Girl sent up in programmes (4)
I believe the answer is:
emma
'girl' is the definition.
'sent up in programmes' is the wordplay.
'sent up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'amme' is hidden within 'programmes'.
'amme' written backwards gives 'EMMA'.
(Other definitions for emma that I've seen before include "Flaubert's heroine" , "Jane Austen work - Ms Bunton, former Baby Spice" , "Lady Hamilton or Lady Thompson?" , "Jane Austen's fourth novel (1815)" , "Novel by June Austen" .)