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Comedy might make us laugh but how often is it a man making a joke at the expense of a woman? Mock the Week and Never Mind the Buzzcocks have been criticised for the low number of female panellists they invite on. Comedian Katherine Ryan is joined by Jo Bunting, series producer of Have I Got News For You and a TV freelancer, to discuss why so few women appear to make the comedy grade.

In her new book, The XX Factor, Alison Wolf argues that the 'sisterhood' of working women is deeply divided. She says that those women who have managed to hold top jobs in the workplace are educated, full-time professionals who have put children on hold; their working lives - and priorities - increasingly resemble those of the successful men they work alongside.听But for a second group of women this is unattainable -听they work part-time, earn less and gain income and self-worth from having children young.

The XX Factor: How Working Women Are Creating A New Society by Alison Wolf is published by Profile books.听

Coronary heart disease is the single biggest killer of women in the UK.听 More than 30,500 die from it each year and it kills around three times more women than breast cancer.听However, as it is still thought of as an old man鈥檚 disease, women can be more likely to ignore symptoms or听delay seeking medical help. Today the British Heart Foundation launches , an online hub where women can find practical information and talk to other women in an online community.听To discuss the risk factors and warning signs, Jane is joined by Rachel Boothroyd, who narrowly avoided a heart attack in her 30s; Dr Jane Flint, a consultant cardiologist; and Nishi Chaturvedi, Professor in clinical epidemiology at Imperial College London.

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Young adult fiction often features a first person tale of coming of age, set in a socially or psychologically hostile environment, or a dystopian world. Sales have grown by 150% in the last six years, in contrast to the downward trend in publishing. So, what is the appeal of the genre and why has it spread beyond teenage readers? Jane is joined by the broadcaster and writer Dawn O鈥橮orter and Michelle Pauli, deputy editor of Guardian.co.uk books.

Dawn O鈥橮orter鈥檚 Paper Aeroplanes is published on 2nd May 2013 by Hot Key Books.