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
28 Episodes
1 – 20

Millie Bobby Brown's video, Tuppence Middleton on OCD, 30 years of Lush

A video made and posted by Stranger Things actor Millie Bobby Brown has gone viral. In it she criticises the recent press articles about her appearance, saying "this isn't journalism, this is bullying". The 21-year-old posted a three-minute monologue on her Instagram page, in which she called out article headlines…
6 Mar 5AM 59 min

05/03/2025

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
5 Mar 5AM 56 min

Obesity and children, How carers are coping, Lucy Edwards' new book

A third of children and young people worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, according to a new worldwide study, while rates of obesity in children, younger teenagers and younger adults more than doubled between 1990 and 2021. But if you're worried that your child is overweight or obese,…
4 Mar 5AM 59 min

03/03/2025

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

Simone Ashley, Being fostered with your siblings, Driving instructors

Simone Ashley plays Kate Sharma in one of Netflix's biggest shows, Bridgerton, and also graced our screens in groundbreaking comedy Sex Education. She joins Anita Rani to talk about her new romcom, Picture This, the resurgence of the movie genre and Bridgerton’s success. An investigation by BBC Humberside has been…
28 Feb 4AM 57 min

27/02/2025

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
27 Feb 5AM 56 min

26/02/2025

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
26 Feb 5AM 56 min

Tamsin Greig and Celia Imrie, Carers march, Botox and friendships

Care and support providers are coming together around the UK in a series of protests over the government's plans to increase employer National Insurance contributions. They are warning that care providers may go out of business unless they receive more support. Nadra Ahmed, co-chair of the National Care Association, which…
25 Feb 6AM 58 min

Jess Phillips MP, Luis Rubiales case, author Nussaibah Younis

We discuss the case of former Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales, who was found guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent at the 2023 World Cup final. Anita is joined by Semra Hunter, a sports broadcast journalist and Virginia Alvarez from Amnesty International Spain.Nussaibah Younis’s…
21 Feb 4AM 57 min

Raising the 'Sen-betweeners', Non-harassment orders, Clueless the musical

'Sen-betweeners' is the term Lisa Lloyd, a mum of two autistic children, uses to describe her kids. She says their neurodivergence is too severe to fit easily into mainstream school, but not really severe enough for special school, so they fall between the gaps. Lisa has written a guide for…
20 Feb 5AM 56 min

Women in Formula 1, Gugu Mbatha Raw, Lambrini Girls

Formula 1 has just turned 75, but how much headway are women racing drivers making? Nuala McGovern is joined by Jamie Chadwick, one of the leading British women in this sport, and BBC reporter Charlotte Simpson, who has spent months talking to a wide range of people trying to support…
19 Feb 5AM 54 min

Nao, Women in Ukraine, Signs of teenage exploitation

Nao is a Grammy and Mercury nominated singer songwriter. She's described her unique brand of music as “wonky funk”. She joins Nuala McGovern to talk about fame, motherhood and her new album Jupiter. She performs live in the studio. As European leaders are set to meet in Paris later today…
17 Feb 5AM 54 min

14/02/2025

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