Woman's Hour - 09/03/2009

Presented by Jane Garvey. Former Children's Laureate, Jacqueline Wilson has now written the second part of her autobiography, based on her diaries as a 14 year old. She joins Jane to discuss the dating, dancing, dreams and dilemmas of her young teenage years in the 1950s and 60s. Ulrika Jonsson and Dr Suzy Elneil, a consultant in urogynaecology, join Jane to discuss the taboo of urinary incontinence and what can help to cope with the condition. Home secretary Jacqui Smith discusses the launch of the public consultation on domestic violence. The Pink Chaddi Campaign ('chaddi' meaning knickers) was set up to protest against what was regarded as an assault against modern women in India. BBC correspondent Rupa Jha joins Jane from Delhi to explain. Listeners respond to a previous item on why some women choose to pay for sex, as the number of male escort services are said to be increasing. Including drama: Writing the Century 1948-1953: Starting from Scratch Series exploring the 20th Century through diaries and correspondence of real people, dramatised by Peter Roberts. The story of Hazel Taylor, a young woman from Huddersfield who dreams of becoming a freelance writer, as England struggles through the postwar period of rationing and rebuilding. Hazel works with her dad in the family shop, but is worried that her mother has eyes for someone else. Hazel ...... Amy Humphreys Hilda ...... Olwen May Joe ...... David Fleeshman Stan/Policeman ...... James Quinn Sylvia ...... Lucy Jo Hudson Philip ...... Luke Walker Mrs Brook ...... Kate Layden Directed by Peter Leslie Wild.