We dig into Woman's Hour's archive for its key interviews over the BBC's lifetime.
Woman's Hour has been stalwart and much-loved feature of the radio for most of the BBC’s 100 years. First airing in 1946, the programme has been informing, challenging, inspiring and hearing from listeners for nearly eight decades. So as you’d imagine, Woman's Hour has had its fair share of memorable moments. Here are just a few to celebrate the BBC’s centenary…“Good afternoon and welcome to our first Woman’s Hour... it’s your programme – designed for you.
Margaret Thatcher spoke to Woman’s Hour’s Jenni Murray, the programme’s longest-serving presenter, who helmed the show from 1987 to 2020.In an exclusive interview, the former White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, took over an entire edition of the programme to talk to Jenni Murray about her affair with President Bill Clinton during the 1990s.The artist Tracey Emin came on the programme in 2011 to talk about her exhibition called Love Is What You Want at the Hayward Gallery in London.
She delighted listeners with her tales about Fleabag, her extraordinary rise to fame and why she thinks friends can be the greatest love story of our lives.2021 saw large protests in the UK about violence against women and girls, prompted by the murders of Sarah Everard, Sabina Nessa, amongst others.
Camilla became Queen Consort just a few months later when Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September 2022.Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - 24 May 2022 Running Up That Hill was first released in 1985 and its use in the Netflix hit series Stranger Things in 2022 made Kate Bush a social media and streaming sensation.In June 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling, effectively making it possible for US states to ban abortions earlier than 12 weeks.
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