Composer Gabriela Ortiz, North Devon Maternity suspension, Children reading
Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz won three Grammys for her 2024 album Revolución diamantina, and this week sees the work's UK premiere at the BBC Proms, when conductor Gustavo Dudamel leads the second ...
11 Elo 55min
Tamzin Outhwaite, 'Luteal Uglies', Kelly Latimer in space, Surrogacy laws in Europe
New York congresswoman and Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has revealed she has decided to freeze her eggs and will be documenting the process on social media - despite what she called a “political ...
10 Elo 57min
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Listener week - Elderly caring, women in boat building, dialects, functional skills in schools
Listener 'Sarah' tells us about the burden and resentment she feels at caring for a parent who is in her 90s, when she is a pensioner too. This is the time she thought she would have for herself. Clar...
8 Elo 56min
Listener Week: Aftermath of domestic abuse, women's dialects, losing parents in your 30s, knickers
Listener Week on Woman's Hour is where we bring your stories, ideas and the issues you want to hear about to air.A father has written to us about his daughter's experience of domestic abuse. He says t...
7 Elo 57min
Listener Week: Functional Skills in Schools, How to Make a Podcast, Blushing, Being single
In two weeks’ time, thousands of young people will open their GCSE results — but what about those who don’t get the grade 4 they need in Maths and English? 41% of pupils in Maths and 29% in English w...
6 Elo 57min
Listener Week: Lipoedema, Third Culture Kids, Sprinting, and the noises men make
Listener Week on Woman's Hour is where we bring your stories, ideas and the issues you want to hear about to air.Why isn’t more known about Lipoedema? One listener wants to know why there are so few t...
5 Elo 57min
Listener Week: Elderly care, Women boat builders, Midlife Jobs, Influencer Viv the Carer
Listener Week on Woman's Hour is where we bring your stories, ideas and the issues you want to hear about to air.Sarah tells us about the burden and resentment she feels at caring for a parent who is ...
4 Elo 58min
Listener Week: Marriage & friends, Library cuts, NICU babies, Intergenerational friendships
Listener Week on Woman's Hour is where we bring your stories, ideas and the issues you want to hear about to air.How much of the detail about your marriage or long-term relationship do you share with ...
3 Elo 56min
