Podcast Episodes

Dads and working flexibly, Baroness Margaret Thatcher centenary, Diane Keaton legacy

Half of working dads feel nervous asking for time off to care for their children, more than 20% have been asked ‘where’s your wife/partner?’ when req…

1 year ago

Weekend Woman's Hour: Sally Wainwright, Kellie Bright, AI girlfriends, lessons from the Pelicot trial

100m sprinter Bebe Jackson, 19, won a bronze medal on her debut at the IPC World Para Athletics Championships in Delhi, India, last week. Bebe was bo…

1 year ago

Pelicot trial, Lucy Guo, Bebe Jackson, Travel writing

A court in southern France has increased the jail term of the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot. Gisèle was drugged by…

1 year ago

Tanita Tikaram, Sally Wainwright, Nature and kids with SEND

NB: The music in this broadcast has been removed from this podcast for rights reasons.

In Sally Wainwright’s new BBC drama Riot Women, a group of wome…

1 year ago

Kemi Badenoch's leadership, Manon Garcia on Gisele Pelicot, Joy Gregory

As Kemi Badenoch prepares to address Conservative Party conference for the second time this week, Nuala McGovern reflects on her first year as leader…

1 year ago

AI 'girlfriends', Japan's PM designate, Hope Reese, Musica Secreta

Elon Musk's Artificial Intelligence company xAI recently introduced two sexually explicit chatbots. He's a high-profile presence in a growing field w…

1 year ago

Kellie Bright, Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, Summer of Sport

EastEnders actor Kellie Bright took part in a Woman’s Hour special last year which asked whether the SEND system is working for children with special…

1 year ago

Weekend Woman's Hour: Melinda French Gates, Rebecca Solnit, 'Carents', Actor Tracey Ullman

Melinda French Gates is on a crusade to boost research into women's health. She co-founded the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000 which has, t…

1 year ago

Melinda French Gates, Manchester synagogue attack, Rochdale grooming

Melinda French Gates is the most well known and powerful woman in philanthropy. The American co-founded the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000…

1 year ago

Met Police, Secrets, Dirty Looks exhibition

Secret filming by the BBC’s Panorama programme last night revealed evidence of racism, misogyny and officers revelling in the use of force at one of …

1 year ago