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Woman's Hour Episodes

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    HRT and dementia, Cookbook author Amy Sheppard, Cosplay

    Research shows HRT may reduce the risk of dementia.

  2. Parent Strike, Bella Mackie, non-recent child sexual abuse

    Call for government to improve parenting policies like flexible working & paternity leave

  3. Remembering Dolly Parton, Karen Carney, restriction zones for violent offenders, poet Georgie Jones

    Woman's Hour listeners remember singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, who has died aged 80.

  4. HPV home-testing kits, Women-run hospitality map, Digital wardrobe apps

    How will HPV self-testing kits work?

  5. Author Louise Doughty, Scottish women offenders, Boxer Chantelle Cameron

    What did author Louise Doughty learn about her parents from an old black suitcase?

  6. Weekend Woman's Hour: French drugging case, Soprano Angel Blue, History of bandanas

    A senior French civil servant stands accused of drugging hundreds of women.

  7. GCSE resits, Hotel safety, Baby milk, Alisha Palmowski

    Maths and English resits leave many in cycle of failure.

  8. Amelia Dimoldenberg, Vaping, Bigamy, Angel Blue

    Amelia Dimoldenberg, creator of Chicken Shop Date, on her career and creative academy.

  9. France's mass drugging case, Olympian Jade Jones, Air pollution research

    Why has a French civil servant charged with drugging hundreds of women not faced trial?

  10. Sex offenders and ID change, IVF Investigation, A History of Bandanas

    We ask why it's so easy for sex offenders to change their names.

  11. Quadruple gold medallist Amy Hunt, Charlotte Church, Child maintenance, Comedian Lucy Porter

    Amy Hunt on winning four gold medals at the European Athletics Championships.

  12. Weekend Woman's Hour: Women in Afghanistan, Composer Gabriela Ortiz, Tourette Syndrome

    Five years after the Taliban took power, we look at the lives of women in Afghanistan.

  13. Girls in Afghanistan, Female entrepreneurs and life editing, Women’s cricket

    Five years after the Taliban took power, we look at the lives of girls in Afghanistan.

  14. Simon Levy verdict; the partition of India in fiction; mudlarking

    Lessons for the justice system from the Simon Levy case.

  15. Eclipse, China's fake brides, Female climbers, Dr Amanda Cole & Tourette syndrome

    A leading astrophysicist and fan on watching the eclipse.

  16. Composer Gabriela Ortiz, North Devon Maternity suspension, Children reading

    Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz on the UK premiere of Revolución diamantina at the Proms.

  17. Tamzin Outhwaite, 'Luteal Uglies', Kelly Latimer in space, Surrogacy laws in Europe

    Tamzin Outhwaite discusses playing one of theatre's most memorable characters.

  18. Weekend Woman’s Hour: Listener week - Elderly caring, women in boat building, dialects, functional skills in schools

    As we look back at Listener Week, dealing with an elderly parent as a pensioner yourself.

  19. Listener Week: Aftermath of domestic abuse, women's dialects, losing parents in your 30s, knickers

    As Listener Week continues, we hear how a community handled domestic abuse allegations.

  20. Listener Week: Functional Skills in Schools, How to Make a Podcast, Blushing, Being single

    As we continue Listener Week - the pressure to be coupled up when you're young.

  21. Listener Week: Lipoedema, Third Culture Kids, Sprinting, and the noises men make

    As Listener Week continues, we ask why more treatments aren’t available for lipoedema.

  22. Listener Week: Elderly care, Women boat builders, Midlife Jobs, Influencer Viv the Carer

    As we continue Listener Week, dealing with an elderly parent as a pensioner yourself

  23. Listener Week: Marriage & friends, Library cuts, NICU babies, Intergenerational friendships

    As Listener Week kicks off, how honest are you with your friends about your marriage?

  24. Weekend Woman's Hour: Midwives, prenups, Egyptian warrior princesses

    Reviews of maternity and neonatal services in England and the impact on morale of midwives

  25. Autism & cervical screening, FIFA, The Kiss, The play Cleansed, Chess

    A new study investigating why autistic women are less likely to attend cervical screening.

  26. Rethinking pubs and clubs as community venues, Actor Vicky Krieps, Egyptian warrior princesses

    Business rates cuts and their impact on the community.

  27. Jared Leto accused, prenups, author Scarlett Thomas

    The BBC has uncovered allegations of sexual assault against the Hollywood star Jared Leto.

  28. Actor Helen Hunt, Midwives, Early release of prisoners

    The Academy Award-winning actor on her new role in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard.

  29. Women and prison, Abuse in swinging, Fiction and murdered women, Cyclist Lizzie Deignan

    Could women being released from prison free up space for more violent criminals?

  30. Weekend Woman's Hour: Lena Headey, Women in Iran, Dr Emma Chapman, Hysteroscopy and pain relief, Para-athlete Melanie Woods

    Actor Lena Headey on whatever happened to the #MeToo movement?

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