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Woman's Hour - 20/02/2009

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Presented by Jenni Murray. Are women being provided with the full facts when they go for breast cancer screening? Jenni is joined by Prof Stephen Duffy and Dr Paul Pharoah. Composer Emily Howard joins Jenni to talk about her music and the challenges of being the Composer in Residence for the European Capital of Culture. New research suggests that children whose parents display family photographs in the home grow up with greater confidence and a sense of belonging than those who do not. Jenni is joined by Prof Geoffrey Beattie and author Patricia Holland. Caz Graham visits Huddersfield to see how Oxfam's own recycling plant, Wastesaver, works and to meet manager Tony Clark, Sarah Farquhar, Oxfam's Head of Retail, and some of the sorting staff. Dee Caffari, the first woman to sail solo non-stop around the world in both directions, joins Jenni to recount the highs and lows of her latest challenge. Including drama: The Elegance of the Hedgehog.