Weave, cornrows, dreads, braids, natural. As part of our series looking at appearance, we talk to a group of black women about their hair.

If money were no object, how far would you go in the quest for beauty? Barrister Charlotte Proudman and agony aunt Virginia Ironside discuss their 'personal beauty bar', and why they think women should or shouldn't have cosmetic treatments.

The Chancellor's autumn statement: what impact will it have on the lives of women and low income families? We speak to Polly Trenow of The Women's Budget Group, and to Laura Gardiner, Senior Policy Analyst at the Resolution Foundation.

And as the Royal Shakespeare Company stages a new play about Queen Anne, we talk to the play's writer, Helen Edmundson.

Presenter: Jenni Murray
Producer: Emma Wallace

Interviewed guest: Charlotte Proudman
Interviewed guest: Virginia Ironside
Interviewed guest: Polly Trenow
Interviewed guest: Laura Gardiner
Interviewed guest: Helen Edmundson
Reporter: Ena Miller. Show less