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The queen of slapstick comedy Miranda Hart pops into the studio for a cup of tea and a natter with some of her biggest fans. ÌýFive lucky admirers were picked to meet their comedy idol after responding to our ‘What Would You Most Like To Ask Miranda?’ appeal. Our special interviewers ask her about being funny, the role of female comedians, and of course, about her award winning TV series Miranda.

The radically changed appearance of Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger continues to provoke a heated debate about whether she may or may not have had plastic surgery. Is the criticism of the actress fair? After all, more of us are choosing to go under the knife. Last year in the UK more than 45,000 women and 4,700 men underwent some form of cosmetic procedure. A 17 % jump on the previous 12 months. So what does the debate about the Hollywood actress reveal about our own attitudes to changing our body shape? Shock, confusion or hypocrisy? Susie Orbach, writer and psychotherapist and Guardian beauty editor, Sali Hughes join the programme.Ìý

Fleet Street legend Felicity Green joins Jane Garvey to describe her unique editorial position in the 60’s, riding a great wave of change for women who were celebrating a newly forged emancipation. She embraced youth culture with editorials full of vibrancy, miniskirts and cool; a part of the team who oversaw the circulation of the Daily Mirror rise above five million.

AÌýnew series on the World Service, , will explore the success stories of two women from two cultures, through conversation hosted by ´óÏó´«Ã½ Africa’s Kim Chakanetsa. The first editionÌý brings together two judges, Khalida Khan, Pakistan's first female judge in the 1970s, who now presides over the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in The Hague, and Mandisa Maya, the first black woman to sit on the Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa.

Do you find that as you get older, your sleep is more disturbed? How do different stages in a woman’s life, from puberty, to pregnancy, the menopause and old age affect her sleeping patterns? And is it true that women need more sleep than men? Jane is joined by Professor Jim Horne from the Sleep Research Centre at Loughborough University to explain what is happening with women’s bodies and brains throughout her lifespan and what you can do if you want to get more sleep.Ìý

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