The TV historian, 56, reflects on the debt he owes to his determined mother, the history of guns, and why the next series of The Celebrity Traitors should be just as good as the first one…

Jennie Godfrey didn’t know how to follow her bestselling debut novel — until she found inspiration in Live Aid

The Irish author, 62, on escaping the news through writing, staying sober and scrolling the internet for pretty things

Trish realised that she had something that money can’t buy

Were Julie and Cheryl about to begin new chapters in their lives?

HOW DO WE CARVE OUT A LIFE THAT SUITS US – NOT SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS? ON ENTERING HER 40S, Poorna Bell DECIDED TO EXAMINE EVERYTHING SHE’D BEEN CONDITIONED TO BELIEVE AS A WOMAN… AND THEN DO IT DIFFERENTLY