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Woman's Hour

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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Guide to Life: Speaking in Public - Why It Feels So Hard and How to Do It Anyway
Practical ways to manage nerves and speak in public with clarity and confidence.
12 Jul 2026,39 mins
Weekend Woman's Hour: Emma Grede, Clothing and grief, Donor eggs
Entrepreneur Emma Grede offers her advice for women and work.
11 Jul 2026,57 mins
Ann Widdecombe remembered, Widow's Fight campaign, Bayeux tapestry replica
Former Conservative minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe has died aged 78.
10 Jul 2026,57 mins
Shahrnush Parsipur remembered, Fibroids, Grief and clothing, Olympian health
The writer who spent her life documenting being a woman in Iran.
09 Jul 2026,56 mins
Businesswoman Emma Grede, Pregnancy termination for medical reasons, New foster care support
The serial entrepreneur and philanthropist shares her secrets for making work work.
08 Jul 2026,57 mins
Finding love, Using donor eggs, VAWG in Northern Ireland
Where did you meet your partner? We discuss finding love in an unlikely place.
07 Jul 2026,56 mins
AI images and children, Emergency contraception, Charlotte Edwardes
Warnings for parents about the risk of posting images of their children online.
06 Jul 2026,56 mins
Weekend Woman's Hour: Women's Finances and Feminist Fairytales
Why money is broken for women, according to the founders of the Female Invest app.
04 Jul 2026,57 mins
Woman's Hour live from the Crossed Wires Podcast Festival in Sheffield
Anita Rani and Nuala McGovern from the Montgomery Theatre in front of a live audience.
03 Jul 2026,57 mins
Forced adoptions, Massage therapists, Menopause & heart problems, Financial investing
PM expected to apologise on behalf of the state for historical forced adoptions.
02 Jul 2026,56 mins
Child mental health services, Amanda Wakeley, murder of Annabel Rook
A new report highlights growing demand and long waits in child mental health services.
01 Jul 2026,57 mins
National Maternity Investigation, Budget-friendly school holidays, Wigs
We discuss the key findings of Baroness Amos' National Maternity Investigation.
30 Jun 2026,57 mins
Helen George, Wimbledon, Met Police and VAWG
Actor Helen George explains why musical theatre was always her first love.
29 Jun 2026,54 mins
Weekend Woman's Hour: Joanna Cherry and Inclusive Fashion
The former SNP MP reflects on a "tumultuous decade" in Scottish politics.
27 Jun 2026,29 mins
Beth Orton performs live, The 23-year divorce case, DJ Smokin Jo
The singer-songwriter talks about her career and her new album.
26 Jun 2026,53 mins
Nottingham Ockendon review, Sarah Vine, Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern
Two women whose babies died react to the Ockendon review of Nottingham maternity care.
25 Jun 2026,57 mins
Women and heat, IVF add-ons, Costume designer Sandy Powell
How are women's bodies impacted by heat?
24 Jun 2026,57 mins
Charlotte Edwards; Jeffrey Donaldson convicted; Inclusive fashion; SEND inclusion bases
As England face West Indies in the Women's Cricket World Cup we speak to their head coach.
23 Jun 2026,57 mins
Maternity care, Joanna Cherry, Heavy periods
The biggest maternity inquiry in NHS England's history reports its findings this week.
22 Jun 2026,57 mins
Dr Precious Lunga on Jon Snow's Alzheimer's, Peptides, Flower farmers
The wife of former Channel 4 presenter Jon Snow on the impact of his diagnosis.
20 Jun 2026,57 mins
Haley Bennett and Virginia Woolf, The Spinster Cookbook
A new film adaptation of Virginia Woolf's second novel, Night and Day.
19 Jun 2026,57 mins
Dr Precious Lunga on Jon Snow's Alzheimer's, Vaginal microbiome, Mrs Dickens
The wife of former Channel 4 presenter Jon Snow talks about the impact of his diagnosis.
18 Jun 2026,57 mins
Women voters in Makerfield, Scotland cricketers, Peptides, Sex work book
Could women's votes prove decisive in tomorrow's by-election?
17 Jun 2026,57 mins
Jo Cox 10 years on, Actor Geraldine James, Swinging investigation
Ten years after the death of Labour MP Jo Cox, how safe are female politicians now?
16 Jun 2026,57 mins
Social media ban, Flower farmers, OnlyFans
We look at the government's announcement of a social media ban for under-16s.
15 Jun 2026,57 mins
Weekend Woman's Hour: Women’s Prize winners, Clare Connor, SEND, Weight, Mum’s poem in son’s exam
Novelist Virginia Evans and non-fiction writer Lyse Doucet on winning the Women's Prize.
13 Jun 2026,56 mins
Women's Prize winners, Weight, T20 World Cup, Mental healthcare
Novelist Virginia Evans and non-fiction writer Lyse Doucet on winning the Women's Prize.
12 Jun 2026,57 mins
Northern Ireland, Kathryn Stockett and Mum's poem in son's exam
How is this week's violent unrest affecting women and children in Northern Ireland?
11 Jun 2026,57 mins
Kanye West allegations, SEND, Author Doireann Ní Ghríofa
A US model alleges Kanye West choked her on a music video set.
10 Jun 2026,57 mins
Clare Connor, Archers BRCA storyline, Yassmin Abdel-Magied
The head of women's cricket in England reflects on her long career as a player and leader.
09 Jun 2026,57 mins