reflections six months on from releasing her landmark report.
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Sharon D Clarke, SEND teacher training, Black nurses in history
The Olivier award winning actor on playing a detective, a spurned wife and Lady Bracknell
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Hurricane response, Meera Syal & Tanika Gupta, Contraception, Neneh Cherry
How do women respond differently to disasters?
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Dr Hilary Cass, Actor Alison Steadman, Operation Identify Me, Electro-folk singer Frankie Archer
Dr Hilary Cass’s reflections six months on from releasing her landmark report.
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UK Covid inquiry, Sophie Kinsella, Rower Imogen Grant
What impact did the pandemic have on pregnancy care?
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Cush Jumbo, Author Kate Mosse, Sue Gray quits, Women in business
Cush Jumbo on playing one of Shakespeare's most iconic female roles.
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: SEND transport, Hair thinning, Women and prison, The Tuam babies scandal: A Woman's Hour Special
Following our special programme in September about SEND, we look at SEND transport.
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Lebanon latest, Fell running, Breast cancer poetry
How the conflict in the Middle East is impacting women and children in Lebanon.
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SEND transport, Lucy Worsley, Children of the Cult, T20
Following our special programme in September about SEND, we look at SEND transport
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Women and Prison, Acid Attacks, Women piano composers, Dr Beth Shapiro
'For women, prison isn’t working.' The words of Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
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Menopause, Female Victorian detectives, Hair thinning
Labour MP Carolyn Harris and Dr Paula Briggs join Nuala to discuss the menopause.
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The Tuam babies scandal: A Woman's Hour special
Nuala McGovern visits Ireland as work begins to find and identify 796 missing children.
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Demi Moore, Sexual assault allegations at Harrods, Pregnancy loss language
Demi Moore discusses her latest film, The Substance.
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Afghanistan, Liane Moriarty, Parental leave, Jeans
The Taliban to go before the International Court of Justice for gender discrimination.
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Media reporting on rape cases, Women in the Sudan conflict, What's the alternative to dating apps?
What is best practice for journalists when it comes to reporting on rape cases?
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Demi Moore, Sexual assault allegations at Harrods, Women in war
Demi Moore discusses her latest film, The Substance.
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Respite care in NI, Pregnancy loss language, Sex workers and banking
Why has respite care for children with complex needs in Northern Ireland evaporated?
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Elizabeth Strout, Girls Will Be Girls, Women's safety, Labour women and donations
Pulitzer prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout on her latest novel, Tell Me Everything.
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Weekend Women's Hour: Saoirse Ronan, Tracey Emin, Nikki Doucet on women’s football, Friends 30th anniversary
Four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan on her latest role in the film The Outrun.
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Dame Tracey Emin, Doreen Soulsby, Dame Maureen Lipman, Young Adult Fiction
Artist Tracey Emin on her new exhibition and 'in-depth' retrospective book.
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Maternity care, Friends 30th anniversary, Breast implant illness
Maternity failings are becoming more widespread in England - we hear from a midwife.
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Saoirse Ronan, Nikki Doucet on women’s football, JoJo, Vaccinations
Four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan on her latest role in the film The Outrun.
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Kim Cattrall, Sex offender treatment, At-home cervical screening, Author Sarah Pearse
The Sex and the City actor on her new role as CIA agent Eloise Page on Radio 4.
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Sandi Toksvig, Breast cancer study, Carrie Hope Fletcher
The writer, comic and TV host on chainsaws, chosen families, and a social media blackout.