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Official statistics show a drop in life expectancy for female pensioners. GP Dr Sarah Jarvis talks to Jenni about the reasons behind the change which some experts believe is linked to cutbacks in care and the lifestyle habits of baby boomers.聽

Returnships are a way of getting qualified individuals back to work after a long career break. They are like internships, but for the older, more qualified individuals. But do businesses want to hire someone who has been out of work for more than six months? Or do they prefer to hire a less qualified, cheaper individual with no gaps on their CV.聽What does this mean for women who take time out to care for children, or elderly relatives? Jenni talks to Julianne Miles, co-founder of Women Returners; Carmen Nuzzo a 48-year old 鈥渞eturner鈥� macro economist at Morgan Stanley and Julie Thornton, Head of HR at Thames Tideway about the unconscious bias which may keep women out of the workplace and the concept of women returning to work after a significant amount of time out of the job market.聽

Why are rock-hard abs, perfectly toned triceps and a defined Apollo鈥檚 Girdle (the defining muscular lines that run from the hip bone at an angle towards the groin) seen as the perfect body shape? According to writer and classicist Natalie Haynes, our obsession with the body beautiful goes back thousands of years.

As part of her documentary 鈥楤ody Beautiful: Glamour, Good Looks and The Ancient Greeks鈥�, she explores the British Museum鈥檚 exhibition on the Greek preoccupation with the human form. We ask her how body these sculptures capture and enforce the Ancient Greeks ideals of body shape.

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For a ballet dancer, controlling your body and maintaining the perfect physique must be a constant preoccupation. So what聽happens when you decide you鈥檇 like to have a baby and how do you cope with the way pregnancy changes your body and聽affects your ability to dance? Laura McCulloch and Elizabeth Harrod are both Soloists with the Royal Ballet. Laura is聽currently pregnant and Elizabeth gave birth in December. They join Jenni to discuss the challenges and pleasures of聽combining pregnancy and pas de deux.