Woman's Hour - 07/11/2008

Presented by Sheila McClennon. American musician Michelle Shocked talks about her new album, To Heaven U Ride, a selection of gospel and secular songs. Could more be done to help the male victims of sexual violence? A special conference is being held in Cumbria looking at the issue of rape and includes testimony from a 16-year-old boy who was the victim of an attack. In her new book, Vintage Shoes, Prof Caroline Cox explains how to spot a bargain and how to care for it once you've got it. Penny Anderson says she wouldn't be seen dead in someone else's smelly old shoes. Fiona Parsons meets 15 year old Emma Cianchi, probably the youngest rare pig breeder in the country. Including drama: A Life of Chekhov (5/5).