Woman's Hour - 08/09/2008

With Jenni Murray. Including: Caroline Lucas on being the first leader of the Green Party, multi-Grammy award-winning singer Alison Krauss on being nominated for the Mercury Prize and a look at the condition of fibromyalgia. Including drama: Balance of Power Deborah Davis's tale of power struggles in the court of Queen Anne. 1/5. For two years, Queen Anne has been happy to have Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough, rule her court and her heart. But in 1704, the young orphan girl Abigail Hill arrives at St James's Palace. Abigail Hill ...... Rebecca Callard Queen Anne ...... Lucy Cohu Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough ...... Kelly Hunter Robert Harley ...... John Rowe Samuel Masham ...... Chris Pavlo Mrs Trevor ...... Joan Walker Lord Godolphin ...... Stephen Critchlow Other parts played by Dan Starkey and Ben Crowe. Directed by Jeremy Mortimer.