Woman's Hour - 01/03/2010

With Jane Garvey. Actress Helena Bonham Carter has cast off the corset-look she is famous for in costume dramas, and has had her head digitally expanded to play the scary Red Queen in the new version of Alice in Wonderland. She talks to Jane about her role in the film, what it's like working with her real-life partner, director Tim Burton, her wacky dress-sense and rather unusual living arrangements. In October 2008, Iceland hit the international headlines when three major Icelandic banks collapsed owing billions of pounds to foreign investors. This week, the country is in the news again with a referendum on whether to repay Britain and the Netherlands the money lost by foreign savers. But behind the dramatic headlines, what is life like for families in Iceland? Jane discusses the isues with Icelandic politician and economist, Sigridur Ingadottir and journalist Alda Sigmundsdottir. Felicity Aston has recently returned from an expedition in which she successfully led seven women from the Commonwealth to the South Pole. It was the largest ever women's team to get there entirely unsupported. Some of the women hadn't even seen snow before. Felicity joins Jane to discuss their extraordinary achievement.