Corinne Maier on her book No Kids: 40 Good Reasons Not to Have Children, Britain's oldest identical triplets, crime writer Mandasue Heller, and Christa Paffgen aka Nico remembered.

With Della Cannings on her time as a chief constable and the reasons she decided to retire. Plus bringing children up in a religious tradition while letting them make decisions.

Writer Michele Roberts on her life and the influences which have shaped her work; Albania's sworn virgins - women who take on the roles of men; fatherless reproduction.

Suzanne Vega on writing an album about New York after 9/11; does IVF bureaucracy damage patients' interests or offer vital safeguards?; Rajaa Alsanea's novel Girls of Riyadh.

Shirley Hughes on her life in illustration, winning the Greenaway of Greenaways medal, and a new Alfie story. Plus the suicide of a partner and helping children bereaved by suicide.

Lifestyle magazine presented by Miriam O'Reilly.

Columnist Lucy Mangan reflects on growing up in the seventies and eighties. Plus the rise in female bankruptcies, and the inter-racial grooming of girls for sex.

Playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker on Czech play Jenufa. Plus a profile of Benazir Bhutto, and the disastrous environmental impact of cheap knitwear.

Jamie Oliver talks about home cooking and being a celebrity chef. Plus Marlena Shaw on 40 years in the music industry, and the truth behind female rivalry.

Is virginity the last taboo? Plus Dee Caffari on sailing solo around the world, and what leads to children in custody to commit suicide.

What are the benefits of complementary therapies to breast cancer sufferers? Plus artist Carry Akroyd on John Clare's poems and Jasmia Robinson asking are fashion magazines racist?

Singer Anne Sofie von Otter on her songs composed by concentration camp prisoners. Plus a profile activist of Helen Zille, and what place does marriage have in modern society?

Barbara Kingsolver on a year spent living sustainably with her family in rural Appalachia; should the future of women's football clubs be tied to male teams?; Afghan women.

Three sisters with a predisposition to breast cancer discuss their preventative surgery. And does their environmental impact make it morally wrong to have more than two children?

Cara Dillon on the history in Irish folk music and demonstrating the techniques and intricacies of her singing style. Plus the role and history of newspaper women's pages.

With Miriam O'Reilly.

Exploring the use of female sex strikes within dramas. Plus the joys of a front garden, and asking how can we deter children from indulging in anti-social behaviour?

Rav Wilding helps people affected by crime fight back. Features cases include the armed robbers targeting supermarkets, and a burglary that has almost destroyed a family butcher. Show more

Crimewatch Roadshow is on the hunt for information to solve the types of crime that affect all of us, with former detective Rav Wilding and roving reporter Miriam O'Reilly. Show more

Crimewatch Roadshow is on the hunt for information to solve the types of crime that affect all of us, with former detective Rav Wilding and roving reporter Miriam O'Reilly. Show more