Woman's Hour - 28/12/2009

With Jane Garvey. A special edition devoted to the role of men on the programme, who make up almost 40 per cent of listeners. Joining Jane to reflect on the past year's output are the writer Tony Parsons, the musician and poet Benjamin Zephaniah and the writer John O'Farrell. They share their personal opinions and experiences on subjects ranging from fatherhood to fertility, inspirational women who've had an influence on their lives, and they discuss the notion of the male mid-life crisis. Several male listeners share their thoughts; Roy Hudd describes why he owes much of his irrepressible sense of humour to the grandmother who brought him up, and Nicky Campbell reveals what inspired him to write a swing album.