Woman's Hour - 10/08/2009

With Sheila McClennon. The Labeque Sisters became famous in the 1980s, when their two-piano recording of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue sold over half a million copies. Since then, Marielle and Katia have forged relationships with some of the world's most celebrated musicians and have worked in a dizzying range of genres. They join Sheila McLennon to talk about performing in the 2009 Proms, their latest recordings, and to explain why they continue to get so much pleasure from playing together. Shy Keenan and Sara Payne met over a TV screen. Both had been in the public eye following tragic events: Shy had won justice in court, putting her stepfather behind bars following years of sexual abuse; Sara was mourning the loss of her daughter Sarah who has been kidnapped and murdered. United by tragedy, they have managed to forge an amazing friendship which also facilitates their work as advocates for victims of child sexual abuse. They both join Sheila McLennon to talk about how their friendship gives them strength, and enables them to keep fighting against child sex crimes. Still single in her 50s, Gillian Greenwood thought her romantic life was over, but then an online encounter changed everything. Gillian and her fiance, Tony Wells, join Shelia McClennon to discuss their meeting, their subsequent engagement and wedding plans, and the notion of getting married for the first time later in life.