Woman's Hour - 20/03/2009

Presented by Jenni Murray. How important is it to say 'I love you'? Journalist Angela Epstein and Paul Taylor, senior lecturer in Communications Theory at the University of Leeds, join Jenni to discuss. There is growing concern about the phenomenon of so-called 'corrective rape' in South Africa: where lesbians are attacked by men who believe that they will be able to make them heterosexual through acts of sexual violence. We find out why many feel these assaults must be recognised as 'hate crimes' by the Government. What benefits do talking therapies offer to those in the early stages of diseases like Alzheimer's? Dementia counsellor Danuta Lipinska and Ruth Sunderland from the Alzheimer's Society join Jenni to discuss the impact of talking therapies in the early stages of dementia. Judy Merry went to meet chief curator Lucy Worsley for a behind-the-scenes peek at Queen Victoria's beautiful and elegant outfits on display at Kensington Palace. Including drama: Seeing is Believing By Sian Evans. A man is forced to re-examine everything when he sees a UFO one Saturday night in a pub car park. A family crisis forces Jon to reconsider everything. Jon ...... Richard Greenwood Witness/Priest ...... Simon Donaldson Naomi/Witness ...... Meg Fraser Anna ...... Tamara Kennedy Si/Witness ...... Grant O'Rourke Ellie/Witness ...... Clare Yuille Clare/Dasa ...... Lesley Hart Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane.