Podcast Episodes

Radioactive chapatis, Hostage negotiation, Non-birth mothers, Japanese women in politics

In 1969, migration to the UK was increasing with Britain becoming home for thousands of foreign settlers. In Coventry, 21 women of Indian origin book…

3 years, 1 month ago

DIY fertility tests, Sudan conflict, Rebuilding my life

A BBC investigation has found that at least five women have died after family courts allowed fathers accused of abuse to apply for contact with their…

3 years, 1 month ago

Hostage negotiator Nicky Perfect, Sarah Beeny, Chelsea Women Manager Emma Hayes, Mothers with bipolar, Bad lists

Nicky Perfect has spent most of her life in highly fraught and dangerous situations, working as a hostage negotiator. Now she’s written about her exp…

3 years, 1 month ago

Emma Hayes, manager of Chelsea FC Women, Karis Anderson on Tina Turner, Rose Matafeo and Emma Sidi on Starstruck

Emma Hayes has been manager of Chelsea Women football team for more than a decade, a reign made remarkable by six Women’s Super League titles, five F…

3 years, 1 month ago

Scottish rape survivors, Writer Natasha Walter, New research on the Y chromosome and male infertility

A group of women who were raped by the same man are now coming together to campaign for better treatment for survivors of rape in the Scottish justi…

3 years, 1 month ago

Sarah Beeny, Rebekah Staton, Spanish football kiss update, Deborah Bonello on Narcas

The TV presenter Sarah Beeny has spent much of her life in the unpredictable world of property renovation. You'll find her in programmes such as Help…

3 years, 1 month ago

Lists: How and why we make them, The psychology behind list-making, Lists in the public domain, Music and lists

To discuss the how and why of lists, Nuala is joined by Joanna Nolan, author of the book, Listful, and Lucy Ireland Gray, who put together a collecti…

3 years, 1 month ago

Listener Week: Psychedelics, Strongwomen, Kleptomania, Living funerals, Being a refugee, Women in heavy metal

A Listener Week Weekend Woman’s Hour Special, where you – our listeners – decide what you want to hear on the programme.

Our listener Rachel asked us …

3 years, 1 month ago

Listener Week: Generative AI, Female thatchers, Big noses, Communal living

For Listener Week, you, our listeners, decide what we cover on the programme.

Listener Liane has tasked the programme with a deep dive into the impact…

3 years, 1 month ago

Listener Week: Psychedelics, Peripheral friendship, Posthumous conception, Beach Guardian

For Listener Week, you, our listeners, decide what we cover on the programme.

Listener Rachel asked Woman's Hour to explore the potential of using psy…

3 years, 1 month ago