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Carey Mulligan made her name in her first film, An Education 鈥� which won her an Oscar nomination 鈥� and has been acclaimed since for her work in major films like Shame, Drive, and The Great Gatsby. Now she鈥檚 about to appear on the big screen in the lead role of Bathesheba Everdene in the new film version of Thomas Hardy鈥檚 Far From The Madding Crowd, first made famous by Julie Christie in 1967. She joins Jenni to talk about taking on this famous role of a strong female in a man鈥檚 world, and about her own experiences making it as a young woman in the Hollywood film industry today.

Far From The Madding Crowd is released on 1 May, certificate 12A.

In October of 2012, five-year-old April Jones was abducted in the small Welsh town of Machynlleth. Her shocking disappearance sparked the biggest police search in UK history and hundreds of people turned out to search for her. Only traces of April鈥檚 body were ever found, but paedophile Mark Bridger was convicted of her abduction and murder.

Now April鈥檚 parents, Coral and Paul, have written about their daughter and about the terrible events which followed her abduction. They鈥檝e been talking to Jane about the little girl they lost, how they鈥檝e coped with the tragedy and their continuing campaign against online child pornography.

鈥楢pril鈥� by Paul and Coral Jones was published by Simon & Schuster on April 9th.

is the UK鈥檚 free, 24-hour confidential helpline for children and young people who need to talk.聽 Trained counsellors are there to provide comfort, support and advice about any problem that鈥檚 on your mind.聽 Contact them 24 hours a day, every day, by phone or via their website.

is a charity that offers support, advice and guidance to adult survivors of any form of childhood abuse.

is available for anyone struggling to cope round the clock, every single day of the year. They provide a safe place to talk where calls are completely confidential. Get in touch by phone or email or find the details for the local branch online

is a charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. The charity has a free anonymous 24/7 helpline that provides help, advice and support to adults worried about a child.聽

works alongside parents and carers of children who are 鈥� or are at risk of being 鈥� sexually exploited by perpetrators external to the family, as well as offering guidance and training to professionals on how child sexual exploitation affects the whole family. Pace seeks to enable parents and carers to safeguard and stop their children being sexually exploited, works with parents and partners to disrupt and bring perpetrators to justice, and aims to influence national and local policy and practice.

is accessible 365 days a year to women calling from anywhere in England and Wales who have survived any form of sexual violence, no matter how long ago, offering specialised, confidential support, information and referral details completely free of charge. The helpline is also available to provide an immediate source of support to friends and family of survivors, as well as other professionals, to understand how best to support female survivors of sexual violence.

has over 130 member agencies based in the UK and Ireland which provide specialist support for women, men and children who are survivors of rape, sexual violence or childhood sexual abuse.

provides information, support and counselling for men who have been raped or sexually abused.

provides a national rape crisis helpline for anyone affected by sexual violence, no matter when or how it happened. The helpline offers free and confidential crisis support and information. They can also put you in touch with local rape crisis centres or other services for ongoing support.

works across Northern Ireland to respond to the needs of survivors of sexual violence.聽 They offer counselling to victims of rape, sexual violence and sexual abuse. Contact your local Nexus office by phone or email to arrange counselling or to ask for more information.

聽If you鈥檝e been a victim or witness of any crime you can get emotional and practical help from Victim Support, whether or not it has been reported to the police.

offers emotional and practical support to all victims and witnesses of crime across Scotland.

offers emotional and practical support to all victims and witnesses of crime across Northern Ireland.

At the age of 50, you may or may not have had children. You may have fulfilled all your career, financial, and relationship goals, or you may not. So how do you feel at this stage in your life? What do you aim for next? Is it a time to move away from everything familiar and do something completely different? Does a 50 year old today feel the same as a 50 year old did 30 years ago?聽Does a woman鈥檚 sense of identity shift at this age, and if so, how?聽Jane is joined by Juliet Rix, columnist at The Guardian, by the actor Claire Dyson, and by university course director Susan Rowland.

A recent study examined the working practices and experiences of internet-based sex workers in the UK. We hear from Millie, an escort paying for her education. And Dr Teela Saunders, lead researcher, and Kirstin Innes, author of a new novel called Fishnet, join Jane to discuss who chooses to work in the sex industry and why.

Whether it鈥檚 worst wedding dress lists or articles warning brides to beware the ugly dresses worn by celebrities, it seem that criticising nuptial attire is becoming an international sport- with the latest target being Kim Sears, who recently married Andy Murray. So why are wedding dresses such a contested minefield? Author and Editor-in-chief Of Harper's BAZAAR聽and Acting Content Director of ELLE discuss if it鈥檚 ever ok to pass judgement on brides.

Noomi Rapace stars in a new film, Child 44, based on the best-selling novel by Tom Rob Smith. The backdrop is 1950鈥檚 Soviet Russia, and the story is loosely based on the crimes of real-life serial killer Andrei Chikatilo. 聽Noomi plays Raisa Demidov, the wife of a secret police agent. In the film the couple investigate a trail of murdered children, hampered by Stalin鈥檚 rule that, 鈥淭here is no crime in Paradise.鈥� 聽Noomi Rapace made a name for herself when she starred in the original version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. She joins Jenni to talk about Child 44, and why she鈥檚 drawn to roles in such dark films.

Child 44 goes on general release on April 17th.

Award winning spoken word artist speaks to Jane about her new double album, tour and forthcoming collection. Hollie talks about relinquishing control when it came to putting her poetry to music; dealing with critics and how personal she is prepared to get when it comes to her work.

Hollie鈥檚 UK Tour starts on Wednesday 15th April in Edinburgh and continues in cities including Nottingham, Brighton 鈥� ending in Belfast on the 18th May.

Versus - The Album 鈥� is out on the 27th April and the poetry collection Cherry Pie is out on the 1st June.