We may not be doing much holiday cruising in the pandemic but Jane McDonald known as \u2018Queen of Cruise\u2019 has a new album out \u2018Cruising with Jane McDonald Vol 2\u2019 featuring many well-known songs, all performed on her popular TV series of the same name. It\u2019s been more than 20 years since she found fame as the stand out character from the BBC\u2019s docusoap The Cruise - she joins Jane to talk performing, cruising, holidays and life out of the water.
A new study, led by the Universities of Nottingham and Oxford, provides a more detailed picture on which women are at increased risk of breast cancer when using different HRT treatments. Dr Yana Vinogradova from the University of Nottingham, a lead investigator on the study, joins Jane to discuss the results.
Shortly before Josiah was due to take A levels, he suffered his first major depressive episode. At the time neither he or his family had a clue what was happening. Nonetheless he scraped through his exams and in the autumn went to university as planned. At university his mental health deteriorated further, to the point that he planned his own death. Josh and his mum Mandy join Jane to talk about their experiences \u2013 in Josh\u2019s case, learning to live with depression, and in Mandy\u2019s how best to support and help someone you love who suffers with depression.
During lockdown people have rediscovered a love for DIY, but what happens to all the leftover paint that doesn\u2019t make it on to the wall? Paint is a hazardous material and if not properly disposed of it can be really harmful to the environment. Cat Hyde is one of the founders of Seagulls, a project which takes leftover paint and repurposes it into new paint. They take volunteers such as Ash, a young woman who now works at their paint shop, who says that working at Seagulls was vital in her regaining her confidence.
Presented by Jane Garvey\nProducer: Louise Corley\nEditor: Beverley Purcell.