Woman's Hour - 17/12/2009

With Jenni Murray. The programme discusses what can fill the gap once children outgrow panto but are too young for plays aimed at adults. Melly Still is the director of the National Theatre's production of Nation, based on a Terry Pratchett novel, which opened last month and is aimed at an audience that's ten plus. She'll be in the studio along with critic Lyn Gardner to talk about what it takes to win over a visually sophisticated, cash-lite, issue-aware generation to the theatre. Investment in the youth justice system has increased substantially over the last decade, yet only one in nine adults thinks the system is doing a good job. Forty-five years after the Kilbrandon Report revolutionised the juvenile system in Scotland, the Independent Commission on Youth Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour is about to finish consulting on a similar blueprint for England and Wales. John Graham, Director of the Police Foundation and the man who proposed the commission, joins Jenni to discuss the current system, the work of the commission and its hopes for reform, along with Lorna Hadley, vice-president of the Association of Youth Offending Team Managers. Seeing more women in high profile professional jobs has led to a revival in women's tailoring - as seen on Hillary Clinton and Angela Merkel. So how different is tailoring for women as compared to men? When did tailoring for women start? And what should we look for in buying tailored clothes? Jenni is joined by Professor Lou Taylor of Brighton University and Savile Row tailor, Carol Alayne.