Woman's Hour - 02/05/2008

With Jane Garvey. Including: American actress Gwyneth Paltrow talks about her latest role as Pepper Potts in the film Iron Man. She also talks about her return to acting after concentrating on being a mother. The stereotypical view of Muslim women beneath the veil is that they are complaisant or even oppressed, but this is far from the reality. Jane is joined by Amani Zain, presenter of the new television series Women in Black, and writer Fadia Faquir. It's a year since Madeleine McCann disappeared. When any child goes missing, the first hours are considered vital in tracing them quickly, but do we have the necessary procedures in place in this country? Jane is joined by Lady Catherine Meyer, founder of PACT, whose own children were abducted by her former husband. The Friday Panel: Does giving birth damage reading habits? Deaths from heart disease are falling except in women below the age of 50, with obesity, smoking and drinking to blame. What is to be done? With author Rachel Johnson, Joan Burnie of Scotland's Daily Record and film maker Amani Zain. Also includes drama: An Expert in Murder (10/10).