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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

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57:19

Preterm birth, Devil Wears Prada, Forgotten Children

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/11/14

Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal death in the UK. Today the House of Lords Preterm Birth Committee have published a report calling on the government to do more to reduce the risks of babies being born prematurely and to improve the lives of those families who are affected. Anita Rani discusses proposed changes with Nadia Leake, who gave birth to twins eleven years ago at just 22 weeks and author of 'Surviving Prematurity,' Caroline Lee-Davey, CEO of the charity Bliss, which supports

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53:55

Forgotten Children, COP29 and maternal outcomes,...

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/11/13

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned from his post. What’s the reaction from women within the Church of England? We hear the third part of our week-long series Forgotten Children, which looks at the impact on families when one or both parents serve time in prison. Reporter Jo Morris spoke to a woman we’re calling Nan, whose daughter was sentenced to prison, leaving Nan to care for her five grandchildren for two years in her two bedroom house. COP29 - the UN's annual

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57:28

12/11/2024

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/11/12

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

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57:38

Forgotten Children, Headteacher Evelyn Forde, The...

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/11/11

A new Woman's Hour series, Forgotten Children, explores the impact on families when one or both parents are sent to prison. Reporter Jo Morris hears from Kerry Wright, who was just 17 and living in Spain with her parents when British police arrived at their door and arrested both of them. Kerry’s parents were sentenced to prison in the UK, forcing her to leave her studies at an international school in Spain and return to England, uncertain of how to support herself.COP29, the UN's annual

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56:48

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Susie Wiles, Athlete Julien...

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/11/09

In one of his first moves since his victory in the US election, President-elect Donald Trump has named his 2024 campaign manager, Susie Wiles, as his chief of staff in the White House. She will make history as the first woman to hold the title. But what do we know about the woman Trump referred to as the "ice maiden"? Kylie Pentelow was joined by Anne McElvoy, Executive Editor at Politico and host of the Power Play podcast to discuss.The Women's 100 metre Olympic champion Julien Alfred joined Clare

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57:22

Footballer Steph Houghton, Actor Kate Phillips,...

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/11/08

Former England and Manchester City captain Steph Houghton was one of the first big names in women's football. In her new book, Leading From The Back, she details her experience of fighting to take the women's game from niche to mainstream. She also talks to Kylie about her husband, former footballer Stephen Darby, who was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2018.Award-winning Turkish writer and political thinker Ece Temelkuran speaks to Anita Rani about a new play based on her novel Women Who

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57:14

Second Trump presidency, Dating red-flag questions,...

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/11/07

As Donald Trump has been declared the winner of the 2024 US Presidential Election and the election coverage dominates front pages around the world, we discuss what a second Trump presidency may mean for women. Krupa Padhy speaks to Woman's Hour presenter Nuala McGovern, who is in Washington DC, about what’s happened overnight, the latest news from the Harris campaign and any further information that has been revealed about women voters. Krupa is also joined by US Deputy Editor for the

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58:06

2024 US Presidential Election, Comedian Hannah...

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/11/06

As results come in from the 2024 US Presidential Election, Krupa Padhy speaks to Woman’s Hour presenter Nuala McGovern from Washington DC about what we know so far, and the big ticket issues for women in this election. Krupa gets reaction from Sarah Elliott, spokesperson for Republicans Overseas UK and Sharon Manitta, spokesperson for Democrats Abroad UK. And, as further results come in from the battleground states, she speaks to Emma Long, Associate Professor in American History and Politics

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56:27

Women's tennis in Saudi Arabia, 'Dear Sirs', Women...

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/11/05

This week sees the culmination of the women's tennis season as the WTA finals are held, somewhat controversially, in Saudi Arabia. So far, top seed Aryna Sabalenka is through to the first semi-final, the second semi-final will be decided tomorrow. However, the decision to hold the tournament in a country which has been criticised for it's treatment of women has been in the spotlight and under scrutiny. To discuss this more, Clare McDonnell is joined by sports reporter Catherine Whitaker and Felix

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57:14

Julien Alfred, Author Eliza Clark, Film director...

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/11/04

The Women's 100 metre Olympic champion Julien Alfred joins Clare McDonnell in the studio. Her gold medal in Paris was the first time Saint Lucia had won an Olympic medal. She discusses what it look to become a champion and also having a national day named after her. The author Eliza Clark is publishing a new collection of short stories: She’s Always Hungry. She joins Clare to talk about why she wanted to cover topics from matriarchal societies to body image, and how she thinks female authors

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56:42

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Hunger strike, Anna Maxwell...

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/11/02

British-Egyptian activist and Maths professor Laila Soueif has been on hunger strike for the past month to protest her son Alaa’s incarceration in Egypt. He is the country’s most high profile political prisoner. Laila and her daughter Sanaa – who has faced arrest and imprisonment herself – joined Anita Rani to talk about why they won’t stop fighting for Alaa’s release.The BAFTA-winning actress Anna Maxwell Martin stars as Delia in the new ITV series Until I Kill

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58:06

The impact of the Budget on women, Nuzu Onoh, The...

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/10/31

Following the announcement of Labour’s first budget in fourteen years – and the first Budget announced by a woman Chancellor – we hear how women across the country will be affected. Anita Rani speaks to Mehreen Khan, the economics editor of The Times, Sara Reis, deputy director and head of research at Women’s Budget Group and Jo, a participant in the Changing Realities project, a collaboration of parents and carers on a low income and researchers from the University of York

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57:44

Joeli Brearley, US elections and women, Ballon d'Or...

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/10/29

Sacked from her job by voicemail the day after she informed her employer she was pregnant Joeli Brearley set up Pregnant Then Screwed to end pregnancy and maternity discrimination. The charity has helped to influence new flexible working and redundancy protection laws, providing advice to hundreds of thousands of women when they face discrimination and challenging employers and government in high profile cases. After ten years Joeli is stepping down as CEO. She joins Nuala McGovern in the Woman's

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Anna Maxwell Martin, Sexual Assault Referral Centres,...

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/10/28

A new study has evaluated the effectiveness of Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), which offer specialist support to survivors of sexual violence. According to the research led by Coventry University, the majority of survivors surveyed reported a positive experience. To discuss the findings, we speak to the project lead Lorna O’Doherty, Professor of Trauma and Mental Health at Coventry University; and a woman who has accessed the services of a SARC.BAFTA-winning actress Anna Maxwell

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59:04

Vanessa Feltz, SEND best practice: what is working?,...

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/10/26

Vanessa Feltz has been a fixture on TV and radio 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. She joins Anita Rani.Listeners share with Nuala McGovern what they think works when it comes to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision in educational settings. In the late 1970s, in the toilets at Euston Station, Dr Sheila Reith, while trying to administer insulin to her daughter, thought

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59:22

Vanessa Feltz, Saudi Arabia, Medieval women

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/10/25

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 to the Big Brother house, via Madonna and Miss Piggy. If farming can seem to be a man’s world, then ploughing is especially male. So who are the women taking part in ploughing competitions like the one in The

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59:27

Midlife Marriage & Money, Female Football Coaches,...

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/10/17

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 an aim of 75% female coaches in this league, but the season started with 4 out of 12 female coaches, two of whom are English. The BBC’s senior

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54:18

Women and Prison, Acid Attacks, Women piano...

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/10/02

In her speech at Labour conference the Secretary of State for Justice Shabana Mahmood said: "for women, prison isn’t working." To discuss her latest announcement, as well as the launch of the Women's Justice Board, Nuala is joined by the former Chief Inspector of Prisons, Dame Anne Owers, and Lily Blundell, Head of Community Programmes at the charity, Women in Prison. A manhunt is continuing following a suspected acid attack outside a school in west London. The attack took place outside

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59:14

01/10/2024

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/10/01

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

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57:34

The Tuam babies scandal: A Woman's Hour special

Woman"s Hour: Daily Podcasts ·

2024/09/30

For this special edition of Woman's Hour, Nuala McGovern travels to Tuam, County Galway in Ireland to visit the site of a former mother and baby home which came to the world’s attention in 2014. It was revealed that up to 796 babies and young children who died in the care of the nuns who ran the home, had been disposed of in a disused sewage tank. Now, more than a decade since the scandal broke, work is starting on a full excavation. Nuala has an exclusive interview with Daniel MacSweeney, who

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