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Marianne Cassidy, a student from Ireland has written of the sex education she would like to have had at school. Since then thousands have viewed it around the world and many have sent her their own wish lists.ÌýJenni speaks to Marianne and hears from Woman’s Hour listeners about the sex education they would like to have had.

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We’ll be asking ‘who’s granny’s favourite?’ when we discuss favouritism from grandparents towards their grandchildren. Perhaps it’s natural to have a deeper bond with one child more than the others, but how and when does it impact on the little ones and the rest of the family. Agony aunt and grandmother Virginia Ironside and writer and mother Annalisa Barbieri discuss.

The Women’s Ashes start this week.ÌýWill England’s women cricketers repeat the success of the men’s team? More and more women are taking up the game now, with the England and Wales Cricket Board actively encouraging younger girls to try out the sport. The England wicket keeper and batter, Sarah Taylor, recently visited one club with a thriving girls’ section to give the youngsters there a bit of a masterclass. Louise Adamson reports from the Spencer Cricket Club is in Wandsworth in South West London.

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A new report from shows that survival rates for malignant melanoma are improving.ÌýBut the number of cases of this form of skin cancer is still going up, with around 35 people diagnosed every day. It’s more common among women and is the most common cancer among younger people aged between 15 and 34. Jenni is joined by Dr Louise Fearfield from the and Stephanie Bennett, who is currently undergoing treatment for melanoma.ÌýThey’ll be discussing advances in treatment and how to protect yourself if you’re planning on going out in the sun.

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If you found yourself having to start again, who would you want to be?third book, The Gallery of Vanished Husbands, tells the story of a young mother, whose wayward husband disappears, leaving her and two small children behind in 1950’s Jewish suburbia. Finding herself to be an invisible living widow, she enters the burgeoning art world of 1960s London, which will bring her fame, fortune and a life-long love affair.

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The Gallery of Vanished Husbands by Natasha Solomons is published by Sceptre 1st August 2013

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