Woman's Hour - 19/08/2009

With Jenni Murray. Including: For every man who has ever been horrified to find himself in a European swimming pool where skimpy trunks are mandatory, it will hardly be a disappointment to discover they have been banned from the waterpark at Alton Towers. It was felt that tight trunks are not now appropriate for a 'family' environment. But should we be affronted by clothing that shows the outline of male parts? What does an objection to such swimwear say about attitudes to the male body? The biggest survey of unemployed Asian women in Britain has found that most of them are keen to work but can't. According to the researchers, this is partly because they're not getting access to the right English language courses. So what's the solution? Jenni finds out why not everyone agrees that providing more basic classes here in the UK is the answer. Anatomist Adelia Aguilar is a feisty female sleuth, and is the creation of historical crime novelist Ariana Franklin. She talks to Jenni about her latest book, Relics of the Dead, where Adelia finds herself examining skeletons that might be the remains of King Arthur and Guinevere. Plus: women and the world of sidecar racing.