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08/03/2011

With Jane Garvey. Including Sienna Miller on her new play 'Flare Path', and what are the symptoms of macular disease? Also, everything you ever wanted to know about lemons.

With Jane Garvey. Sienna Miller talks about her latest role as Patricia, the wife of a young bomber pilot, in Terence Rattigan's play 'Flare Path'. Macular disease is the leading cause of blindness in the UK. However, a new poll suggests that most of us couldn't identify a single symptom. Jane learns about the most common symptoms, the treatments available and the impact of the disease. Rwanda has the highest proportion of orphans and child-headed households in the world. Angela Robson reports on a project funded by Comic Relief that's providing care and protection for these children. And, on Pancake Day, we talk about lemons - a versatile ingredient in cooking, an invaluable household cleaner and a help in all sorts of ailments from gall stones to indigestion. Jane finds out more.

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45 minutes

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Tue 8 Mar 2011 10:00

Chapters

  • Sienna Miller

    Jane Garvey is joined by Sienna Miller, now starring as the wife of a young bomber pilot in Terence Rattigan's play Flare Path

    Duration: 08:41

  • Macular Degeneration

    Discussion with Sally Hawkes, Helen Jackman CEO of the Macular Disease Society and Lucy Howe, Consultant Opthalmologist at Dorset County Hospital

    Duration: 11:51

  • Listener Podcast

    Sian Ricketts describes how she listens to Woman's Hour

    Duration: 01:03

  • Comic Relief Feature: HIV Orphans Rwanda

    Rwanda has the highest proportion of orphans and child-headed households in the world. Angela Robson reports from Rwanda

    Duration: 08:47

  • Lemons

    Jane Garvey is joined by Dr Penny Stanway, author of the Miracle of Lemons and Sybil Kapoor, food writer and cook to find out what to do with left over lemons after all the pancakes have been eaten

    Duration: 10:21

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  • Tue 8 Mar 2011 10:00

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