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Woman's Hour

Woman's Hour

BBC Radio 4 · BBC

2,165 episodesEN

Show overview

Woman's Hour has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 2,165 episodes. That works out to over 1900 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 54 min and 57 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 245 episodes already out so far this year. Published by BBC.

Episodes
2,165
Running
2019–2026 · 7y
Median length
57 min
Cadence
Near-daily

From the publisher

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.Listen to our new series of conversations, The Woman's Hour Guide to Life, on BBC Sounds - your toolkit for the juggle, struggle and everything in between: www.bbc.co.uk/guidetolife

Grok deepfake images, Educating Afghan girls, Runner Esmée Gummer

Oct 15, 202657 min

14/10/2026

Oct 14, 202657 min

Auto-immune conditions, Living with 'Butterfly skin', Author Laleh Khadivi

Oct 13, 202657 min

Navi Pillay Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Medical misinformation, Nigella eating

Oct 12, 202657 min

Weekend Woman's Hour: Consent, 80 years of Woman's Hour, The Lost Children of Tuam

Oct 10, 202657 min

Mental health in women and girls, AI assistants, Extreme heat and pregnancy, Traitors fashion

Oct 9, 202657 min

08/10/2026

Oct 8, 202657 min

Woman's Hour celebrates 80 years from the Glasgow Women's Library

Oct 7, 202657 min

French student protests; Elizabeth Day and Sarah Solemani on TV drama The Party; could some adoptions be avoided?

Oct 6, 202657 min

The Lost Children of Tuam, Ashley James on incontinence, Kemistry

Oct 5, 202656 min

Weekend Woman's Hour: School uniforms in porn, The Farmer's Wife, 'Empty nesters'

Oct 3, 202656 min

Protests in Delhi, Retatrutide, The Farmer's Wife, Baby Loss

Oct 2, 202657 min

Cornell University rape investigation, Tributes to Esther Rantzen, Sunbeds

Oct 1, 202657 min

The Women's Art Collection at 40; school uniforms in porn; the history of widowhood

Sep 30, 202657 min

'Empty nesters', Electronic tagging, Actor Lara Ricote

Sep 29, 202658 min

Accessing medical records, South Africa killings, Working post retirement

Sep 28, 202657 min

Weekend Woman's Hour: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Domestic abuse survivor Lucy Godley and mum Sharon, Skye from Morcheeba

Sep 26, 202627 min

Breast cancer scandal, Clothes recycling, Campaign against 'shame lips'

Sep 25, 202656 min

Naomi Alderman's new novel, Skye from Morcheeba, Access to hormonal coil

Sep 24, 202653 min

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Diana's Legacy, Booker Prize short list, Curly & Afro hair

Sep 23, 202658 min
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