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Katie Melua has become one of Britain鈥檚 most successful recording artists of the millennium selling more than 11 million albums, 1 million concert tickets and receiving 56 platinum awards. Her new album 鈥淜etevan鈥澨� will be released on Monday September 16th, which is also her 29th birthday. She was born in Georgia and 鈥淜etevan鈥� is her Georgian birth name. The family moved to Belfast when she was a child and then to London and finally to Surrey. Katie will be talking to Jenni about how she has been influenced by her upbringing and she will be performing a song from the new album.

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Award-winning illustrator and author of children鈥檚 books, , has just published her new book 鈥淥liver and the Seawigs鈥�. It is aimed at children between seven and twelve years of age although she feels it will also appeal to some adults.听 The book is a collaboration between Sarah and fellow award winning author, Philip Reeve. It tells the story of ten year old Oliver and his search for his missing parents. On his journey he meets a friendly island called Cliff, a grumpy old albatross and a mermaid called Iris.听 Jenni Murray will be talking to Sarah McIntyre about her new book and also asking her why despite working with children, she doesn鈥檛 want to have any of her own

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What do you see when you look in the mirror?听 That鈥檚 the question a new social media project is asking women from all around the world to answer. It鈥檚 the brainchild of entrepreneur Edwina Dunn who pioneered worldwide loyalty programmes like Tesco鈥檚 Clubcard. 听Even as a successful entrepreneur Edwina didn't feel that she was being heard as much as men in the boardroom. 听It was this experience that led her to create the 鈥� project which aims to recognise and amplify women鈥檚 voices. Women all over the world over are being asked to share stories about their struggles, achievements and inner thoughts by answering the question 鈥渨hat do you see when you look in the mirror?鈥� Jenni is joined by Edwina Dunn, founder of the What I See Project and by Dr Hannah Thompson, who writes the blog , and is one of the contributors to the project.

The governing body of the Anglican Church in Wales ruled yesterday that, from around this time next year, women will be able to become Bishops.听So now Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have approved the elevation of women 鈥� so where does that leave the Church in England who鈥檒l meet to discuss the matter again in November.听Jenni is joined听by Ruth Gledhill, the religious correspondent for The Times and by Dr Barry Morgan, Archbishop of Wales to discuss the issues.

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