Today - 07/10/2008

Presented by James Naughtie and Sarah Montague. Former Europe Minister Dennis MacShane says that EU countries 'need coordination' to fix the economy. Author Terry Pratchett discusses a campaign to improve public understanding of Alzheimer's. David Kennedy, chief executive of the Committee on Climate Change, discusses greenhouse emissions with the new Energy and Climate Change minister, Ed Miliband. Business Editor Robert Peston reports on Alistair Darling's meeting with the heads of UK banks. Kevin Connolly reports from Cairo, Illinois, on how a small town could be an omen for the US presidential election. Thought for the Day with Dr Injarit Singh, Director of the Network of Sikh Organisations. Human evolution is over, according to leading geneticist Professor Steve Jones. Stephen Alambritis of the Federation of Small Businesses and Timothy Melgund, chief executive of stationers Paperchase, discuss whether the UK economy is already in a recession. Adam Shaw reports on the first few minutes of trading on the London Stock Exchange. Sanchia Berg reports on the publication of the original Frankenstein text. Jack Keane, one of the architects of the surge tactic in Iraq, and Colonel Tim Collins discuss whether a strategy similar to the one used in Iraq would work in Afghanistan. Harry Shapiro of the charity Drugscope says that the internet has made it easier to find out about legal drugs. Jon Manel speaks to a British man involved in the 51-day stand-off centred on the Branch Davidians in 1993. Derek Scott, former economics adviser to Tony Blair, and Katinka Barysch, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform, discuss whether EU countries will continue to look out for their own economies first.