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Woman's Hour: 08/03/2011

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08/03/2011

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, 08/03/2011

With Jane Garvey. Including Sienna Miller on her new play 'Flare Path'.

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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