Today - 03/09/2008

Presented by Sarah Montague and Evan Davis. Including: Lord Hannay discusses reunification talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders. Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond says that legislation will address social problems such as drinking. Martin Barnes of DrugScope advises on the dangers of diazepam addiction. North America editor Justin Webb reports from the Republican Convention on how party insiders and delegates feel about John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin. Rory Cellan-Jones investigates whether people care about which internet browser they use. Football League Chairman Lord Mawhinney and former Aston Villa chairman Doug Ellis discuss the dangers of foreign takeovers of football clubs and ask whether the influx of cash could be damaging the British game. Thought for the Day with writer Rhidian Brook. Will Hutton from the Work Foundation and Gerard Lyons of Standard Chartered Bank discuss Britain's place in the global trade for companies and other assets. Writer Frank Cottrell Boyce discusses his BBC drama about putting God on trial. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg discusses the government's economic recovery plan. Gavin Partington from the Wine and Spirit Trade Association discusses the proposed ban on alcohol sales to under-21s outside pubs and clubs. Author Amanda Ripley and Manuel Chea, survivor of a number of disasters, discuss why some people survive disasters and others in exactly the same situation do not. On the 350th anniversary of Oliver Cromwell's death, writer Michael O'Siochru and historian Martyn Bennet discuss the brutality of Cromwell's invasion of Ireland in 1649.