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Woman's Hour Episodes

  1. Child mental health; Actor Tamsin Greig

    Examining intervention into families to treat childhood depression. Plus, Tamsin Grieg.

  2. John Simpson; Adult acne

    91福利社 World Affairs Editor John Simpson on his childhood. Plus, acne in adulthood.

  3. Surviving the Khmer Rouge; Diabetes in women

    Theary Seng on her book Daughter of the Killing Fields. Plus, under diagnosis of diabetes.

  4. False Memory; We Need to Talk About Kevin

    Could planting false memories do people good? Plus, Jenni Murray's Orange prize choice.

  5. Mixed wards; Human rights journalist Marieles Monzon

    Are mixed hospital wards failing women and men? Plus, world human rights journalism award.

  6. Young asylum seekers; Growing up in the jungle

    How should young asylum seekers be treated? Plus, Sabine Kuegler on her jungle childhood.

  7. Teaching seduction; Sue MacGregor on Ann Patchett

    Can the art of seduction be taught? Plus, Sue MacGregor on Ann Patchett's Bel Canto.

  8. Helen Mirren; Male infertility

    Helen Mirren on playing Queen Elizabeth II. Plus, how serious is male infertility?

  9. Having Children after forty; Polly Toynbee on novelist Linda Grant

    Are women who have children over 40 taking too great a risk? Plus, Polly Toynbee.

  10. Abortions; The biblical story of Esther

    Are the women and medical staff involved in abortions being properly protected?

  11. Anorexia; Making friends

    To what extent is it possible to recover from anorexia? Plus, gender and making friends.

  12. Kate Adie; Forced marriages

    Kate Adie on adoption and coping without family history. Plus, stopping forced marriages.

  13. Orange Prize co-founder Kate Mosse; China's one child policy

    Kate Mosse on Helen Dunmore's A Spell of Winter. Plus, the impact of the one child policy.

  14. Author Zadie Smith; Angela Merkel

    Zadie Smith on her book On Beauty. Plus, Angela Merkel's potential impact on Germany.

  15. Infant mortality; The Bronte family

    Why are infant mortality rates still so high? Plus, director Polly Teale on the Brontes.

  16. Conman Robert Hendy Freegard's victim; Attachments to clothes

    Sarah Smith on being tricked by a bogus spy. Plus, emotional attachments to clothes.

  17. Artist Alison Lapper; Truancy

    Artist Alison Lapper on living with Phocomelia and being sculpted for Trafalgar Square.

  18. Mozart's women; Converting to Islam

    Reassessing Mozart's relationships with the women in his life. Plus, converting to Islam.

  19. Phone-in: Life transitions

    What are the implications of leaving home? Listeners offer their experiences and advice.

  20. Pay equality and gender; Julie Summers on The Colonel of Tamarkan

    What impact has the Cleveland Dinner Ladies case had on pay equality? Plus, Julie Summers.

  21. Life transitions; Designer Clarice Cliff

    Do transitions such as moving home get easier to handle with age? Plus, Clarice Cliff.

  22. Novelist Rachel Cusk; Iranian women

    Booker nominated Rachel Cusk on novel In the Fold. Plus, the Iranian women's movement.

  23. Women pilots; Composer Debbie Wiseman

    Whay do so few women train as pilots? Plus, Debbie Wiseman on composing for action films.

  24. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; Friendships after children

    Examining Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Plus, keeping up with friends after children.

  25. Breast cancer drug Herceptin; Business loans

    Campaigning for breast cancer drug Herceptin. Plus, women paying more for business loans.

  26. Parents with learning disabilities; Susan Nathan on Israel

    The difficulties of parenting with learning disabilities. Plus, the other side of Isreal.

  27. The internet and violence against women; Female football commentators

    Should sites showing violence against women be blocked? Plus, female football commentary.

  28. Curate and librettist Alice Goodman; Praising children

    Alice Goodman, librettist of opera The Death of Klinghoffer on becoming a curate.

  29. Mo Mowlam tribute; Fostering in crisis

    A tribute to politician Mo Mowlam. Plus, the fostering crisis and boarding schools.

  30. Helping young travellers stay safe; Hearing and gender

    Marjorie Marks-Stuttle and Richard Stuttle on making travel safer for young people.

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