Woman's Hour - 04/06/2009

With Jenni Murray. Peter Lawrence's 35-year-old daughter Claudia recently disappeared without a trace. How are they, as a family, coping with not knowing what has happened to her and has the Crimewatch appeal produced any new leads? It was 'Tipping the Velvet' that got Sarah Waters talked about as one of the most talented writers of her generation. Since then her novels have been nominated for a clutch of awards and her new book 'The Little Stranger' is already attracting praise for its 'otherworldly shiver' and 'between the lines excitement'. Jenni finds out why Sarah was inspired to write about an old country pile and the possibility of ghosts. According to a new inspection report, some male prison staff hold outdated and inappropriate attitudes to the women in their care, particularly those with mental health issues. It is a situation made worse by the disproportionate number of male staff working at prisons. Jenni discusses the report and staff-prisoner relationships with the Chief Inspector of Prisons Anne Owers, Juliet Lyons of the Prison Reform Trust and Colin Moses, from the Prison Officers Association. Sixty years after the publication of George Orwell's '1984', Jenni looks at the women in his life. Who were they, what did they mean to him and how much did they influence his literary voice? Jenni talks to director of the Orwell Prize Professor Jean Seaton and DJ Taylor, author of the Whitbread Award- winning biography of George Orwell.