Woman's Hour - 06/10/2008

Presented by Jane Garvey. Comedienne Dawn French joins Jane to discuss her nomadic upbringing, her father's suicide, press intrusion and her love for her husband Lenny Henry. Jocelyn Bell Burnell, President of the Institute of Physics, joins Jane to discuss her career and what can be done to get more women interested in physics. Jane is joined by Christine Blowers, Acting General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, and Anastasia De Waal, Head of Family and Education at the think-tank Civitas, to discuss the reasons for the current shortage of male teachers. Tam Fry of the National Obesity Forum joins Jane to discuss the suggestion that overweight children should be treated as victims of abuse, taken into care and in some cases given radical weight-loss surgery. Including drama: The Color Purple (1/10).