Woman's Hour - 11/06/2008

With Jenni Murray. Debbie Purdy, who has multiple sclerosis, is attempting to ensure that her husband won't be prosecuted if he helps her to commit suicide should her condition become unbearable. She talks to Jenni about her life before and after diagnosis, and why she feels so strongly about being in control of the end of her life. Pianist Simone Dinnerstein and violinist Fenella Barton, who have been working together for 20 years, explain why, despite their successful solo careers, their relationship remains so important for them both. As a new play about Israel's 'Iron Lady' Golda Meir opens in London, Jenni discusses her life and legacy with Tovah Feldshuh, the actress playing Golda Meir in Golda's Balcony, and Yossi Mekelberg, Associate Fellow at Chatham House. In the latest in our series on medical history, Claudia Hammond goes to the Wellcome Library in London where archivist Dr Lesley Hall shows her some early adverts for baby milk. 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 encounters casual racism everywhere and bristles at all reference to 'his people'. Wherever it is absent, however, he celebrates.