Woman's Hour - 09/06/2008

With Jane Garvey. When Sandy and Paul Lewis's baby Max was born with Down's Syndrome they struggled to understand what the diagnosis would mean. Fifteen years on, Max is a gifted performer and appeared in Notes on a Scandal. Jane speaks to Max about his love of performing, and to his mother Sandy about what raising a child with Down's Syndrome is like. A group of MEPs is calling on the European Commission to raise awareness of the trafficking of women for prostitution. Jane discusses the issues with Mary Honeyball MEP, Labour member of the Women's Committee of the European Parliament, and Eva Biaudet, Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe. It's more than 30 years since singer Kiki Dee rose to fame with Elton John with their hit Don't Go Breaking My Heart and she's released three new albums. She joins Jane to talk about her career. Felicity Finch meets archivist Gillian Cook as an online exhibition marks the 150th anniversary of Cambridge Assessment, the longest surviving examination board. Including: Paid Servant ER Braithwaite's novel, set in London in 1958, is based on his experiences as a black social worker in a racist society. Braithwaite is seconded to the London County Council as a child welfare officer, charged with cases involving 'his people'. ER Braithwaite ...... Kwame Kwei Armah Mr Bentham ...... Jimmy Akingbola Mrs Bentham ...... Clare Perkins Jim ...... John Rowe Mrs Larkin ...... Lisa Stevenson Mr Larkin ...... Chris Pavlo Ellesworth ...... Nyasha Hatendi Ella ...... Liz Sutherland Matron ...... Joan Walker Roddy ...... Cara Hails Abridged by Anne Edyvean. Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.