Hunger striker Nadiya Savchenko, the impact of disability and illness on relationships, women who built Waterloo Bridge

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Nadiya Savchenko, former Ukrainian military pilot, now Ukrainian MP and delegate to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has been held in custody in Russia over the killing of two Russian journalists since June 2014. On December 13th she started a hunger strike, and Russia has come under intense pressure to release her. Jane looks at how she has become a symbol of the conflict. What do you do if your partner becomes disabled or suddenly falls permanently ill? Grace Maxwell whose husband, musician Edwyn Collins suffered a serious brain haemorrhage and Professor John Kemp, who took early retirement to take care of his late wife Shirley describe their experiences. The next in our series about women parliamentary candidates, with UKIP's Suzanne Evans and candidates Sandra James and Rose Gibbins on why the party believes that positive discrimination does not help women. Parting company with your favourite footwear: Diane Clark describes her experience of donating a vintage pair of 1970's boots to the collection at Northampton Museums and Art Gallery. Women labourers who built Waterloo Bridge. Presenter: Jane Garvey Producer: Claire Bartleet.