BBC Woman's Hour: Daily Podcasts

Woman's Hour: Daily Podcasts

Woman's Hour brings you the big celebrity names and leading women in the news, with subjects ranging widely from politics to health, law, education, arts, parenting, relationships, work, fiction, food and fashion. Presented by Jenni Murray and Jane Garvey. Find out more at www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour
Daily English United Kingdom News · Society & Culture
27 Episodes
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Vanessa Feltz, Saudi Arabia, Medieval women

Vanessa Feltz has been a fixture on our TV screens and radio stations – not to mention tabloid headlines – for three decades. Now she has written a memoir, Vanessa Bares All, which charts the many ups and downs of her personal and professional life, from the Big Breakfast Bed…
25 Oct 5AM 59 min

Actor Emily Watson, Comedian Kate McKinnon, Gisèle Pelicot

Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Emily Watson is a face that has graced the screen and stage – her work of course in Breaking the Waves in 1996 earned her one of those nominations. She joins Anita Rani to talk about her new role in the upcoming film, Small Things Like These…
24 Oct 5AM 1 hour

Rivals, J Smith Cameron, Lucy Letby case

Former nurse Lucy Letby became one of the UK’s most notorious child killers after she was convicted in 2023 of harming and murdering babies in her care. The nurse was found guilty by two juries after lengthy trials, but now there's been speculation over whether some evidence in the Letby…
22 Oct 10AM 58 min

23/10/2024

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
22 Oct 5AM 59 min

Elkie Brooks, 'Emotional vampires', Breast cancer drug

Why has a drug that can extend life for advanced breast cancer patients not been made available on the NHS? NICE have made the decision that Enhertu, a drug that can give around an extra six months to live on average, is too expensive. BBC Health Correspondent Cath Burns joins…
18 Oct 5AM 56 min

Midlife Marriage & Money, Female Football Coaches, Maddalena Vaglio Tanet

What are the economic implications of getting married in your midlife? Anita Rani is joined by the Financial Times’ Claer Barett, couples counsellor Lucy Cavendish and journalist and author Flic Everett to share their thoughts and experiences.Are Women's Super League football clubs overlooking female English coaches? The Football Association has…
17 Oct 4AM 59 min

Isabelle Huppert, NHS Whistleblower line, The Kill List, author Cecelia Ahern

French actress Isabelle Huppert is renowned for her portrayal of dark, complex characters. She's also been hailed by many as one of the greatest actors of modern cinema. Since the 1970, she's starred in more than 120 films, including The Lacemaker, The Piano Teacher, and Elle for which she was…
16 Oct 5AM 58 min

Lesley Manville, Brain injuries in childbirth

Every year thousands of babies need care for a brain injury sustained during birth. Now, highly focused training is being piloted in 9 hospitals across England, aiming to standardise the approach and ensure staff know the best way to deal with an emergency that could lead to brain injury. Nuala…
15 Oct 4AM 1 hr 01 min

Women's magazines, Dawn Sturgess, Female funeral directors

For generations of women and girls, glossy magazines have been a guide to clothes, lifestyles, relationships and, of course, sex. Titles like Cosmopolitan, Woman’s Own and Sugar were pored over by thousands of us and now there is a podcast that celebrates those beloved back issues. Every week the hosts…
14 Oct 5AM 59 min

Sharon D Clarke, SEND teacher training, Black nurses in history

Sharon D Clarke is a triple Olivier award-winning actress currently starring in two separate TV series: My Loverman on BBC One and Ellis on Channel 5. In November she’s playing the role of Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Lyttelton Theatre in London. Sharon joins Krupa…
11 Oct 5AM 1 hour

Hurricane response, Meera Syal & Tanika Gupta, Contraception, Neneh Cherry

Hurricane Milton landed today in Florida, battering the US state with winds of around 120 miles per hour. Residents were warned to evacuate for their own safety - but some have stayed. Professor of Risk and Hazard at Durham University Lucy Easthope joins Anita Rani to look at the women…
10 Oct 5AM 58 min

UK Covid inquiry, Sophie Kinsella, Rower Imogen Grant

If you remember the #butnotmaternity campaign during the Covid-19 pandemic you’ll recall that women were sometimes left to give birth without their partners. Those restrictions for maternity care were left in place far too long affecting the mental health of mothers and staff. That's according to evidence given to the…
8 Oct 5AM 59 min

Cush Jumbo, Author Kate Mosse, Sue Gray quits, Women in business

The Prime Minister's chief of staff Sue Gray has left her post and has been replaced by Morgan McSweeney. It's led some papers to claim "the lads have won this round". To discuss, Nuala McGovern is joined by Caroline Slocock, former civil servant and author of Margaret Thatcher and Me,…
7 Oct 5AM 1 hour

Lebanon latest, Fell running, Breast cancer poetry

The current conflict in Lebanon has forced thousands of women and children in refugee camps to once again leave their homes for their own safety. Kylie Pentelow is joined by the BBC’s Senior International Correspondent Orla Guerin to get the latest on the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, and speaks…
4 Oct 5AM 59 min

SEND transport, Lucy Worsley, Children of the Cult, T20

Mums who give up work or cut their hours because they have a child with special educational needs and disabilities say problems with school transport is one of the reasons. An opinion poll from Opinium commissioned by Woman's Hour for a programme on SEND last month revealed 12% of mothers…
3 Oct 4AM 57 min
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