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Celebrating Extraordinary Women

Inspiring stories of women who have taken on the challenges that life has thrown at them.

• 58 mins

Ute Lemper; Dana Stabenow

Ute Lemper on her latest song cycle, and strong women in The Apprentice. With Samira Ahmed

• 58 mins

Jessica Hynes; Rubella; Rita Hayworth

Jessica Hynes on Up the Women, fears of a rubella outbreak, and screen icon Rita Hayworth.

• 58 mins

Women and their dogs; Nikki Gemmell

Barking Blondes on loving their dogs, legal aid concerns, and designing plus-size fashion.

• 58 mins

Hafsat Abiola; Celebrating feminism; Marriage proposals; Child abuse; Maternity services

Hafsat Abiola, 100 deeds celebrating feminism, unusual proposals, and tackling child abuse

• 58 mins

Jessica Hynes; Ute Lemper; Women in The Apprentice

Jessica Hynes on Up the Women, hate speech against women on Facebook, and Ute Lemper.

• 58 mins

Women in Syria; Impact of Pornography; Playground Bullying

The impact the Syrian conflict is having on women's lives. Presented by Jane Garvey.

• 58 mins

Raha Moharrak; Bullying in the Playground

Raha Moharrak on her Everest climb, making hats and how parents affect playground bullying

• 58 mins

Radical feminism; Children and bereavement

Do we need radical feminism? Plus Children and bereavement, and research into Tamoxifen.

• 45 mins

Ann Widdecombe; Curtis Sittenfeld

Ann Widdecombe, fines for unmarried mothers in China, and author Curtis Sittenfeld.

• 58 mins

Women and birdwatching; Why are Turkish women demonstrating?

The women who began the RSPB. Turkish women protest for their rights. With Jenni Murray.

• 58 mins

Weekend Woman's Hour: Ann Widdecombe; Radical Feminism; Curtis Sittenfeld

Ann Widdecombe, Curtis Sittenfeld, and how parents affect playground bullying.

• 58 mins

David Lammy MP; Offensive material online; Rahila Gupta

Labour's David Lammy MP on engaging fathers in family life. Jane Garvey presents.

• 58 mins

Kanya King; Life after the tsunami; Cervical cancer tests and screening; Bank notes

Sonali Deraniyagala on the 2004 tsunami that killed her children, parents and husband.

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Relationship education; Sophie Turner Laing

Teaching sexual consent, Sophie Turner Laing, and fidelity in Othello. With Jenni Murray.

• 58 mins

Debbie Harry

Singer Debbie Harry, the row over part-time women GPs and gender equality in the EU.

• 45 mins

Sophie Carrigill, Careers Advice and Hen Dos

Wheelchair basketball, stress and breast cancer, school careers advice, and hen parties.

• 58 mins

Weekend Woman's Hour: Debbie Harry; Censoring the internet; Kanya King

Debbie Harry on Blondie, style and touring. Presented by Jane Garvey.

• 58 mins

Cameron's cabinet; Kids online; Kishwar Desai; Feminist fiction

Will the PM promote more women? What children can see online, Kishwar Desai, Amanda Craig.

• 45 mins

Beatrice Mtetwa; the politics of female friendships

Beatrice Mtetwa, lawyer working in Zimbabwe. The politics of female friendships.

• 45 mins

Women and Alternative Sentencing

Jane Garvey presents a special show on alternatives to prison for some female offenders.

• 58 mins

Lauren Weisberger. The Devil Returns

Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns, and unveiling the Women in the Workplace report.

• 58 mins

Woman's Hour Special with the 麻豆社 Philharmonic

Jenni Murray is joined by the 麻豆社 Philharmonic for a celebration of women and music.

• 45 mins

Weekend Woman's Hour

Jenni Murray conducts the 麻豆社 Philharmonic. Feminist writing. Women and criminal justice.

• 58 mins

24/06/2013

Jane Garvey talks to publisher Gail Rebuck and explores the sexual politics of compliments

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Fleur Adcock; Sonia Boyce; the cost of childcare

Jane Garvey with poet Fleur Adcock and artist Sonia Boyce. Plus the economics of childcare

• 58 mins

Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King on 40 years of the WTA and changes in women's tennis.

• 45 mins

Modern feminism

Jenni Murray talks to the young activists getting involved in feminist causes.

• 58 mins

Child refugees in Syria; childcare; oversharing online

Child refugees in Syria, Prof Nancy Rothwell, oversharing online, childcare - who pays?

• 45 mins

Weekend Woman's Hour: Billie Jean King; Modern Feminism; Cost of Childcare

Billie Jean King on her fight for equality in tennis, plus modern feminism and Ed Miliband

• 58 mins