This week we’re laughing in the face of adversity.

Judy Leigh takes us on the run with three generations of women in ‘The Age of Misadventure’. (Starts at 1.17)

Marcus Berkmann suggests confronting your mid-life crisis in ‘A Shed of One’s Own’. (Starts at 19.10)

Former Marine Simon Mahony has a field guide to combat negative attitudes to sight loss. (Starts at 29.47)

Then a return to Judy Leigh for the books of her life. (Starts at 46.10)