Woman's Hour - 15/08/2008

With Razia Iqbal. Including: Writer and publisher Nicola Beauman and author and journalist Amanda Craig discuss the film adaptation of Winifred Watson's Miss Pettigrew Lives for A Day. Pakistani art is becoming highly sought after. Anna McNamee meets painter and sculptor Faiza Butt and video artist Bani Abidi to find out why their work has been gaining such global popularity. Are women more likely to suffer from asthma, and what is the best way to cope with the condition? Emma Skilton is in her early thirties and has been asthmatic since the age of two. She joins Razia along with Dr Shuaib Nasser, an asthma specialist from Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. Friday Panel: Among the topics under discussion are the A level and SAT results which have shown a decline in boys' reading standards, the benefits of marrying young, and the demise of old-fashioned names such as Norman and Gertrude. Razia is joined by author and journalist Amanda Craig, author and teacher Francis Gilbert and journalist Dea Birkett. Including drama: The Pillow Book (5/5).