麻豆约拍

Presented by James Naughtie and Evan Davis.

Including:

The government faces a new rebellion over its abolition of the 10p tax band as the Finance Bill returns to the Commons. Labour MP David Taylor explains why he has tabled an amendment calling for all losers to be compensated in full.

Turkey's chief prosecutor will give evidence to the country's constitutional court calling for the governing AK Party to be closed down for trying to impose Sharia law on Turkey, a strictly secular state. Sarah Rainsford reports.

An interview given by the the Beatles to Scottish TV has recently been rediscovered, having languished in a damp garage in South London for over 30 years. Richard Jeffs explains the significance of his discovery.

Thought for the Day with Dr Indarjit Singh, director of the Network of Sikh Organisations.

Documentary film maker Sean Langan has returned home after three months in captivity in Afghanistan. Security correspondent Frank Gardner and John Williams from the Foreign Office discuss his release.

Science correspondent Tom Feilden visits Charles Darwin's garden in Kent, which he used as an open air laboratory, to find out how Kentish hedge parsley helped Darwin to refine his theory of natural selection.

A new report claims that good grades in science subjects are harder to obtain than those in arts subjects. Dr Robert Coe, author of the report, discusses the findings with Julian Petley, professor of film and television studies.

Can China ever become a more democratic society in the western sense? Professor Edward Burman from the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts discusses the future of the country with Will Hutton of the Work Foundation.

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