I miss the old R4 Woman's Hour. I don't tune in anymore.

[flashbac]

I don't/can't listen to Woman's Hour anymore. It's lost its magic. I miss having it in the background and listening to interesting points of discussion. Now I find it gets on my nerves. It's crap.

[Signifyingnothing]

Agree

[JohnSteinbeck]

Agree. It seems to be turning into the R2 Jeremy Vine show.

[BikeRunSki]

Agree

[VestaTilley]

Agree. It’s crap. I’m 35 and feel like it’s squarely aimed at women in their 20s. They made such a mistake bringing in those new presenters.

[GoingGently]

Me too. It's sappy and simpering. Like the awful One Show or something

[Roonerspismed]

Agree. Irrelevant content to me as a middle aged woman

[naichick]

Its such a relief when its Anita Rani, I’m trying to like Emma Barnett but she just really grates unfortunately. I understand why they’ve changed it bit when it was Jenny Murray and Jane Garvey it was just nicer and more relaxing!

[IvorHughJarrs]

I loved Woman's Hour back in the day as it was so thought provoking but can't cope with all the new trendy correctness. Hate it now :(

[tunnocksreturns2019]

Same.

[FakeTanandProsecco]

Agree. I really miss Jenny and Jane! I don't mind Anita but haven't bothered listening recently, only catch it accidentally when driving.

[naichick]

I guess its hard to be relevant to all ages, I suppose its tried to change to appeal to a wider and maybe younger range of women who realistically probably are more into podcasts etc. It doesn’t seem to have much relevance to me and I’m 33 🤷‍♀️

[bastardmonkfisher]

I agree. I want to like it, but it just stresses me out. I don't think we need more Paxman style attacking interviews. I love Emma Barnet's clothes style. But nothing else v unfortunately.

[MsFogi]

Agree I've unsubscribed on Sounds.

[MNybvcx54]

I don’t like Emma’s style of interviewing, it’s neither empathetic nor searching. It seems like she is going through the motions and tries to catch people out rather than engage them. Jenni Murray is sadly irreplaceable.

[GlencoraP]

Same here

[GlorianaCervixia]

I just unsubscribed from the podcast because I’m not enjoying it anymore. I find Emma Barnett hard to listen to and I miss the warmth of Jane Garvey and Jenny Murray.

Maybe it’s unfair but when I listen I get the sense there’s a group of twenty-something women choosing the topics in line with their own interests. Plus their treatment of Maya Forstater was amateurish.

[CherryPieface]

Yes, I can’t listen to Emma Barnett. Think she’d work better on Times Radio or LBC. I suppose that’s what the Beeb are hoping for. I like Anita Rani though.

[ouchmyfeet]

I agree. Sometimes listen to Anita rani on a Friday but Emma Barnett is unbearable and WH doesn't feel feminist to me any more.

[Blossomtoes]

Emma Barnett sets my teeth on edge, she’s so abrasive. If only it was Anita Rani every day.

[1WayOrAnother2]

It has changed - as all things do of course - but too fast. For me it has really gone in the wrong direction too. :( I did love it.

The sudden ejection of two presenters is part of this Losing one at a time allows for new ideas/ways to be introduced but countered and checked and fitted into the whole program. I think that this sort of change helps the previous listeners go along with the new more easily.

The big problem for me is that it seems to be just an 'hour' rather than a 'woman's hour' now.

[Cactuslockdown]

Same. I used to listen to the podcast every day. It used to be a real treat, funny, warm, interesting… now it grates on me.

[GoingGently]

It has no bite whatsoever. Anita Rani too nice and would never wade into anything difficult IMO. Now it feels like a programme that sort of talks about women, but is not actually 'for' women. Feels like they're reading from a list of patriarchy-approved subjects! All very party line and ... zzzz...

[Anordinarymum]

Maybe it is just me but I could not stand listening to Jenny Murray's voice. I listen more now than before

[MayIDestroyYou]

So it's not just me?

In times past there needed to be a really compelling reason for me to switch it off, if I was around and not concentrating on anything else. Now, I hope for a compelling reason not to switch off as soon as it comes on.

Emma Barnett made such a bad start. I really don't want to be so conscious of feeling negative towards the presenter - it means I just have no confidence at all in her position or attitude towards any item they cover.

[BlackeyedSusan]

Actively turn it off now.