Woman's Hour
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Woman's Hour
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.Listen to our new series of conversations, The Woman's Hour Guide to Life, on BBC Sounds - your toolkit for the juggle, struggle and everything in between: www.bbc.co.uk/guidetolife
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Toni Collette, Adults regressing, The Archers special
Since her big break in Muriel’s Wedding 30 years ago, actor Toni Collette has graced our screens in a huge list of standout roles from The Sixth Sense...
02/01/2026
A new report out from UNICEF has revealed some devastating figures on the prevalence of sexual violence against children in the Democratic Republic of...
Woman's Hour celebrates the women of The Archers
It's 75 years to the day since The Archers first launched. Woman's Hour has come to Ambridge to celebrate the female characters who have helped this p...
31/12/2025
Since her big break in Muriel’s Wedding 30 years ago, actor Toni Collette has graced our screens in a huge list of standout roles from The Sixth Sense...
Beyoncé the billionaire, Adults regressing at Christmas, Girls' political confidence
Beyoncé has been declared a billionaire by Forbes, making her the fifth musician to join its list of the world's wealthiest people with 10 figure fort...
'Battle of the Sexes' 2025, Irish nurses, AI & age-related diseases
Yesterday, the women's tennis number one, Aryna Sabalenka, faced Nick Kyrgios, ranked 671st in the men's game, in a match that was dubbed the new 'Bat...
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Rituals, 250th anniversary of Jane Austen, Women and the dark
On Woman’s Hour Christmas Day programme, Nuala McGovern and Anita Rani discussed the rituals and traditions that we do at Christmas. Some passed down...
Women's relationships with the dark
NB: The music in this broadcast has been removed from the podcast for rights reasons.
We've just had the shortest day of the year, and the most...
The rituals and traditions of Christmas
On this Christmas Day’s Woman’s Hour Nuala McGovern and Anita Rani are discussing the rituals and traditions that we do at Christmas. Some passed down...
Epstein Files, Plane spotting, Janie Dee, South Asian female DJs
The US Department of Justice released another batch of documents related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Many of the pages are...
Caring for older visitors at Christmas, Women's protests in Iran, Female jazz musicians
Women and babies have become targets in conflicts around the world, according to an investigation by The Guardian. Along with data collected by the NG...
Christmas hosting, Epstein files, Women in retail, FGM
Christmas parties, Christmas dinners, Christmas Day: this time of the year can be full of hosting duties and opportunities. But for many women, hostin...
Weekend Woman's Hour: Violence against women and girls, Kate Hudson, Female tribute bands
This week the Government set out its strategy to deal with violence against women and girls. This makes up nearly 20% of all recorded crime in England...
Kate Hudson, Undercover policing, Sophie Blake, Women on the Left
Hollywood actor Kate Hudson’s latest movie Song Sung Blue is based on the real life story of Wisconsin couple Mike and Claire Sardina. Kate plays Clai...
18/12/2025
Today the Government sets out its strategy to deal with violence against women and girls. This makes up nearly 20% of all recorded crime in England an...
17/12/2025
A man believed to be the UK’s most prolific romance fraudster, who conned a number of women into giving him almost a million pounds, has been jailed f...
Why is Jane Austen still so relevant to women today?
Woman’s Hour celebrates the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. Nuala McGovern delves into the world that Jane was born into in 1775 to explore...
15/12/2025
The Government is set to unveil its long-awaited Violence Against Women and Girls strategy later this week. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has describ...
Weekend Woman's Hour: Maternity care review, Weight loss drugs and exercise, Wages for housework
Baroness Amos, who was appointed by the Health Secretary to lead an independent rapid investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal care in England, h...
12/12/2025
The Government has announced a £3 billion investment to create around 50,000 new specialised places for children with Special Educational Needs and Di...
Maria Corina Machado, Netball cardiac screening, Gabby Logan, AI teachers
Venezuelan politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado was met with cheers on a hotel balcony in Norway in the middle of the night th...
10/12/2025
John Smyth is believed to be the most prolific serial abuser associated with the Church of England. In 2024, an independent review carried out by Keit...
Maternity care review, Weight training and weight loss drugs, Bows in fashion
Baroness Amos, who was appointed by the Health Secretary to lead an independent rapid investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal care in England, h...
Freebirthing, Author Sarah Mughal Rana, Syria: One year on
Have you heard of Freebirthing? It’s giving birth without any medical help or intervention. A new podcast by The Guardian has investigated an Americ...
Weekend Woman's Hour: Jacinda Ardern, Women leaving teaching, Friendships with exes
When Jacinda Ardern became Prime Minister of New Zealand in 2017 at the age of 37, she was the youngest female head of government in the world. She al...
05/12/2025
The last year has seen the election of several women to positions of political leadership: Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister of Japan, Catherine Connol...
Jacinda Ardern, Women leaving teaching, Abuse in sport
When Jacinda Ardern became Prime Minister in 2017 at the age of 37, she was the youngest female head of government in the world. She also made history...
03/12/2025
Justice Secretary David Lammy has announced plans for a sweeping range of reforms to criminal courts in England and Wales. The proposals include scrap...
Friendships with exes, Chef Pam, Economic abuse
Are friendships with exes a bad idea or a sign of growing up? Journalists Olivia Petter and comedian Rosie Wilby join Nuala McGovern to explore how re...
Former Finland PM Sanna Marin, HIV and women, Left-Handed Girl
Sanna Marin is the former Prime Minister of Finland who made history as the youngest female head of government in the world. She went on to become the...
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Kids social media ban in Australia, Cassa Pancho, Rage rooms, Camille O’Sullivan
Australia’s under-16 social media ban comes into force soon. From 10th December, platforms must take 'reasonable steps' to stop under-16s from opening...
28/11/2025
The complex needs of adopted children are leaving parents at breaking point as they say they are being denied support then blamed by authorities when...
27/11/2025
The Italian Parliament has voted unanimously to introduce the crime of femicide, the murder of a woman motivated by gender, as a distinct law to be pu...
26/11/2025
Australia’s under-16 social media ban comes into force soon. From 10th December, platforms must take 'reasonable steps' to stop under-16s from opening...
Preventing online abuse, Rage rooms, Puberty and sport, Actor Olivia Williams on AI
What should tech companies be doing to prevent online abuse of women and girls? Ofcom's Chief Executive, Dame Melanie Dawes, joins Nuala McGovern to d...
Iron deficiency, Malintzin, Budget lookahead, Frida Kahlo self-portrait
Are you excessively tired with your hair falling out, nails always breaking, brain often foggy or sometimes, despite having youth on your side, maybe...
Weekend Woman's Hour: Being fired, Boxer Francesca Hennessy, Women in Camps
Former US magazine editors-in-chief Laura Brown and Kristina O'Neill were both ‘let go’ from their respective jobs. They felt blindsided, devastated a...
Covid Inquiry, Poet Andrea Gibson remembered, Supporting survivors of violence
The Covid Inquiry led by Baroness Hallett has concluded that the UK did too little too late in response to Covid-19, that the lockdown could have been...
Boxer Francesca Hennessy, NEETS, Painter Caroline Walker
Francesca Hennessy is the 21-year-old shaking up women’s boxing. Nicknamed the 'Billion Dollar Baby', she’s unbeaten in her first six professional fi...
Saskia Reeves, Childminders, Women in Camps
Childminders play a vital role in the early years of children’s lives, offering care, stability and a familiar face during those formative years. But...