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Presented by Nick Robinson and James Naughtie.

Including:

International trade negotiators have expressed their disappointment at the failure of the latest talks in Geneva aimed at liberalising global trade. With Jim O'Neill from Goldman Sachs.

The musical Gigi is being revived in London for the first time in more than 20 years. Arts correspondent Rebecca Jones interviews Topol and Millicent Martin, both in their seventies, who are teaming up for the show.

Thought for the Day with Rt Rev James Jones, Bishop of Liverpool.

Sir John Sulston of the Human Genetics Commission discusses the findings of a government-funded inquiry which states that people who are innocent of any crime should not have their DNA recorded on the national database.

Emoti-bots, which are on display at the Science Museum in London, can relax when you hug them and flinch when you shout. Developers David McGoren and Matt Denton discuss their creations.

Foreign Secretary David Miliband has called for the Labour Party to stop feeling sorry for themselves, enjoy a break, and then find the confidence to make the party's case afresh. EU Commissioner Peter Mandelson discusses the current state of the party.

Riding a bike may be fashionable for the nation's politicians, but parking a bike is banned in selected parts of Westminster due to perceived threats of bombs. John Adams, an expert in risk management, tries to convince the council it is over-reacting.

Richard Blair, George Orwell's son, reads extracts from his father's diaries, which are to be made available online for the first time.

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