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April Ashley was born in Liverpool in 1935 as George Jamieson and grew up praying that each morning she would wake up a girl.听 In 1960 she became one of the first people in the world to undergo pioneering gender reassignment surgery. April鈥檚 life has often been in the headlines; a former Vogue model and actress she was 鈥榦uted鈥� as transsexual by the Sunday People in 1961. Her divorce from The Honourable Arthur Corbett set a legal precedent for all transsexuals. This听remained until 2004 when the Gender Recognition Act was passed to legally allow people to change gender. She鈥檚 been a campaigner for transgender equality and is still an inspiration to many people. Sheila McClennon went to meet April at the Museum of Liverpool at the opening of an exhibition which charts April鈥檚 life alongside the lives of others from the trans and gender communities.

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April Ashley: Portrait of a lady runs from 27 September 2013 to 21 September 2014. It is a collaborative project between the and听

Dropping off children for their first term at university is a rite of passage for them but also for their parents. The University of Sheffield has this summer opened 听a boutique hotel next to its student halls of residence 听specifically targeted at听 those parents wanting to be as near as possible to their offspring whenever they visit. Are today鈥檚 parents worse at letting go, and 听how much parental distance is best? Sheila talks to Wendy Holden, author of 鈥楪ifted & Talented鈥� and to business owner and father of three, Stephen Falder.

Kym Worthy, the Prosecutor for Wayne County in Detroit, Michigan, is on a mission to investigate over 11,000 rape cases 鈥� some of which have been ignored for over 20 years. In 2009, whilst doing a routine audit of police property, Kym鈥檚 staff discovered thousands of unchecked and apparently disregarded rape kits containing forensic evidence that had seemingly never been properly reviewed. The Institute of Justice awarded Kym a $1.5 million grant to look in to every case, and she is now determined to change the way that the American justice system treats rape victims. She joins Sheila to explain how the campaign is going.

Congenital heart defects are听the most common birth defect affecting up to six thousand听babies听 each year. Currently,听babies hearts are checked听via听ultrasound听at 20 weeks in the womb and again, within 72 hours of birth using听physical听examination.听Despite this, at least a third of babies with undetected congenital heart defects听are still leaving hospital. Campaigners are calling for pulse oximetry, an additional test, to be made compulsory for all new borns and the has now听 launched a public consultation to look further into 听extra screening. To evaluate the relative benefits,听Sheila talks to Kirsty Patience about her experience when听her son was born with half a heart and also to听neonatologist Dr Andy Ewer.

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In September reported on the conviction of听four men who听raped听and murdered a 23 year old听student on board a bus in New Delhi. A number of Indian cities have responded to the Delhi bus rape by creating women-only areas; 听in parks, streets, public buildings and on transport.听 In a country where reported sexual violence is increasing are women-only spaces a welcome refuge from unwanted male attention or a step backwards to segregation? To discuss the issues Sheila is joined by , journalist & author of 鈥楢round India in 80 Trains鈥櫶� and by Veena Nayyar, President ofin Delhi.