Nurses on the Frontline; Why babies laugh; Glasgow City FC; Marisa Meltzer

Nurses working on the front line – their experiences and concerns.

• 47 mins

Nurses, Dreams, Deborah Feldman, Why babies laugh

Life during lockdown for adults with learning disabilities and their carers.

• 55 mins

Weddings online. Expert Women Project and Covid. Author Tishani Doshi

Online weddings. Expert Women Project and Covid 19. Author Tishani Doshi.

• 48 mins

How do you feel about sending the kids back to school?

How do you feel about sending your children back to school?

• 46 mins

Anna Lapwood, Femicide research, June Almeida

Inspiring girls to play the organ. Femicide research. The first human coronavirus

• 45 mins

Women leaders and Covid-19, Lionel Shriver, Florence Nightingale’s bicentenary

Are female leaders managing the Covid-19 crisis better than the men?

• 47 mins

75th Anniversary of VE Day, DIY during lockdown, golden age of Irish writing, rape trials in military courts.

We hear stories of women during World War II. The success of female writers in Ireland.

• 48 mins

Anna Lapwood, Women leaders, Getting children back to school

Encouraging girls to play the organ. Women Leaders and Covid19. Returning to school.

• 43 mins

Nursing, Children's Mental Health, Coronation Street, Anna Jones

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 46 mins

Women and boundaries; Anneliese Dodds; Delia Owens

Is it possible to maintain boundaries between work and home in lockdown?

• 49 mins

Ida B Wells, Dementia, Midwives

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 50 mins

Cycling in lockdown; Breast cancer; Expert online masterclasses; Shelley Klein

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

• 43 mins

Relationships between the generations during lockdown

We consider the effect that guidance for the over-70s has had on different age-groups.

• 50 mins

Woman and boundaries, Ida B Wells, Cycling, Dementia

How easy is it to maintain boundaries between work and home during lockdown?

• 55 mins

Repeat Attenders, Lockdown in your 20s, Kindness

Musical theatre's super-fans. Lockdown's lasting impact. How kindness helps mental health.

• 49 mins

Should maternity leave be extended for corona-era parents?

Maternity leave extension; First-time gardeners; Golnoosh Nour; Returning to school

• 50 mins

Supporting young mental health

Trauma and mental health in young people. Covid-19 impact on girls' education worldwide.

• 44 mins

Baroness Doreen Lawrence. Author Glennon Doyle. Covid-19 and the impact on women's jobs

Baroness Doreen Lawrence. Author Glennon Doyle. Covid-19 and its impact on jobs.

• 43 mins

Singer Laura Wright, Covid-19 and Oestrogen, Professor Heather Viles and Covid-19 and Fashion.

Laura Wright on singing for mental health and how Covid-19 affects the fashion industry.

• 44 mins

Laura Wright, Extended Maternity Leave, Baroness Doreen Lawrence

Laura Wright, Extended Maternity Leave, Baroness Doreen Lawrence.

• 56 mins

Having a baby in lockdown

Being pregnant, giving birth and having a new-born during the global pandemic.

• 54 mins

Troopers, Billionaires, Postnatal Support

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 50 mins

Office Cleaners, Cassa Pancho, Jackie Kay

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 44 mins

Women, alcohol & lockdown; Jenny Colgan; Michele Roberts

How do you cope with an alcohol problem under lockdown? And what support is out there?

• 45 mins

The Equal Pay Act at 50, Rachael Hearson Health Visitor, Public Toilets

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 48 mins

Women, alcohol and lockdown, The Equal Pay Act at 50, Public toilets, Giving birth in lockdown

Coping with an alcohol problem during lockdown. Giving birth during Covid-19.

• 54 mins

Troupers: the founders of the Profanity Embroidery Group. Tackling debt. Midwives on the benefits of colostrum

Troupers: Annie Taylor and Wendy Robinson founders of the Profanity Embroidery Group.

• 51 mins

Talking to kids about the US protests; Trouper Sandy Collver; Dating after lockdown

Talking to kids about the US protests; Trouper Sandy Collver; Dating after lockdown.

• 48 mins

Drummer Meg Learmonth, Direct selling and women, Anorexia in lockdown, The Other One

Taking part in a 21-day drumming marathon. Women and multi-level marketing. The Other One.

• 48 mins

Disabled women in lockdown, Rape in Nigeria, and Troupers

Disabled women and the challenge of lockdown, sexual violence in Nigeria and Troupers.

• 47 mins

Race issues in the nursing profession. Oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski. Desert Island Discs Day.

Race issues in the nursing profession. Oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski.

• 45 mins

Children and racism, BAME NHS staff, Ocean Autopsy

Talking to kids about US protests, BAME issues in the NHS & Oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski

• 55 mins

Fertility Clinics during Covid-19, Mothers in Prison, Monica Dolan

Research into the impact of fertility clinic coronavirus delays.

• 46 mins

Rosamund Pike; Violence against grandparents; No-fault divorce; Florence Given

Rosamund Pike on playing scientist Marie Curie in a new film.

• 49 mins

Homelessness, Touch, Caring

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 44 mins

Covid - Impact on Women's Finances; Bettany Hughes; Berta Cáceres.

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 44 mins

Candice Brathwaite, Protests, Misogyny

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 49 mins

Rosamund Pike, Covid-19 and women's finances, Florence Given, Fertility clinics

The actor Rosamund Pike on playing the scientist Marie Curie.

• 53 mins

Candice Carty-Williams, Summer school plans, Campaign against DV in Iran

Impact of Black British female authors topping book charts. How will summer school work?

• 48 mins

Gender Recognition Act; Susie Dent; Artificial Intelligence for online shopping

Gender Recognition Act; Susie Dent; Artificial Intelligence for online shopping.

• 53 mins

Self employed the mothers missing out.. Science journalist Debora Mackenzie

Maternity leave in COVID-19 financial support period - the women losing out.

• 45 mins

Naomi Campbell, US Elections, Women Farmers and a 1970's recipe book

Naomi Campbell, US Election, Women Farmers and the culinary treats of a 70's recipe book.

• 43 mins

Author Rachel Edwards, Equality in the home, Explorer Vanessa O’Brien

Author Rachel Edwards, equality in the home, explorer Vanessa O’Brien and Dame Vera Baird

• 43 mins

Naomi Campbell, Equality at home, Susie Dent

Diversity in modelling, are parents sharing domestic labour more equally? favourite words.

• 55 mins

R4 Rethink: how might we design our world better post Covid?

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 51 mins

The Prison Doctor, Public Speaking, Holiday Clubs, Contraception & Lockdown

Dr Amanda Brown on working as a GP at a women-only prison.

• 51 mins

R4 Rethink: How might our relationship with our bodies and appearance change after the pandemic?

R4 Rethink: How might our relationship with our bodies change after the pandemic?

• 44 mins

I May Destroy You

Cook the Perfect with... Olia Hercules, Resilience and Feminism, Covid Fostering Crisis.

• 45 mins

Rethink – The harm of macho leadership; Athlete A

Do we need to rethink what we want from our leaders?

• 47 mins

Rethink: How might our relationship with our bodies and appearance change after the pandemic?, Public Speaking, Pregnancy

How might our relationship with our bodies and appearance change after the pandemic?

• 54 mins

Skin-lightening creams

Skin-lightening creams, women gamers, Panama, Single parents challenge to CMS.

• 48 mins

Women and Gaming; ICU nurse Dawn Bilbrough; Poulomi Basu; Puberty blockers

Women and Gaming, ICU nurse Dawn Bilbrough, Poulomi Basu, Puberty blockers

• 47 mins

Women and Gaming;

Women and gaming; Ireland & abortion statistics; Amanda Craig; gender equality in theatre.

• 45 mins

The film Lynn and Lucy; The Double X Economy; Gender Bias at Work and Domestic Abuse Bill.

The Double X Economy, gender bias at work and a new film on friendship, Lynn and Lucy.

• 46 mins

Fussy eaters, Parliament that works for women, Passing for white, Terri White - editor-in-chief Empire magazine

What do you do when your toddler is a fussy eater?

• 44 mins

Skin lightening creams, the film Lynn and Lucy & Panama's sex segregated lockdown

Skin lightening creams, the film Lynn and Lucy & Panama's sex segregated lockdown

• 55 mins

Ivana Bartoletti, HPV, STEM Winners

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 48 mins

The Cumberlege Review. How has the healthcare system responded to concerns raised by women?

The Cumberlege Review, Clare Chambers, Vaccinations, Isolation Artwork prize winner

• 48 mins

Cumberlege Review Reaction; Leaving School Rituals; Motherless daughters

Reaction to the Cumberlege Review; Motherless Daughters and School Leaving rituals.

• 46 mins

Womb transplants; Goblin Market; Leslie Kern

How close are we to the first UK uterine transplant?

• 45 mins

Olive Morris, Eileen Flynn, Women and Gaming

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 46 mins

The Cumberlege Review, Motherless daughters, Women in the video games industry

Reaction to the Cumberlege Review.

• 55 mins

United Arab Emirates launches its first ever mission to Mars. Author Dorothy Koomson. Visiting care homes

United Arab Emirates launches its first ever mission to Mars. Author Dorothy Koomson.

• 51 mins

Housing benefit discrimination; Trans-racial adoption; Fast fashion

Housing benefit discrimination; Trans-racial adoption; Fast fashion

• 51 mins

Karen Gibson of the Kingdom Choir; British Gymnastic Culture and Abuse Allegations; Novelist Meg Rosoff

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

• 46 mins

Black Women's Mental Health, Pensions, Natasha Gregson Wagner and Women on Remand

Jenni discusses black women's access to mental health, pensions and women on remand.

• 46 mins

Caitlin Moran on How to Build a Girl. How to change your career. The school's fruit and veg scheme.

Caitlin Moran on How to Build A Girl. Plus How to change your career.

• 46 mins

Karen Gibson 'Godmother of Gospel', the Price of Fast Fashion, Abuse in Gymnastics

Karen Gibson 'Godmother of Gospel', the Price of Fast Fashion, Abuse in Gymnastics.

• 56 mins

Leaving friends on a night out; Emma Gannon; Black women and photography; Asylum seeking women in lockdown;

Is it okay to leave a friend on a night out?

• 49 mins

Gender neutral parenting, Women and high street job losses, Author Emma Donoghue, Late diagnosis of autism

Gender neutral parenting. High street job losses and the impact on female workers.

• 53 mins

How to be a good friend, Hairdresser tribunal case, Rock pools

How to guides: how to be a good friend.

• 49 mins

Parenting Podcast: Rock Pools

Heading to the British coast on holiday this year? Get the kids rockpooling.

• 9 mins

Kate Rusby, Frances Cha, Textile Factories

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.

• 45 mins

Mary Trump: TikTok and parents; Social mobility and the creative industries

Mary Trump on the book she has written about her famous uncle.

• 45 mins

Kate Rusby, Women and high street job losses, Mary Trump, How to be a friend, Childfree by choice

Known as the Barnsley Nightingale, the folk singer Kate Rusby on her album of covers.

• 56 mins

Summer Holidays, Sex Robots and Artificial Wombs, Film Director Jessica Swale

Journalist Jenny Kleeman on sex robots and artificial wombs & the implications for women

• 51 mins

Finding a comfortable saddle; Nutrition and brain health; Jackie Clune

Finding a comfortable saddle; Nutrition and brain health; Jackie Clune

• 52 mins

Black Women in the music industry; Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 47 mins

School exclusions; Women and running; Recovery after domestic violence

School exclusions; Women and running; Recovery after domestic violence

• 47 mins

How to End a Relationship, Alice Oseman, Mother and Baby Units in Prison

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 46 mins

Recovering after domestic abuse, Black women in music, Bicycle saddles

Building a new life after domestic abuse: How friends and family can help survivors.

• 56 mins

Kids Against Plastic, Irish Tampon Ad, Zara McFarlane

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 49 mins

How to help your child spot fake news online

Spotting fake news; Zoom Medicine; New series: Scars; Author & fiddler, Emma John;

• 48 mins

How to help your child spot fake news online

Empowering schoolchildren to identify propaganda and distorted facts online

• 12 mins

Baby banks, Mercury prize nominee Georgia, Pat Hume, Author Luan Goldie

The rise of families visiting baby banks. Mercury prize nominee Georgia.

• 43 mins

Zadie Smith, Women and their Scars, Xuefei Yang and Maternity Care

Zadie Smith on her book 'Intimations',maternity care and classical guitarist Xuefei Yang.

• 43 mins

Standing Up For Your Mate, Victoria Cilliers, Black Businesswomen

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 47 mins

Zadie Smith, Baby banks, Pat Hume, Irish tampon ad, Victoria Cilliers, Kids against plastic

Zadie Smith on her series of essays written during the early months of lockdown.

• 57 mins

Women and unemployment; Daisy Johnson; BBC Elite Women's Sport Survey 2020

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 43 mins

Female Refugees, Karen Maine director of Yes God, Yes, Women and their Scars

What happens to the small percentage of young female unaccompanied refugees in the UK?

• 46 mins

Barrister Alexandra Wilson. The new breed of "Femtech" companies. Kamala Harris Vice-President nominee

Alexandra Wilson on breaking down the barriers of race and class to become a barrister.

• 42 mins

Women DJs in lockdown

Women DJs, A levels and home-education, Veronika Tsepkalo, and the scars of psoriasis.

• 46 mins

Codebreaking Sisters, Food and Climate Change, How to Handle Conflict

WW2 codebreaking sisters talk about how they served their country.

• 45 mins

The codebreaking sisters. Women in elite sport. How female DJs are adapting during lockdown

The codebreaking sisters. Women in elite sport. Female DJs adapting during lockdown.

• 43 mins

Women's rights in Afghanistan, Fleet street pioneer Julie Welch, Infertility, The works of Mary Stewart

Peace talks with the Taliban: Safeguarding women's rights in Afghanistan.

• 48 mins

Can sex offenders change? Oestrogen and Covid; Childless older women

What treatment is available to stop sex offenders from committing more crimes?

• 47 mins

Ellen DeGeneres, crime writer Denise Mina and Kids in Crisis After Covid

Ellen DeGeneres, Camilla Thurlow and Denise Mina.

• 44 mins

Woman's Hour Parenting Podcast

Advice on supporting your child's mental health during the Coronavirus pandemic

• 8 mins

Miriam Margolyes; Elaine Feeney; Cook the Perfect with Ravinder Bhogal.

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world

• 45 mins