Suzie Thorpe & Linda Ness meet sustainability and ethical trade consultant Louise Tennekoon. She shares her concerns and hopes and proves to be quite the eco warrior. Neighbours Petra Hayton and Sophie Weedon set up a business together selling pre-loved clothing and accessories. From two different generations, they are determined to build a successful retail outlet in the style of John Lewis.

In this edition, we meet Sharon Allen OBE who began her career as a qualified social worker is now the new CEO of Arthur Rank Hospice and Kerry Daynes, who is a Consultant Forensic Psychologist and author involved in high profile criminal cases.

Reporter Jan Moore begins her cancer diary, plus investigative journalist and anthropologist-explorer Sarah Begum (pictured), and academic psychologist Dr Magdalena Zawisza-Riley. Introduced by Linda Ness and Suzie Thorpe.

The fortnightly show talks to Patricia Gregory who, while watching football with her father over 50 years ago, became instrumental in setting up the Women’s Football Association. We also meet Jordanian-British comedy actress Rania Kurdi (pictured), who not only acts, but has topped the Arab pop music charts. Presented by Linda Ness & Suzie Thorpe.

Jordanian-British, bi-lingual comedy actress, singer and TV Presenter Rania Kurdi whose career in the Middle East has spanned 20 years in TV, film, voice overs, theatre and topped the Arab pop music charts too. To add too her list of talents Rania is also a writer and motivational speaker. Rania spoke to Suzie Thorpe and Linda Ness.

Linda Ness and Suzie Thorpe meet Tanya Lambert who turned her back on an established career and now manages her own food company. They find out about Physiotherapist, Dr Sarah Upjohn’s Doctoral work at the University of Cambridge which is focused on preventing playing-related injuries in young musicians, and Courtney Grinham, who went from temporary work to becoming a managing director now helps change the lives of people who struggle to find employment.

In this edition we meet Professor Melody Clark, a project leader at British Antarctic Survey, who won the senior prize for outstanding women in marine biological sciences; Kelly Molson keen to encourage more women into tech and also to support other female agency owners; and Sarah Glover was so shocked by what she saw in India of girls and women forced into prostitution that she set up a charity to teach them to become manicurists. Introduced by Linda Ness & Suzie Thorpe.

Anita Corbin is a renowned photographer who's new exhibition features 100 women who are first in their field. Anita talked to Linda Ness and Suzie Thorpe about her life as a photographer and about her exhibitions which focus on ordinary women doing extraordinary things.

In this edition, we meet community artist and engagement worker Hilary Cox Condron; Cassandra Farron tells the moving story of losing her mum to dementia; and Louise Rowland talks about her debut novel The Girls Book of Priesthood that reveals the young women of today behind the collar.

On today's programme we meet Alicia, badly abused by her husband she fled her home and is now picking up the pieces of her life. Sarah MacDonald, Director of Music at Selwyn College talks about her love of promoting music composed by women and adventurer Jan Chatzis tells the thrilling story of her sail around the world on a clipper.