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Woman's Hour - 08/07/2008

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With Jenni Murray. Including: Debbie Banks, Head of the Environmental Investigation Agency's Tiger Campaign, talks about her work and her attempts to highlight the plight of tigers. Laura Fish joins Jenni to talk about her new novel Strange Music and how she entwines the lives and aspirations of three very different women. Women will be competing against the men for the first time in the World Gliding Championships. Current Women's World Gliding Champion Sarah Kellman talks to Felicity Finch at the airfield during a break in training. Is rape conviction becoming a postcode lottery? The Fawcett Society has obtained figures from the Government which reveal huge deficiencies in police responses to rape in many parts of the UK. Jenni discusses the findings with Sarah Campbell, Policy Officer at the Fawcett Society. Why has there been a higher increase in sexual diseases among older people? Jenni is joined by Clinical Nurse Advisor Linda McDonald and women's health specialist Dr Annie Evans. Including drama: Writing the Century 1933-1938: A Darkening Sky (2/5).