Joining Miranda Sawyer in studio this month are author and columnist Tony Parsons and the Guardian's own Madeleine Bunting.
Can a son still love a father reviled as a murderer and national hate figure? Following the tragic killings in Cumbria and with Derrick Bird's two sons in the spotlight, we look at the impact of atrocities like these on the family - not of the victim, but of the perpetrator. Miranda speaks to Nick Castree, whose father Ronald Castree was convicted of murder in 2007.
Tony Parsons talks about the complexities of father-son relationships, bringing up a child as a single dad, and the theme of divorce in his latest novel, Men from the Boys.
Lauren Laverne is 6Music's weekday morning DJ, as well as a TV presenter and now the author of her debut novel, Candy Pop. She talks about the blues, the embarrassment of slow dancing at her wedding and giving birth - that's all in her Family Playlist.
And the dilemma of family holidays: the children want fun and you want sun. They want constant entertainment, you just want to sleep. Madeleine Bunting discusses whether a family holiday is a contradiction in terms ...
