Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFrance's mass drugging case, Olympian Jade Jones, Air pollution research
A senior French civil servant stands accused of drugging hundreds of women. Police say Christian Nègre kept a spreadsheet documenting what he describ…
20 hours ago
Sex offenders and ID change, IVF Investigation, A History of Bandanas
The revelation that a paedophile had changed his name more than 20 times to hide his past has renewed pressure on the government to change the law. J…
1 day, 20 hours ago
Quadruple gold medallist Amy Hunt, Charlotte Church, Child maintenance, Comedian Lucy Porter
Amy Hunt became the first athlete in the 92-year history of the European Championships to win four gold medals in a single event, claiming titles in …
2 days, 20 hours ago
Weekend Woman's Hour: Women in Afghanistan, Composer Gabriela Ortiz, Tourette Syndrome
Five years after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, we hear how it has changed women’s lives in the country and beyond. Anita Rani speaks to 21-year-…
4 days, 14 hours ago
Girls in Afghanistan, Female entrepreneurs and life editing, Women’s cricket
Five years on since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, we hear how it has changed women’s lives in the country and beyond. Anita Rani speaks to BBC W…
5 days, 20 hours ago
13/08/2026
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
6 days, 20 hours ago
Eclipse, China's fake brides, Female climbers, Dr Amanda Cole & Tourette syndrome
One of the most spectacular solar eclipses the UK has seen for decades is taking place this evening. The extraordinary celestial event will see the M…
1 week ago
Composer Gabriela Ortiz, North Devon Maternity suspension, Children reading
Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz won three Grammys for her 2024 album Revolución diamantina, and this week sees the work's UK premiere at the BBC Prom…
1 week, 1 day ago
Tamzin Outhwaite, 'Luteal Uglies', Kelly Latimer in space, Surrogacy laws in Europe
New York congresswoman and Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has revealed she has decided to freeze her eggs and will be documenting the process on s…
1 week, 2 days ago
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Listener week - Elderly caring, women in boat building, dialects, functional skills in schools
Listener 'Sarah' tells us about the burden and resentment she feels at caring for a parent who is in her 90s, when she is a pensioner too. This is th…
1 week, 4 days ago