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It was Lord Acton, the British historian, who said 鈥淎ll power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.鈥� Is it possible to become powerful and still be the same person you once were? We explore the nature of power, and its

effect on those who find themselves at the top.听Sheila is joined by Margaret Beckett MP and by journalist/broadcaster Nina Myskow.

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Emma Gray is a farmer and shepherdess in her mid-20s and听rents an isolated farm from the National Trust in the Northumberland moors. It鈥檚 a weather-beaten place with crumbling stone walls, windswept fields and a 鈥榝unctional鈥� farmhouse.听Yet despite everything she鈥檚 achieved 鈥撎� setting up her own sheepdog training business, building a commercial flock of sheep, competing for England in sheepdog trials and even writing a book about her experience鈥�the press decided to focus on one angle. Emma鈥檚 search for love. 听Caz Graham听meets Emma to get the real story.

鈥楧arling鈥�, 鈥榮weetheart鈥�, 鈥榟oney鈥�, 鈥榙ear鈥� 鈥� do you use pet names for your partner or are they just too embarrassing for words? 听How are the terms of endearment we use affected by where we live, and how do they define our social status and our relationships with our nearest and dearest?听 Sheila is听joined by newspaper columnist,听 Lucy Mangan, and language expert, Dr Rob Drummond.

A new screening programme for cervical cancer being piloted across England could mean women will undergo intrusive tests less frequently.听But there is concern it could lead to more anxiety for women. Professor Julietta Patnick is the director of NHS cancer screening programmes and she joins Sheila to explain why the new tests are being introduced.

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