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Woman's Hour - 09/07/2008

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With Jenni Murray. Including: An exhibition and a film celebrating the artist Margaret Mellis is opening in Norwich. Susannah York, whose voice features in the film, and Emily Whalley, a friend of the artist, talk to Jenni about her life and art. Michelin-starred French chef Helene Darroze talks to Jenni about her cooking philosophy, rising to the top of her profession, and the need for quietness in her kitchen. New guidelines are due to be published shortly, advising health practitioners how best to care for those who have had a stroke. Jenni is joined by Jim and Sadie Shield, who are still dealing with the effects of Jim's stroke five years ago. They are joined by Pippa Tyrrell, Senior Lecturer in Stroke Medicine at Manchester University. The lives of women vineyard workers in South Africa are changing. Rosie Goldsmith and Rebecca Fordham visit a project in the Western Cape which has become a showcase of change in South Africa. Reporter Angela Robson visits a project run by speech therapist Beryl Hilton-Downing, in which new mothers are taught to communicate with their babies. Including drama: Writing the Century 1933-1938: A Darkening Sky (3/5).