Woman's Hour - 15/12/2008

Presented by Jane Garvey. Actress Emma Watson, who stars as the voice of Princess Pea in the animated feature film, The Tale of Despereaux, joins Jane to talk about her first role in an animated film, her career to date and plans for the future. Is cutting benefits the only way to change behaviour? Jane is joined by independent social worker Joanna Nicholas and John Bird, founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Big Issue. Monday Panel: Jane is joined by the founder and editor of The Big Issue, John Bird, and Viv Groskop, columnist with the Evening Standard. They discuss the pros and cons of living with the extended family: is life in multigenerational households harder on women? Also, what books would you lie about having read to impress the opposite sex? And how do you get fathers involved in childcare? Is Iran the blogging capital of the world? We speak to Parasto Dokoohaki, one of Iran's leading bloggers, at an internet café in Tehran. Plus drama: A Small Town Murder Crime mystery by Scott Cherry, featuring police family liaison officer Jacqui Hartwell. It soon becomes apparent to that the death of Shakespearian scholar Professor Leonard Hines was no accident. Jacqui ...... Meera Syal Ellen ...... Barbara Flynn DI Long ...... Maureen Beattie Neil ...... David Horovitch Heather ...... Kellie Shirley Max ...... Jo Kloska.