Woman's Hour - 26/06/2008

With Jenni Murray. Including: David Reiff, the son of the writer Susan Sontag, has written about the final months of his mother's life. He joins Jenni to explain why he has published Swimming in a Sea of Death. Caz Graham talks to ceramicist Chris Cox, the steering force behind six annual potters' markets, showcasing cutting-edge ceramic art. When marriages between British Asians and partners from Pakistan break down, their children are at risk of being abducted and taken to live abroad. What is the impact on the children and their families? Journalist Tanya Gold and royal historian Hugo Vickers join Jenni to discuss the enduring unpopularity of the Duchess of Windsor. Will equal pay become a reality? Jenni is joined by Tony Pettengell, a columnist for Personnel Today, and Sarah Veale, head of Equality and Employment Rights for the TUC. Including drama: The Way We Live Right Now Anthony Trollope's satirical novel about money, greed and dishonesty, updated by Jonathan Myerson. 9/15. Mehmoud plans to triumph at the Powercure Ball. Ghassan Mehmoud ...... Henry Goodman Felix Carbury ...... Dexter Fletcher Anthony Trollope ...... John Rowe Paul Montague ...... Nyasha Hatendi Rt Hon Jeremy Longstaff ...... David Bamber Georgiana Longstaff ...... Lucy Montgomery Ruby Ruggles ...... Sheridan Smith Marie Mehmoud ...... Chipo Chung Roger Lloyd-Montague ...... Ben Crowe Hetta Carbury ...... Emily Wachter Wynford Hurtle ...... Corey Johnson Helen Croll ...... Liz Sutherland Sheikh Izdihar Behrooz ...... Nadim Sawalha Other parts played by Chris Pavlo, Beth Chalmers, Stephen Critchlow, Dan Starkey and Joan Walker. Directed by Jonquil Panting.