Woman's Hour - 23/11/2007

Presented by Jane Garvey. Including: Paisley: Exploding the Teardrop. Jane discusses the classic teardrop design with artist and exhibition curator Jane Langley and Valerie Reilly, Curator of Textiles at the Paisley Museum. How do you prepare a child for the loss of their mum or dad? Bereavement counsellor Julie Stokes joins Jane, along with Barbara Monroe from St Christopher's Hospice in London and Steve Curtis, whose wife died during the making of the Channel 4 series The Mummy Diaries. Judith Garfield Todd reflects on the current situation in Zimbabwe and her hopes for the country's future. The number of blacksmiths is increasing again and a small number of them are women. Isobel Eaton meets Melissa Cole at her forge in Marlborough in Wiltshire. Including drama: Dombey and Son (5/20).