Woman's Hour - 14/11/2008

Presented by Sheila McClennon. Sheila is joined by Professor Julietta Patnick, Director of NHS Screening Programmes and by Pamela Morton, President of the European Cervical Cancer Association, to discuss why the NHS in England waits five years longer than the rest of the UK to give women a cervical smear. Why do the best conversations often happen in cars? New research produced by Edinburgh University suggests car sharers develop surprising levels of intimacy when they're on the open road. Paul Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies, and lifestyle journalist, Karen Kay, join Sheila to tell her whether they agree. Woman's Hour pays its own tribute to Annie Horniman, one of British Theatre's important early benefactors. Professor Viv Gardner and biographer Sheila Gooddie join Sheila to discuss Annie's legacy. Cani-Cross is simply cross country running with your dog out in front on a long elastic bungee rope and there are competitions across the country. Fiona Parsons and her less than enthusiastic Labrador, Puzzle, went to a cani-cross event at Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire to try it out. Including drama: A Taste for Death.