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Grammy award-winning country singer Lainey Wilson explains why country is cool again.
Weekend Woman's Hour: Sara Davies, Neath RFC tweet, Ramadan health, Frankie Bridge
Sara Davies, best known as an investor on Dragon's Den, on success in business and life.
Lockdown babies, Breast cancer study, Femgore, Chess Masters
Five years on from Covid lockdown, what's been the impact on babies born during that time?
Sugababes, Kate Summerscale & Kamila Shamsie, The History of Abortion
Pop legends the Sugababes on their 'new chapter'.
June Sarpong, Disability benefit changes, Women war artists
The presenter and diversity advocate on researching Jamaican broadcaster Una Marson.
Disability and maternity care, Ads in mobile games, Nursery costs, Playwright Julia Grogan
Disabled women in the UK face barriers in maternity care. Marie Tidball MP tells her story
Newborns & communication, Kirsty Coventry, Women in Construction
How do babies communicate with us before they can speak?
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Sugababes, Lockdown babies, June Sarpong, History of abortion, Women in construction
Protests in Turkey, Adolescence, Women in Revolt! exhibition
We hear more about the protests in Turkey and the women involved in them.
Domestic violence, Women & the gig economy, Boxing, UN leadership
Phyllis Daly on her daughter Jessica Laverack, who died after experiencing domestic abuse.
Disability and domestic abuse, Maternity care failings, Authors Labour MP Yuan Yang and Sanam Mahloudji, Gossiping
Clare speaks to two of the women long-listed for the Women's Prize.
Woman's Hour special: AI and women's health
Exploring the risks and rewards of using AI to improve women's health.
Stacey Dooley, Lily Gladstone, Ask for Angela, Motherhood
Why is being a young English Romany Gypsy woman growing up in the UK a balancing act?
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Stacey Dooley, Authors Yuan Yang and Sanam Mahloudji, Adolescence, Gossip, AI, Boxing & domestic violence
Stacey Dooley on her new documentary Growing up Gypsy.
Women and Eid, School Refusal Report, Author Marni Appleton
As Muslims mark the end of Ramadan, we hear about the role women have on this day.
Caitríona Balfe, Child maintenance, Medieval medicine, Kids and happiness
Irish actor Caitríona Balfe s us to discuss her new film, The Amateur.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, Anorexia legal case, Feminist yodelling
The Secretary of State on new early years places and SEND provision.
Zhenhao Zou case, Sally Phillips, Neonatal Leave
Twenty three more women have now made rape allegations against the Chinese PhD student
What is it like to be a woman in prison?
Woman's Hour takes an in-depth look at the experience of women in prison.
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Education Sec Bridget Phillipson, Author Marni Appleton, Women and prison
Friendships, Nursery safety, Sudan
Can friendships between three people work?
The first UK womb transplant, Hair Braiding Chemicals, Jess Kidd
What will be in the impact of the first womb transplant in the UK?
Kate Nash, Sarah Brown, Cardiac surgeon Dr Indu Deglurkar
Singer/songwriter Kate Nash who's currently on tour with her album, 9 Sad Symphonies.
Doctor Who's Varada Sethu, 'Child influencers', Aid worker Sally Becker
Doctor Who's new companion time travels to the Woman's Hour studio.
Breast cancer drug approved, Women and contraception, Grief and music
‘Gamechanging’ breast cancer pill to be offered on NHS in England and Wales.
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Doctor Who's Varada Sethu, The first UK womb transplant, Grief and music, Cardiac surgeon Dr Indu Deglurka
Doctor Who’s new companion time travels to the Woman’s Hour studio.
Extremism in schools, Julie Bindel, The Great Gatsby
Why - according to the NASUWT- has far right extremism and racism in schools increased?
Baroness Theresa May, Roxy Longworth, Women's Rugby
Baroness Theresa May s Nuala to discuss modern slavery with survivor Nasreen Sheikh.
Supreme Court definition of a woman, Disabled children and social care , Parental infidelity
The UK Supreme Court rules the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.
Supreme Court Judgement, Roblox, Novelist Stephanie Yeboah, Singer/songwriter Georgia Crandon.
Joshua Rozenburg on the Supreme Court's judgement on the legal definition of a woman.
Meloni meets Trump, Eczema, Girl choristers, Singledom
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni says 'We hope to make the West great again' in Trump meeting.
