Woman's Hour - 30/06/2008

With Jane Garvey. Including: Acclaimed American pre-teen fiction writer Judy Blume discusses the popularity of her books and her own experiences of puberty. Email and listener responses to last Friday's item about teenage boys. 50 years have passed since Thalidomide was distributed in the UK. Rosie Moriarty-Simmonds, a victim of the drug, joins Jane to discuss the impact it has had on her life. From today, Thalidomide Pharmion, which is used to treat the blood cancer multiple myeloma, will be available in the UK on prescription, under strict guidelines. Dr Steve Schey from King's College Hospital explains how and why the drug is prescribed. Jill Saward, victim of the Ealing Vicarage rape, is a campaigner for better support for rape victims. She explains why she has decided to stand against David Davis in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election. Including drama: The Way We Live Right Now Anthony Trollope's satirical novel about money, greed and dishonesty, updated by Jonathan Myerson. 11/15. Having become a peer, can Ghassan Mehmoud save his business empire and his name? 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 Jason Crumb ...... Chris Pavlo Other parts played by Beth Chalmers, Stephen Critchlow, Dan Starkey and Joan Walker. Directed by Jonquil Panting.