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Today marks 75 years since VE day and we remember the end of war in Europe. We speak to Shirley Mann about how her mother鈥檚 own war experience inspired her to track down more women鈥檚 stories from this time. She shares the stories she discovered of the women who were pilots, wireless operators, and even 鈥減lotters鈥� in the Battle of Britain bunker 鈥� and what they did next.

Three women from the Armed Forces are taking legal action against the MOD claiming they are victims of sexual assault and rape. Their cases have already gone through military courts but there were no convictions and they believe justice would be better served if their cases were dealt with through the usual routes: the police and the CPS. We hear from lawyer Emma Norton, director of a new organisation called the Centre for Military Justice, who is representing the three women.

Is Ireland going through a 鈥榞olden age of literature鈥� when it comes to women鈥檚 writing? Sally Rooney and Anna Burns are hugely popular but what is behind this boom in new writing? Writers Lucy Caldwell and Jan Carson discuss.

Over the last couple of weeks we鈥檝e been hearing from women around the world who have dragged out their sewing machines to make face masks at home. In the Czech Republic masks are mandatory so Marcela has been doing her bit as she tells Maria Margaronis.

For some people lockdown has proved the perfect time for some DIY and home improvements - from wallpapering to tiling to even a spot of joinery. How comfortable are you about doing the work yourself? We discuss the dos and don鈥檛s with DIY expert Jo Behari and Sarah Beeny, presenter of HGTV鈥檚 鈥楻enovate Don鈥檛 Relocate.鈥�