Woman's Hour - 13/03/2009

Presented by Jenni Murray. Should you tell close family members if you have a genetic predisposition to breast cancer? Professor Gareth Evans joins Jenni in the studio along with Dr Vivienne Nathanson, Head of Science and Ethics at the British Medical Association, to discuss the issues. The brass band movement continues to thrive and women have had a part to play in its continued success. Geoff Bird went to Garswood near Wigan to meet The Trinity Girls Brass Band. Jenni is also joined by author Chris Vale and former player Kevin Wadsworth to discuss the history of brass bands and why they have been dominated by the men for so long. The company behind Botox has recently launched eye drops in the United States that help eyelashes to grow longer, thicker and darker. So is it time to throw out the mascara? Jenni is joined by ophthalmologist Carolyn Atherley and writer Hannah Betts. Lord Lester joins Jenni to talk about the Cohabitation Bill and explain why he thinks such legislation is long overdue. Angela Robson visits Ethiopia to report on a project funded by Comic Relief. JeCCDO works in some of the poorest urban communities helping orphaned and vulnerable children. Including drama: Writing the Century 1948-1953: Starting from Scratch Series exploring the 20th Century through diaries and correspondence of real people, dramatised by Peter Roberts. The story of Hazel Wheeler, a young woman from Huddersfield who dreams of becoming a freelance writer, as England struggles through the postwar period of rationing and rebuilding. After hearing good news from the BBC, Hazel travels to the Woman's Hour studio in Leeds with her mother - unaware that there is good news of a different kind on the way. Hazel ...... Amy Humphreys Hilda ...... Olwen May Granville ...... Adrian Grove Stan ...... James Quinn Sylvia ...... Lucy Jo Hudson Ray Lakeland/Announcer ...... Stuart Richman Directed by Peter Leslie Wild.