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Woman's Hour Episodes

  1. Boys' Education; The Venice Flood

    Do schools discriminate against boys? Plus, 40 years on from the Venice Flood.

  2. Beauty of the Ageing Female Face; Pamela Churchill Harriman

    Learning how to love the personality and individuality of etched lines and grey hair.

  3. Genetic Testing; Forgiving an Infidelity

    Should genetic testing be extended to parents carrying an inherited genetic defect?

  4. Female Genital Mutilation; Political Leader Appeal

    How has the cultural practice of female genital mutilation been mixed up with religion?

  5. Courtney Love; Heart Disease; Domestic Violence in Zambia

    Courtney Love discusses drug addictions, suicide and her career.

  6. Leah Pattison; Osteoporosis in Men; Crime Writing

    Leah Pattison on helping women lepers of India and contracting the disease herself.

  7. Transplanted Memories; Marni Nixon

    Is it possible to inherit personality traits from an organ transplant donor?

  8. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa; Predatory Older Women

    Legendary soprano singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa on moving to contemporary classical music.

  9. Muslim Fathers; Melanie von Trapp; Cool Craft

    Melanie von Trapp shares some truths about her great grandmother Maria.

  10. Julie Sassoon; Being Widowed; Blair's Legacy for Women

    Do men and women react differently to losing a partner? Plus, Jazz composer Julie Sassoon.

  11. Siblings in Prison; Failed Asylum Seekers; Designer Dogs

    What is the psychological and behavioural impact of having a sibling in jail?

  12. Miscarriages; Sovereign Ladies

    What are the treatments available for recurrent miscarriage sufferers?

  13. Premature Babies; Nostalgia Foods; Dorothea Beale

    How are decisions made about the viability of premature babies? Plus what is comfort food?

  14. Barbara Broccoli; The Glass Ceiling; Gershwins' Women

    Producer Barbara Broccoli on James Bond, Daniel Craig and making films for her father.

  15. Faecal Incontinence; Clare Grogan; Helen Clark; Christine Hamilton

    How to cope with faecal incontinence. Plus, New Zealand's PM Helen Clark on politics.

  16. Public Attitudes to IVF; Centenarian Journalist Rose Hacker

    What are the public attitudes to couples trying to have a child with IVF?

  17. Arlene Phillips; 100 Years of Alzheimers

    Arlene Phillips on being "The Queen of Mean". Plus, Alzheimers one Hundred years on.

  18. British Vogue at 90; Judy Lewis; Melatonin

    The history and influence of the fashion bible British Vogue.

  19. Ugandan AIDS Activist; Familial Homicide

    Beatrice Were on her role as an AIDS activist and her own relationship with the virus.

  20. Sharon Gless; Contraception in Crisis; Living with Mother

    Sharon Gless on her acting career and her stalker. Plus, is contraception in a crisis?

  21. Imogen Stubbs; Sexual Abuse of the Elderly

    Imogen Stubbs on her career and her role as the Duchess of Malfi.

  22. Katherine Jenkins; Dirty Bits for Girls

    Katherine Jenkins talks about her singing career and performs in the studio.

  23. Soprano Catherine Bott; Abortion Limits; Treating Burns

    Soprano Catherine Bott on Convivencia - a period of peaceful religious co-existence.

  24. Carla Lane; Reading to Children; Genda Agenda

    Carla Lane talks about her successful career as a television writer.

  25. Men's Health Anxieties; A Father's Letters to his Dead Daughter

    Are men in danger of being besieged by needless health anxieties?

  26. Female Circumcision; Women Smokers

    Comfort Momoh on why she dedicated her career to reversing female genital mutilation.

  27. Rosamund Pike; Anonymity in Sexual Assault Cases

    Rosamund Pike on her career, autopsies and stripping off in front of an audience.

  28. Martha Lane Fox; Double Jeopardy; Baby CafǸ

    Martha Lane Fox on creating lastminute.com and life after the dotcom bubble.

  29. Billie Piper; Primogeniture; Pensions Reforms

    Billie Piper on love and her acting career. Plus, do new pension reforms repeat mistakes?

  30. Sofia Coppola; Adoption Breakdown; Kew Palace

    Sofia Coppola on Marie Antoinette. Plus, why do some adoptions fail?

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