Woman's Hour: Daily Podcasts

EastEnders 40th anniversary: A Woman's Hour special

As part of the EastEnders 40th anniversary Woman’s Hour celebrates this iconic soap’s track record of featuring strong female characters and exploring some of the most pressing, contentious and emotional issues for women over the past four decades. Anita Rani presents live from the Fox & Hair salon in Walford…

13 Feb 6AM 58 min

Victims at parole hearings, Women’s Prize for Non-fiction, Nurse’s title

Ellie Wilson, a rape survivor, is campaigning for the right for victims to be able to appear at parole hearings, after being denied permission to attend one for the man who raped her. She tells Nuala McGovern to why she wants the law changed so victims can appear at the…

12 Feb 6AM 59 min

Maternal mental health, Syria's missing, poet Caitlin O'Ryan

Laura Kyrke-Smith MP wants more care and support for new mothers struggling with their mental health. Her own friend died by suicide just 10 weeks after giving birth and she recently led a debate in parliament on the subject. She joins Nuala McGovern to talk about the changes she wants…

11 Feb 6AM 59 min

England Netball win, Body positivity movement, Author Emilia Hart

England have won the Netball Nations Cup for the first time after beating South Africa. It proved sixth time lucky for the Vitality Roses after being defeated in the five previous finals. To celebrate, Nuala McGovern is joined by head coach Jess Thirlby and former England Netball captain, Pamela Cookey.Last…

10 Feb 6AM 59 min

Weekend Woman's Hour: Emma Webber & Sinead O'Malley Kumar, Gender Dysphoria research, Daisy May Cooper

Anita Rani speaks to Emma Webber and Sinead O’Malley Kumar, mothers of Barnaby and Grace, both 19, who were killed in Nottingham in June 2023. They’ll be responding to the findings of a major review of the NHS care of Valdo Calocane, the man who attacked their children. The Oscar-nominated…

8 Feb 11AM 53 min

Marisha Wallace on Cabaret, Giving birth in prison, DR Congo, Ethical fashion

The West End star Marisha Wallace joins Anita Rani in the studio. She's the latest actor to play Sally Bowles in Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club in London, alongside Billy Porter who plays Emcee. Marisha talks about the significance of them both playing these roles together and her journey…

7 Feb 6AM 55 min

06/02/2025

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

6 Feb 7AM 59 min

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Comedian Hajar J Woodland, how often to wash your laundry?

Women in prison are resorting to self-harm because of “astonishing gaps” in basic services including strict time limits when contacting their children, according to a new report from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons for England and Wales released today. The report's author Sandra Fieldhouse joins Anita Rani, as does the…

5 Feb 5AM 59 min