Woman's Hour - 03/10/2008

Presented by Jane Garvey. Emma Thompson, who plays Lady Marchmain in the new film adaptation of Brideshead Revisited, talks to Jane about the importance of religion to her character in the film, adapting books for the big screen and her own life at university. Jane talks to our reporter Jane Little live from Washington about Sarah Palin's performance in the US vice-presidential debate. Friday Panel: Heather Rabbatts, chief executive of Millwall FC, journalist Alice Thomson and columnist Viv Groskop join Jane to discuss whether the Conservatives' plans for pre-marital counselling are a good idea, if food and class are as intertwined as ever, and extreme heels. Author Chris Roberts and Morag Styles, Reader in Children's Literature at Cambridge University, discuss the meaning behind Baa Baa Black Sheep. Including drama: The Whole of the Moon (5/5).