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The government's announced a review of the regulation of cosmetic procedures. Health Minister Anne Milton joins Jenni Murray to discuss the latest on the row over who picks up the bill for the removal and replacement of faulty breast implants - the NHS or private providers. We catch up with one of the 'female engagement teams' working in Afghanistan visiting women in their homes offering advice about healthcare and schools. David Cameron recently suggested age ratings to protect children from the racy content of music videos. Artists like Lady Gaga and Rhianna have come in for criticism for their raunchy videos, showing women too, choose to portray themselves in this way. What's does it tell us about the position of women in the music industry and culture today? Plus six hundred years since the birth of Joan of Arc we talk to the author American author and historian, Nancy Goldstone about her new book The Maid and the Queen - The Secret History of Joan of Arc and Yolande of Aragon. Presented by Jenni Murray.
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