Podcast Episodes

Women's Rugby World Cup, Amy Gledhill, National Care Service, Russian ballet

This morning the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, has proposed "a new National Care Service", as part of the government'…

1 year, 9 months ago

Rape Crisis at 50, Extroverted kids/introverted parents, Atlantic Ocean rowers

In 1974, a group of around 40 women met in London to discuss the ongoing rape crisis and what to do about it. That meeting eventually led to the esta…

1 year, 10 months ago

Walking: A Woman's Hour Special

On the first day of 2025, Nuala McGovern explores all things women and walking in this special programme.

Comedian and author Miranda Hart joins her t…

1 year, 10 months ago

Beth Moran on fostering, Theo Bleak, Dating someone a similar age to your children

What’s it like fostering in your 40s? Author Beth Moran had three children in her twenties but decided to take up fostering once they flew the nest. …

1 year, 10 months ago

Joan Smith, Parenting adult children, Dolly Parton musical

‘Unfortunately, she was a Nymphomaniac’ – that’s the title of a new book written to debunk the misogynist myths of Imperial Rome and to put the recor…

1 year, 10 months ago

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Michelle Yeoh, SEND system, Friends 30th Anniversary, Living in a van

Oscar-winning Michelle Yeoh’s career has spanned four decades. Starting out as a martial arts actor, she became a key figure in the Hong Kong action …

1 year, 10 months ago

Shazia Mirza, Haiti, Dutch surnames, Imposter Syndrome, Celia Pym on socks.

Haiti has been ravaged by political instability and gang violence since the assassination of the country’s president in 2021 – and this year it’s spi…

1 year, 10 months ago

The women behind our best-loved puzzles and games - A Woman's Hour special

In a Boxing Day special, Anita Rani celebrates a favourite Christmas activity: puzzles and games.

Anita hears from Leslie Scott, the woman who invente…

1 year, 10 months ago

Comfort: A Woman's Hour Christmas Day special

As this is the season of Comfort & Joy, today’s programme is devoted to the theme of ‘Comfort’. At this time of year when many women are frazzled an…

1 year, 10 months ago

Minette Walters, Menopause supplement adverts, Blake Lively

Bestselling author Minette Walters shot to fame in the 1990s with her award-winning gritty crime novels The Ice House, The Sculptress and The Scold’s…

1 year, 10 months ago