Introduced from Cardiff by Sian Roberts
What do you tell a child who asks if there's going to be a nuclear war? The truth, decided Deidre Rhys Thomas , but first she had to find it. From her cottage in the Welsh countryside she wrote letters to world leaders and public figures. The resulting correspondence, with people as diverse as Indira Gandhi and Dr Spock, Lynn Redgrave and Senator John Glenn , is funny as well as moving.
Pregnancy can be risky if you're diabetic, and may mean spending months in hospital. Woman's Hour visits an antenatal clinic in Cardiff which specialises in treating women with diabetes, helping them to lead normal lives for as long as possible.
Producer LIS EDWARDS BBC Wales
Serial: In the Springtime of the Year (9)