Romantic love, Parental alienation, Kimberley Taylor

We discuss the notion that romantic love is doomed to fail with the author Alain de Botton and comedian Luisa Omielan.

Divorced parents who pit children against former partners are guilty of 'abuse' according to the chief Executive of Cafcass Anthony Douglas. We discuss the issue with Sarah Parsons, Principal Social Worker at Cafcass and Joanna Abrahams a solicitor who specialises in cases of parental alienation.

Why are so many women in denial about needing a hearing aid? We hear from Audiologist Gemma Twitchen and from Kathleen Hill who was delighted to get a hearing aid.

Kimberley Taylor a 27 year old woman from Blackburn has gone to Syria to fight so-called Islamic State with the YPJ. Dilar Dirlik, who's Kurdish and has spent time with the YPJ, as part of her PHD studies tells Jane about the group.

We hear about the work of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court with Rosie a mother who has been through both the traditional court and the FDAC and from Sophie Kershaw, co-director of the Family Drug and Alcohol National unit.

Theresa Mackay, winner of the Woman's History Scotland Essay Prize tells us about 18th and 19th century female innkeepers in the Scottish Highlands.

How has our idea of heartthrobs changed over the centuries? Carol Dyhouse, Professor Emeritus of History at University of Sussex and author of Heartthrobs: a history of female desire, explains how female desires have evolved.