Woman's Hour - 28/08/2008

With Jenni Murray. Including: Comedienne Joan Rivers is celebrating her 75th birthday with a series of 75 performances in Britain. She joins Jenni to talk about her life. Why are men more likely to die from drug abuse? Jenni is joined by Mick Holmes, a former drug user who now works as a counsellor for social care organisation Turning Point, and Dr Mark Simpson Assistant Dean in the School of Social Science and Law at the University of Teesside. In her book Stranger in the House, Julie Summers describes the experiences of women who had to cope when their men came home at the end of World War Two. Jenni is joined by Julie and her mother Gillian. Caz Graham visits the Dilston Physic Garden in Northumberland, a garden full of healing plants inspired and created by neuroscientist Prof Elaine Perry. Including drama: The Golden Notebook (4/10).