Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. The Woman's Hour Guide to Life collection is here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/guidetolife
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'Empty nesters', Electronic tagging, Actor Lara Ricote
Yesterday
How has becoming an 'empty nester' impacted your life - a loss, a joy or a bit of both?
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Accessing medical records, South Africa killings, Working post retirement
Monday
NHS staff have been removed from duty or suspended after accessing Noah Woods' records.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Domestic abuse survivor Lucy Godley and mum Sharon, Skye from Morcheeba
Saturday
Catherine Zeta-Jones on her speaking in a Welsh accent in her new action thriller series.
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Breast cancer scandal, Clothes recycling, Campaign against 'shame lips'
Friday
How are women dealing with the Durham breast cancer scandal?
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Naomi Alderman's new novel, Skye from Morcheeba, Access to hormonal coil
Last Thursday
The best-selling author of The Power on her new novel, The Strangers.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones, Diana's Legacy, Booker Prize short list, Curly & Afro hair
Last Wednesday
Catherine Zeta-Jones talks about her new action thriller, Kill Jackie.
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Author Liane Moriarty, Grooming gangs, Hip pads
Last Tuesday
Bestselling author Liane Moriarty on the sequel to Big Little Lies, Big Little Truths.
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Domestic abuse survivor Lucy Godley and mum Sharon, Baroness Casey on social care
Mon 21 Sep 2026
Lucy Godley and her mum on securing domestic abuse conviction for former partner.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Dame Meera Syal, measles, Shauna Coxsey, GLP-1s, Therapy speak and Jordyn with a Why
Sat 19 Sep 2026
Dame Meera Syal talks about her new play and memoir.
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Runner Georgia Hunter Bell, Liquid breast augmentation, Jordyn with a Why
Fri 18 Sep 2026
World champion and Olympic medalist Georgia Hunter Bell on new all-female event Athlos.
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Dame Meera Syal, Breast cancer drugs, Black child Down syndrome
Thu 17 Sep 2026
Writer and actor Dame Meera Syal talks about the publication of her memoir.
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Sense and Sensibility, Women in Iran, Rebecca F Kuang, Climber Shauna Coxsey
Wed 16 Sep 2026
The latest film adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.
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Sydney Sweeney advert, Singer-songwriter Sarah Jane Morris, GLP-1s
Tue 15 Sep 2026
Why has a new ad featuring Sydney Sweeney provoked such a strong reaction from athletes?
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AI and women’s jobs, Therapy speak and girls, Céline Dion's comeback
Mon 14 Sep 2026
Could AI put women’s jobs at greater risk than men’s?
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Nudity-blocking law, Thelma & Louise: The Musical, French maternity care, Smaller rugby balls for women
Sat 12 Sep 2026
How will government plans to stop children taking or sharing nude images actually work?
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Lady in Blue, Daddy issues, the Sexism of capitalism
Fri 11 Sep 2026
London's Fourth Plinth has a new artwork by Tschabalala Self.
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Thelma and Louise the musical, Continuing Care funding, Changelings
Thu 10 Sep 2026
Oscar-winning screenwriter Callie Khouri on new stage version of 90s film Thelma & Louise.
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Nudity-blocking law, Smaller rugby balls for women, Fathers with dementia
Wed 9 Sep 2026
How will government plans to stop children taking or sharing nude images actually work?
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Nadine Dorries, Emeli Sandé, Darts
Tue 8 Sep 2026
Singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé, Nadine Dorries on deepfakes and darts player Beau Greaves.
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Boxer Katie Taylor, Baroness Margaret Hodge, The impact of having an absent father.
Mon 7 Sep 2026
Baroness Margaret Hodge on her memoir Battleaxe.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Natalie Imbruglia, Nursery safety, Car maintenance
Sat 5 Sep 2026
The Australian-British musician talks about the themes of her new album.
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Sussex Maternity Review, Hidden world of charity shops, Remembering Gloria Steinem
Fri 4 Sep 2026
Bereaved mothers discuss their poor maternity care and the importance of Sussex review.
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Nursery safety, Women in Norman times, Motor mechanics, Women in Film
Thu 3 Sep 2026
Why have new rules for early years provision come in and how will they work in practice?
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Child mental health, Siobhan Daniels & RV travels, Testosterone,
Wed 2 Sep 2026
The rise in children presenting at A&E units in England in a state of mental health crisis
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Natalie Imbruglia, Adele Parks, Forced adoption, Heart attacks
Tue 1 Sep 2026
The Australian-British musician talks about her new album.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: HPV home-testing kits, Nigeria schoolgirl kidnappings, author Louise Doughty
Sat 29 Aug 2026
How will HPV self-testing kits work?
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HRT and dementia, Cookbook author Amy Sheppard, Cosplay
Fri 28 Aug 2026
Research shows HRT may reduce the risk of dementia.
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Parent Strike, Bella Mackie, non-recent child sexual abuse
Thu 27 Aug 2026
Call for government to improve parenting policies like flexible working & paternity leave
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Remembering Dolly Parton, Karen Carney, restriction zones for violent offenders, poet Georgie Jones
Wed 26 Aug 2026
Woman's Hour listeners remember singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, who has died aged 80.
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