Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Child strip searches, Dr Sam Roberts of NICE
Today
A new report on children being strip-searched by the Metropolitan Police.
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England's netballers - the Roses, School exclusions, South Asian women in WWII, Rape survivors and therapy, Women artists
Friday
With such excitement around the Lionesses, will football start to outshine netball?
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Manipulating body images in ads. National Poet of Wales Hanan Issa . Abortion stories. Nancy Pelosi Taipei visit.
Thursday
Manipulating body images in ads. National Poet of Wales Hanan Issa. Abortion stories.
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Euros 22 legacy, Kansas and abortion rights, Dance music and women, Sam Smith, Juliette Pochin
Wednesday
How easy is it to access all-girl teams around England?
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Commonwealth Games, Body image and mental health report, Lizzo and Beyonce lyrics, Personality disorders
Last Tuesday
More medals to be awarded to women at Commonwealth Games.
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Actor Samantha Womack, The Lionesses win, Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, Dear Daughter podcast, Jane Roe's daughter, The Home Edit
Sat 30 Jul 2022
Samantha Womack on her role as the White Witch in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.
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Fiona Govan, Louisa McGeehan, Tom Bennett, Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson, Namulanta Kombo, Helen Wood.
Fri 29 Jul 2022
'All Bodies are Beach Bodies' campaign.
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Clea and Joanna from The Home Edit, Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, Menopause report
Thu 28 Jul 2022
The women from the Netflix series Get Organised with The Home Edit give their pro tips.
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Jane Roe's daughter, Lionesses semi-final, Voices of Power and Women's Health Apps
Wed 27 Jul 2022
Emma speaks to Jane Roe's daughter Melissa Mills, and we celebrate the Lionesses win.
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Samantha Womack as the White Witch in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.
Tue 26 Jul 2022
Samantha Womack as the White Witch in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.
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The vegan stock car racing driver Leilani Münter, Lynne O'Donnell, Abortion stories
Mon 25 Jul 2022
Award winner Leilani Münter uses her stock race car to share environmental messages.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Vicky Pattison, Bananarama, Women's Health Strategy
Sat 23 Jul 2022
Vicky Pattison on her new documentary My Dad, Alcohol and Me.
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Bananarama, The Baby, Tour De Femmes
Fri 22 Jul 2022
Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward from Bananarama.
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Vicky Pattison, Women's Darts, Period Loss and Iranian Feminists Cyberattack.
Thu 21 Jul 2022
Vicky Pattison on her unhealthy relationship with alcohol and women's darts on TV.
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England's Lionesses Quarter Final against Spain; Women's Health Strategy; Women and the Web;
Wed 20 Jul 2022
England's Lionesses take on Spain in the quarter finals of #WEURO22
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Surviving in Scrubs, Male Contraception, Little Women Opera, Caps for England Women's Team
Tue 19 Jul 2022
Surviving in Scrubs is being described as the #MeToo of medicine. The founders join Krupa.
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R J Palacio, Dr Nneka Ikeogu, Rajini Vaidyanathan, Dr Radikha Vohra and Dr Jo Mountfield
Mon 18 Jul 2022
Bestselling author R J Palacio on her latest book.
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Artist, Elsa James; Forced adoption and unmarried mothers; Ukrainian refugees; Chef, Fatmata Binta
Fri 15 Jul 2022
The lives of historical black female figures who made their homes in Essex.
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Global Abortion Rights, Do women worry more?, Bees, Matriarchs
Thu 14 Jul 2022
Following the overturning of Roe v Wade, we look at abortion rights round the world.
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Poet- Lady Unchained. The Conservative leadership. Covid. Telford. Abortion memories
Wed 13 Jul 2022
Poet 'Lady Unchained'. Tory Leadership contest. Covid. Telford. Abortion memories
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Misogyny on social media, How we choose MPs; Am I Normal with Sarah Chaney; Matriarchs - Zoe's nan
Tue 12 Jul 2022
Why is content that glorifies violence against women allowed on some platforms?
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Angélique Kidjo, Taxing the child free, Recognition for first England footie team
Mon 11 Jul 2022
Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer Angélique Kidjo joins Emma Barnett.
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Sally Phillips, Nusrat Ghani MP and vice-chair of The 1922 committee, Women's football, Anti-depressants, Soul singer PP Arnold
Sat 9 Jul 2022
Actor Sally Phillips on her latest film on Sky Cinema, How to Please a Woman.
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Order of Women Freemasons' Grand Master Zuzanka Penn; Actor Sally Phillips; Childcare Costs; Rebecca Humphries
Fri 8 Jul 2022
Female freemasons: the appeal of being member of an organisation shrouded in mystery?
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Nusrat Ghani MP for Wealden and vice-chair of The 1922 committee
Thu 7 Jul 2022
Nusrat Ghani, MP for Wealden and vice-chair of The 1922 committee .
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PP Arnold. Labour and Women. Estonian Women Defence Organisation. European Women’s Football Championships
Wed 6 Jul 2022
Cabinet Resignations. PP Arnold. Labour & Women. Estonian Women. European Women’s Football
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All-women team travelling to Ukraine border, Euro 2022, Parenting adult children
Tue 5 Jul 2022
An all-women team are travelling from the UK to Ukraine with much-needed supplies.
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Policing & domestic abuse, Breastfeeding, Football, The business of porn
Mon 4 Jul 2022
Veteran players share their stories ahead of the Women's Euros.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: The law on abortion, Aparna Sen, Being lesbian in the military
Sat 2 Jul 2022
What does the law say on abortion in the UK? And is there a chance that it might change?
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