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With the remaining contestants readying themselves for Saturday'sÌýStrictly Come Dancing quarter final, the celebrity who seems to be in front with the public is Lisa Riley. A 66-1 outsider at the outset, the odds quickly tumbled when it became clear she could not only dance, but dance extremely well.

IsÌýthe posh anorak killing off the traditional winter coat? We used to be looking for camel cashmere coats or the trusted navy Crombie but now it seems the popularity of the traditional winter coat is under growing threat. What more and more women are wearing instead are down jackets or, as many of us know them … anoraks. Once they were mainly worn on ski slopesÌýbut this winter they are increasingly taking over our city high streets.ÌýJenni asksÌýHarriet Walker, style editor for The Independent, can an anorak ever really be as posh as a coat?

Witch Pricking was one of the many outrageous practices used for condemning people,Ìýnearly always women,Ìýas witches in the 17th Century. Good money could be made for a man who was a Witch Pricker.ÌýWitch Prickers were always men, apart from Christian Cadell.ÌýRadio Scotland’s Susan Morrison reports on theÌýwoman who pretended to be a man.

On Wednesday's programme we discussed theÌýChief Nursing Officer for England'sÌýcallÌýfor nurses to refocus on care and compassion within their work. We hear some listener responses on whether compassion is innateÌýand the place that it has withinÌýnursing.

Hear the original discussion on Woman's Hour

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Throughout history many powerful men have been considered sexy, such asÌýthe Kennedies whoÌýhad huge success with women.ÌýBut how sexy do men find women with power? Alan Clarke certainly had a soft spot for Margaret Thatcher as he revealed in his diaries. A strange choice some may feel but for him she had sex appeal. She certainly had something, even Francois Mitterrand said, "Mrs Thatcher has the eyes of Caligula and the mouth of Marilyn Monroe." So what makes a woman with power sexy? Jenni is joined by former MP, Edwina Currie,Ìýagony aunt for Woman magazine and relationship counsellor Suzie Hayman and journalist, author and broadcaster Martin Kelner.Ìý