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Woman's Hour Episodes

  1. Cherie Blair interviewed; Women's secure units

    Cherie Blair on her impoverished beginnings, her time at Number 10, and facing criticism.

  2. Pam Ann; London Children's Ballet; Nettles

    Caroline Reid talks about her comic creation Pam Ann with Jenni Murray.

  3. Artist Barbara Rae; Poet Gillian Clarke

    Poet Gillian Clarke, and Scottish artist Barbara Rae on her life as a Royal Academician.

  4. Frances Osborne; Eating disorders among British Asians

    Author Frances Osborne on Lady Idina Sackville, aka 'The Bolter'. With Jane Garvey.

  5. Susan Sarandon; Midwifery crisis

    Susan Sarandon on her longevity as a successful actress. Plus, the crisis in midwifery.

  6. Granny childcare; The life of Kathy Kirby

    Is too much today being asked of grandma's role? With Sheila McClennon.

  7. Soprano Amanda Roocroft; Rebecca Walker on pregnancy

    Lancashire-born soprano Amanda Roocroft talks about her career with Jenni Murray.

  8. Mothers and sons; Self-harming

    Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and William Sutcliffe on the mother-son relationship.

  9. Fitness Special

    Jane Garvey presents a special programme on women and fitness.

  10. Gwyneth Paltrow; Missing children

    Gwyneth Paltrow on her return to acting after concentrating on being a mother.

  11. Pink for girls; Kitty O'Shea re-evaluated

    What part do manufacturers play in perpetuating the popularity of pink for girls?

  12. Women in the Lords; Abortion limit; Dr Mable John

    Baroness Hayman, the Lords' first female Speaker, on women in the House of Lords.

  13. Laurie Anderson; Julia Leigh; Toddler nutrition

    Performance artist Laurie Anderson on her life and work. Plus novelist Julia Leigh.

  14. Michelle Gomez; Julia Blackburn; Shoplifting

    Actor Michelle Gomez on The Taming of The Shrew. Plus, author Julia Blackburn.

  15. Stay at home mothers; Women earning more than men

    Bonnie Greer and Toby Young discuss whether mothers should be paid to stay at home.

  16. Jane Austen's love life; Workaholics

    Gwyneth Hughes on why Jane Austen never married. Plus, women in peacekeeping forces.

  17. Composer Roxanna Panufnik; Poet Patience Agbabi

    Composer Roxanna Panufnik on the influence of her Polish heritage on her work.

  18. Isabel Allende; Saudi women's human rights

    Isabel Allende on her family's story since the death of her daughter in 1992.

  19. Doreen Lawrence; Marian Keyes

    Murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence's mother Doreen on the charity established in his name.

  20. Foster parents and smacking; Artist Liliane Lijn

    Are parents who smack their own children unsuitable as foster parents?

  21. Brenda Blethyn; Dr Valerie Grant on the sex ratio

    Actor Brenda Blethyn on her life and career.

  22. Sally Hawkins; The work of artist Niki de St Phalle.

    Actor Sally Hawkins on working with Mike Leigh. Plus, life after living in a cult.

  23. Lisa Jardine; Sunbeds; Elena Kats-Chernin

    Lisa Jardine on her role as head of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.

  24. Business mums; Children of the holocaust

    The challenges women face when setting up a new enterprise discussed.

  25. Forced marriages; Frank Cadogan Cowper's muse

    How best to prevent forced marriages and honour-based violence in the UK?

  26. Fertility treatment; Artist Joanna Kane

    Why is fertility treatment in the UK 'the least safe in Europe'?

  27. The life of poet Joan Easdale; Sexism in the City

    Celia Robertson on her grandmother, the poet Joan Easdale.

  28. Historian Katie Hickman; Modern motherhood

    Historian Katie Hickman on why she writes novels rather than academic papers.

  29. Norma Winstone; Ovarian cancer screening

    British jazz legend Norma Winstone on how the jazz world has changed for women.

  30. Heather Brooke; The sexual double standard

    Heather Brooke on her battle to get MPs to publically account for their expenses.

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