Woman's Hour - 25/02/2009

Presented by Jenni Murray. Jenni discusses the impact of Picasso's wives and mistresses on his paintings with the National Gallery curator Anne Robbins and the artist and writer Eva Bosch. Catherine W. Hill talks about the connections between her love of fashion and the concentration camp, and the therapeutic value of clothes in her life and the lives of women everywhere. When is the right time to start a new relationship after the death of a spouse? Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats Vince Cable joins Jenni to talk about his own experience in finding love again after the death of his beloved first wife. Ballet Black was set up by Cassa Pancho in 2001 as a way of providing dancers and students of black or Asian heritage with the best possible opportunities in classical ballet and to bring ballet to as wide an audience as possible. Reporter Louise Adamson visits one of their rehearsals. Including drama: Heartburn.