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Do you love to read an agony aunt column? Have you ever turned to one for advice?

At a time when a quick search online can give us all the advice we may want on life's dilemmas, why do agony aunt columns live on?

To talk all things agony aunts, Krupa Padhy was joined on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4's Woman's Hour by bestselling author and journalist Dolly Alderton, who spent years as The Sunday Times Style magazine resident agony aunt. Dolly's new book, Dear Dolly, brings together some of the advice she's given over the years.

She told Krupa about why she loved being an agony aunt, some of the letters she'd been sent to give her thoughts on, why people still seek out agony aunts and some of the best advice she's ever been given.

Listen to the Woman’s Hour discussion in full on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sounds to also hear author Tanith Carey tell Krupa all about the very first agony aunt (it's someone who might surprise you).