A woman waits in a hospital bed while her husband tears across London with a priceless suitcase that may or may not contain one egg - their only chance of having a baby. Show more
Drama on 4
The Music Lesson
44 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Fiona Shaw plays a music teacher striving for the impossible - the perfect sound. Her chosen student cannot believe her luck. But the lesson soon becomes her worst nightmare. Show more
Woman's Hour
Margaret Hodge; Dame Margaret Drabble; Casting the larger actress; Peace activist Isabella Ford
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Margaret Hodge MP on being chair of the Public Accounts Committee; Dame Margaret Drabble and Black Country women; Casting the larger actress; Peace activist Isabella Ford. Show more
Woman's Hour
Jane Hawking; Surrogacy; Same Clothes Every Day; Safe Houses for Over-45s
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Jane Hawking on the film of her life, 30 years since UK's first commercial surrogate mother, wearing the same clothes every day, and EVA Women's Aid's safe houses for the over-45s. Show more