Woman's Hour Podcast
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
Episodes to download
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Life and legacy of socialist Rosa Luxemberg. Casual feminists. Losing your virginity.
Yesterday
The life and legacy of revolutionary socialist Rosa Luxemburg.
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Marin Alsop, the Politics of Physical Affection, Freelancer Mums
Tuesday
Conductor Marin Alsop is number eight on the Woman's Hour Power List 2018
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Malala Yousafzai. A history of women working from home. Sorting your life admin.
Monday
Malala Yousafzai and refugee stories
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Annie Mac, Colette, Finding Love on the Dance Floor
Last Saturday
Annie Mac on the women we should listen to in 2019. Discovering Colette. Dance and romance
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Divorcing well, New Year's resolutions, Male carers, Croatian 'obstetric violence', Universal credit
Last Friday
How to divorce well, New Year resolutions, male carers, and universal credit changes.
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Maternity leave for students, Cyntoia Brown, HRT patches
Last Thursday
Cyntoia Brown, HRT patches, maternity leave for students, and Flirty Dancing
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Alex Lovell on being stalked, New divorce law in Saudi Arabia, 17th century composer Barbara Strozzi
Tue 8 Jan 2019
The implications of a new divorce law in Saudi Arabia. The experience of being stalked.
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Annie Mac and BBC Sound Of 2019, Melanie Brown on choosing to live with one breast after a mastectomy, Stephanie Jones
Mon 7 Jan 2019
Annie Mac; Stephanie Jones and transitioning; choosing not to hide a mastectomy.
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Life challenges, Books that changed your mind, Jennifer Pike, Food and fear
Sat 5 Jan 2019
Four women on facing life's challenges. How to eat - and speak - without fear.
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Women Lawyers, Sepsis, Diets
Fri 4 Jan 2019
100 Years of Women Lawyers, Sepsis Campaigner, Diets and Healthy Eating
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Cerrie Burnell, Elizabeth Warren, Holidays, Speaking up, Forced marriage
Thu 3 Jan 2019
The Girl with the Shark’s Teeth, running for president, paying for forced marriage rescues
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Jennifer Pike, Changes to 'Red Books', the Unexpected Joy of Being Single
Wed 2 Jan 2019
Violinist Jennifer Pike talks about her childhood in the spotlight
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Life challenges, resilience and self compassion
New Year's Day 2019
Four women explore how to face life's challenges with resilience and self compassion.
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Books That Changed Your Mind
Mon 31 Dec 2018
Tina Daheley discusses books that have changed your mind
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Turning 18 in 2018 One Year On, Lily Collins, Sexuality and Power in the Music Industry
Sat 29 Dec 2018
Four eighteen year olds discuss their year, sexuality and power in music, and Lily Collins
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Insomnia, Mrs Pankhurst's Purple Feather, Family stories
Fri 28 Dec 2018
What is it like to have insomnia? And how are feathers connected to the Suffragettes?
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Lily Collins on her role as Fantine in a new production of Les Miserables.
Thu 27 Dec 2018
Lily Collins on her role in Les Miserables, the miracle of vinegar and being 18 in 2018.
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Celebrating Powerful Women in Music
Boxing Day 2018
Sex and power in the music industry; who is really in control?
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Christmas - too much hard work?
Christmas Eve 2018
People can go to extreme lengths at Christmas to make things 'perfect' - is it worth it?
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Birmingham Royal Ballet Principal, Celine Gittens dances the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker
Fri 21 Dec 2018
Celine Gittens, Women in Prison, Queen Victoria, Escaping Xmas and Winter Solstice poetry.
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The Favourite, Abortion in Ireland, Mid Winter
Thu 20 Dec 2018
Deborah Davis on competition, power and same-sex desire in The Favourite
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Parenting: Separated at Christmas
Wed 19 Dec 2018
How do you do Christmas ‘well’ as separated parents?
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Samplers exhibition. Harriet Harman MP. Director Susanne Bier. Doing Christmas well as a separated parent.
Wed 19 Dec 2018
Stories of the lives of 18th- and 19th-century children through samplers. Harriet Harman
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Party dresses, workplace reforms, Papagena
Tue 18 Dec 2018
Workplace reforms, how to thrive in retirement, party dresses, Papagena,
Late Night Lauren Laverne
Lauren Laverne and guests in intimate, frank and funny Late Night Woman's Hour.
The Menopause
A series exploring its impact on women’s work and relationships, and potential treatments
TakeBackConTROLL
Four women struggle to reclaim their identity after being abused online.
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