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Amanda Redman talks about her role in The Trials of Jimmy Rose, a three part drama in which Redman plays Jackie the wife of an armed robber played by Ray Winstone. The actress talks to Jenni about the real prisoner wives stories that informed her portrayal of Jackie, the lack of roles available for women, particularly after fifty, and running the Artists Theatre School, which Redman founded in 1995.

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What should you do if you suspect a friend or family member may be suffering from domestic abuse?Ìý A report from Citizen’s Advice this morning says that whilst friends and family can play a vital role in encouraging victims to seek specialist help, too many of us are discouraged from doing so because we simply don’t know how. ÌýÌý

In the coming weeks we’ll be looking at a few of the more modern Queens of Crime, like Ruth Rendell and PD James, but first we turn our attention to the last of our detective novelists writing between the two wars in the Golden Age. Ngaio Marsh was born in New Zealand but spent a great deal of time in the UK and was even made a Dame. She created the CID detective Roderick Alleyn, who features in 32 books. ÌýJenni speaks to theÌýcrime writer and Margaret Lewis, author ofÌýNgaio Marsh: A Life

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Since she was 12 years old, Niamh McKevitt has been the only girl in the whole of England playing boys’ football in her age group. Niamh’s 16 now and she’s written a book – Playing With The Boys – about her experiences in football and how she’s fought to have the right to play in boys’ teams. She’s now captain of the South Yorkshire Girls Under 17s squad and has represented the Republic of Ireland Women at junior international level.Ìý Niamh joins Jenni to talk about how she’s dealt with prejudice by showing her skill on the football field, why she’s preferred playing in boys’ teams, and the camaraderie of being ‘just one of the lads’ on the pitch.

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Playing With The Boys by Niamh McKevitt is published by VSP.