Woman's Hour - 20/08/2008

With Jenni Murray. Including: Why is singing said to be so beneficial? Jenni is joined by the Sing the Nation Artistic Director Colette Hiller and Suzi Digby, choral director, conductor and judge on the BBC's Last Choir Standing. Dale Gavlak reports on the experience of Muslim women athletes, some of whom are competing in the Olympics. Iraqi MP Maysoon Al-Damluji claims that women's rights are being sidelined in her country. The final letter written by someone who has died will often be treasured by their relatives. Jenni is joined by Rose Rouse, author of a book that collects some of the most poignant examples from the last hundred years, and Dorothy Schwarz, whose daughter's letter is included in the anthology. Keri Ann Payne and Cassie Patten took silver and bronze medals in the 10km Olympic swimming race. Cassie talks to Jenni from Beijing, explaining what it takes to gain a medal in such a gruelling event. Including drama: Writing the Century 1939-1944: Hostages to Fortune (3/5).