Woman's Hour podcast

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

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

 

#2000

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 inve... more

Yesterday

44 MINS

44:23

Yesterday


#1999

SEND, Race Across the World, Toxic masculinity

The Government has announced a £3 billion investment to create around 50,000 new specialis... more

12 Dec 2025

56 MINS

56:16

12 Dec 2025


#1998

Maria Corina Machado, Netball cardiac screening, Gabby Logan, AI teachers

Venezuelan politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado was met with cheer... more

12 Dec 2025

57 MINS

57:19

12 Dec 2025


#1997

Abuse in the Church, Wages for housework, Youth work today

John Smyth is believed to be the most prolific serial abuser associated with the Church of... more

10 Dec 2025

57 MINS

57:21

10 Dec 2025


#1996

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 inve... more

09 Dec 2025

57 MINS

57:12

09 Dec 2025


#1995

Freebirthing, Author Sarah Mughal Rana, Syria: One year on

Have you heard of Freebirthing? It’s giving birth without any medical help or intervention... more

08 Dec 2025

57 MINS

57:07

08 Dec 2025


#1994

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... more

06 Dec 2025

56 MINS

56:38

06 Dec 2025


#1993

Women leaders, Hair loss, Maria Friedman

The last year has seen the election of several women to positions of political leadership:... more

05 Dec 2025

56 MINS

56:24

05 Dec 2025


#1992

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 f... more

04 Dec 2025

57 MINS

57:11

04 Dec 2025


#1991

Jury-free trials, Endometriosis, WI and transgender women, Scruffy hosting

Justice Secretary David Lammy has announced plans for a sweeping range of reforms to crimi... more

03 Dec 2025

57 MINS

57:06

03 Dec 2025


#1990

Friendships with exes, Chef Pam, Economic abuse

Are friendships with exes a bad idea or a sign of growing up? Journalists Olivia Petter an... more

02 Dec 2025

57 MINS

57:30

02 Dec 2025


#1989

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 femal... more

01 Dec 2025

56 MINS

56:24

01 Dec 2025


#1988

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Kids social media ban in Australia, Cassa Pancho, Rage rooms, Camille O’Sulliv...

Australia’s under-16 social media ban comes into force soon. From 10th December, platforms... more

29 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:08

29 Nov 2025


#1987

Adoption, Camille O'Sullivan, Wicked

The complex needs of adopted children are leaving parents at breaking point as they say th... more

28 Nov 2025

52 MINS

52:30

28 Nov 2025


#1986

Femicide, The impact of the Budget on women, Remembering Pam Hogg

The Italian Parliament has voted unanimously to introduce the crime of femicide, the murde... more

27 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:13

27 Nov 2025


#1985

Kids social media ban in Australia, Tracey Emin on Bridget Riley, What your bum says about your heal...

Australia’s under-16 social media ban comes into force soon. From 10th December, platforms... more

26 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:21

26 Nov 2025


#1984

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 Ch... more

25 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:18

25 Nov 2025


#1983

Iron deficiency, Malintzin, Budget lookahead, Frida Kahlo self-portrait

Are you excessively tired with your hair falling out, nails always breaking, brain often f... more

24 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:28

24 Nov 2025


#1982

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’ fr... more

22 Nov 2025

56 MINS

56:44

22 Nov 2025


#1981

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 lat... more

21 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:14

21 Nov 2025