Late Night Woman's Hour

Late Night Woman's Hour began in 2016. It acted to a spin off of 'Woman's Hour', a very conservative talk radio that has run since the 40s. It is on later at night and allows for swearing. It is seen as the "edgier" and more progressive version of Woman's hour.

Topics range from wage gap to transgender. Primarily the issues revolve around those of white, middle-class and middle-aged women, as this is their target audience. This fits with it being on Radio 4, as the channel's main demographic is white conservatives. However they also talk about more pop culture topics as well, such as Love Island, to try and appeal to a younger audience.

It began with Lauren Laverne as the presenter, who already worked for the BBC, and was therefore cheaper to hire. She is the former singer of rock band Kenickie. She is a supporter of the labour party and once referred to the spice girls as "tory scum". She was known to have held left-wing views and had made controversial comments in the past. In 2018, the role was taken over by Emma Barnett, who has an Orthodox Jewish background. She is a great supporter of women's rights and is a member of the Women's Equality Party. She has worked for the BBC since 2014. She is known for being a skilled interviewer with a no-nonsense approach.

Late Night Woman's hour consists of at least one guest holding a discussion with the presenter. Sometimes there are multiple guests holding varying opinions on the same subject and are each given a space to voice these opinions, but when it is one person it will be them talking about their chosen subject and the presenter interjects with questions occasionally. The presenter holds a neutral view, and references to specific people or media is not allowed.