Woman's Hour - 30/09/2009

With Jenni Murray. Including: Stevie Wishart is a composer and performer who explores medieval and contemporary extremes in her music, mixing ancient instruments such as the hurdy-gurdy with electronic sounds and computer music systems. She gives us a taste of her unusual improvisation live in the studio. As two women are told by Ofsted that they were breaking the law by minding each other's children, we explore the regulations that have grown up around early-years care. We find out why some feel this particular case is just the tip of the bureaucratic iceberg for childminders, schools and parents. Roy Hudd started out as a Butlins redcoat and is now celebrating his 50th year in entertainment. His career has ranged from panto to Pinter, playing such great as Bottom and Fagin. His hugely popular radio show The News Huddlines ran for 26 years, and he has recently appeared as Archie Shuttleworth in Coronation Street. He has now written his personal story. Jenni Murray talks to Roy about his successful career and the poignant story of his turbulent family life, which saw him raised by his adored grandmother. A new study from New York shows that the number of women opting for surgery to remove a healthy breast after a cancer diagnosis in the other breast is rising. So what are the factors to take into account when deciding to have a preventative mastectomy, and what are the benefits? Jenni talks to Prof Gareth Evans, Consultant in Genetic Medicine, and Wendy Watson, who opted for a preventative double mastectomy and now runs the National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline.