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Woman's Hour - 04/02/2009

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Presented by Jenni Murray. Jenni talks to the award-winning actress Juliet Stevenson about her role in Duet For One and the challenges of playing a musician with multiple sclerosis. What part does cannabis play in anti-social behaviour? Jenni is joined by Debra Bell and her eldest son William, who began smoking cannabis as a teenager, and by Dr Sue Ruben to discuss how crime and cannabis can become linked in the lives of young people. With a prediction of major skills shortages in the UK construction industry, trained women are going to be more in demand. Judi Herman visits a carpentry workshop at Bedford College, where Senior Trainer Steve Hawkins is setting student Nastassia Rose her next project. Author Leanda de Lisle sheds new light on Lady Jane Grey's quick ascension to the throne and her tragic death. Leanda also tells Jenni about the turbulent lives of Lady Jane's sisters. Including drama: The Lady of the Camellias.