Woman's Hour - 12/05/2009

With Jane Garvey. In 1931 Charlie Chaplin's 'City Lights' turned Virginia Cherrill, who had never been seen on screen or stage before, into the most famous girl in the world. Her acting career was never a vocation but she lived through some of Hollywood's wildest years. The adoring first wife who broke Cary Grant's heart when she left him, Virginia escaped to England in the 1930s, where she presided over one of England's loveliest houses as the Countess of Jersey while conducting a relationship with the Maharajah of Jaipur. Jane Garvey discusses Virginia Cherrill's extraordinary life with Miranda Seymour, whose biography 'Chaplin's Girl' recaptures the personality of a woman so enchanting it seems few could resist her. New changes to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 - known as 'Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards', came into force in April. They aim to improve the care of older people and prevent heavy-handed incidents from happening. Jane Garvey talks to Bernadine Kenney about the pressure she came under from Social Services to place her 95-year-old mother in a care home when she became unwell. She is also joined by Daniel Blake, the Policy Manager at Action on Elder Abuse, and Ruth Cartwright, a Professional Officer for the British Association of Social Workers, to discuss how often these situations arise, what the rights of the family are, and the changes made by the new legislation. Millions of adults struggle with maths and for many school students it a subject which causes considerable anxiety. It seems that some people 'get it' while others don't. But is this right? Is there such a thing as a maths brain? Jane discusses this theory and the best way to approach the topic in schools to ensure that all children feel confident. Plus Alys Fowler reveals all you need to know about butternut squash.