Podcast Episodes

Post Office scandal, RFU President Deborah Griffin, Annie & The Caldwells

Rooprit Gill ran the Post Office in Handsworth, Birmingham, a business started by her father. But that came to an end when, like hundreds of other po…

1 year, 2 months ago

Women and heat, Surrey Police on catcalling stunt, Pregnancy sickness

As a heatwave grips the UK, we ask whether soaring temperatures impact women differently to men and what should be done about it. Professor Mike Tipt…

1 year, 2 months ago

Nurses facing abuse in A&E, Sailor Jazz Turner, What is the true value of care?

The chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing says their members are facing "abhorrent" levels of violence in accident and emergency departmen…

1 year, 2 months ago

Goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, Celine Song on Materialists, Women in construction

England goalkeeper and Lionesses legend Hannah Hampton joins Nuala McGovern on Woman's Hour fresh from winning the UEFA European Women's Championship…

1 year, 2 months ago

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Female breadwinners, Married but living apart, Living with a terminal diagnosis, Traditional craftswomen

What happens when a woman earns more than her partner, or is the sole earner in a household? For some couples, it’s a practical arrangement that work…

1 year, 2 months ago

Listener Week: Living with a terminal diagnosis, Sex therapy, Hybrid working

It's the final day of Woman's Hour's Listener Week, where all the topics in the programme have been decided by YOU!

Listener Brenda wrote in about her…

1 year, 2 months ago

Listener Week: Female breadwinners, Attitudes to stepmothers, Traditional craftswomen

Listener Week continues on Woman's Hour as we bring your stories, ideas and the issues you want to hear about to the air.

What happens when a woman ea…

1 year, 2 months ago

Listener Week: MND and women, Not being a granny, Studying later in life

Motor Neurone Disease is a condition that affects nerves found in the brain and spinal cord which tell our muscles what to do. The disease is life sh…

1 year, 2 months ago

Listener Week: Testosterone, Talking to adult children about abuse, Why we dream

Listener Week continues on Woman's Hour as we bring your stories, ideas and the issues you want to hear about to the air.

Carola got in touch to ask i…

1 year, 2 months ago

Listener Week: Seatbelts and busts, Recruitment and AI, Married but living apart

To kick this week off, we heard from listener Melanie Williams. Melanie is forever having to adjust her seatbelt because of her bust size. She worrie…

1 year, 2 months ago