Woman's Hour - 02/10/2008

Presented by Sheila McClennon. Do female world leaders act differently in times of crisis? Sheila discusses with Mark Almond, lecturer in history at Oxford University, and by the BBC's Diplomatic Correspondent Bridget Kendall. Sheila is joined by Hunter Davies, Mean with Money columnist for The Sunday Times, and Lynsey Thomas of the Guardian to discuss the problems that arise between friends when serious money differences open up between them. Mark Bostridge talks about his new biography of Florence Nightingale. Reporter Clare Jenkins looks at how the humble button can take us on a journey into our past. Including drama: The Whole of the Moon (4/5).