This time in the room we're speaking to Dame Joan Bakewell, broadcaster, journalist and Labour Party member in the House of Lords. We'll hear about her early forays into the world of love and sexuality, we'll learn about the barriers that were put in her way when it came to reading the news, and how the pandemic has changed the perception of older people in the UK.

Anyway, the first room I put Joan into was her room in Newnham College at Cambridge university, when she left home in Stockport to study.

To find out more about Dame Joan and all of her work go here: https://joanbakewell.com/