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As the Chancellor prepares to deliver his Autumn Statement on Thursday, Fran Bennett from the Women’s Budget Group joins us tolook at the impact of the proposed tax changes on women.

Taking over the family business is fraught at the best of times, with generation-to-generation comparisons, expectations, and the weight of history on your shoulders.ÌýAll the more so when your family is the Broccoli dynasty, and your business is James Bond.Ìý Barbara Broccoli OBE defied all criticism and has successfully taken over from her father ‘Cubby’ Broccoli to run the Bond empire with her brother, Michael G Wilson, and carry it triumphantly well into the 21st Century. Now she has turned her hand to theatre productions, and is currently at the helm of Strangers On A Train in the West End of London. Barbara Broccoli joins Jenni to talk about nepotism, feminism, and the dangers of talking too openly to strangers on trains.

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is at the Gielgud Theatre in London

The French National Assembly will vote today on legislation which aims to clamp down on prostitution. The most controversial article of the bill proposes to impose fines of up to 3 750 Euros on prostitutes’ customers, and was backed by the French Parliament on Saturday. Supporters of the bill hope that it will both discourage traffickers and pimps, and help those who want to leave prostitution. Opponents argue the legislation cannot be enforced and will drive prostitutes into the shadows, making their lives more dangerous. Dr Belinda Brooks-Gordon, Birkbeck Reader in Psychology and Social Policy, and Mary Honeyball MEP join Jenni to discuss the potential impact of the new legislation and the different approaches around the world.

The Shoe Collection at Northampton Museums and Art Gallery is the largest collection of footwear heritage and design in the world, covering design, fashion, manufacturing, and history. The museum is now looking to develop its vast collection using donations from the public. Their campaign, called We Want Your Shoes, is asking people to send in old shoes with special memories. Over the next weeks we’ll be hearing the unique shoe stories from three donors, and in our first report Councillor Anna King from Northampton Borough Council takes Tamsin Smith behind the scenes at the museum, where the donations are arriving.

The award-winning writer Virginia Gilbert joins Jenni to talk about her debut novel, Travelling Companion: a psychological thriller set on a sunny, sleepy Greek island - the story of how ordinary people commit appalling acts, and how horrific actions can grow from the most trivial of misunderstandings.

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Travelling Companion by Virginia Gilbert is published by Liberties Press

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Virginia Gilbert's debut featureÌýfilm, A Long Way From Home - an adaption of one of her short stories – is released on 6 December