Woman's Hour - 16/09/2008

Presented by Jane Garvey. Award-winning crime writer Kathy Reichs joins Jane to talk about her latest book Devil Bones. Will Tzipi Livnibe be the next Prime Minister of Israel? Lorna Fitzsimons, Head of the Britain-Israel Communications and Research Centre in London, and Israeli journalist Michael O'Dwyer join Jane to discuss. The UK premiere of Brecht's Turandot is currently playing at the Hampstead Theatre in London. Jane is joined by John Deathridge, Professor of Music at King's College, London and Hilary Finch, music critic for The Times, to discuss this fable about a woman who refused to get married, outwitted men and cut off her suitors' heads. Nicola Tyra has told the story of the the Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service in her new book, Sisters in Arms. Jennifer Chevalier spoke to her, and to two of the women who served in the Second World War. Including drama: The Dig (2/5).