Today - 16/06/2008

Presented by Evan Davis and Sarah Montague. US President George W Bush is at Downing Street for formal talks with Gordon Brown. He will also meet Tony Blair in his capacity as a Middle East envoy and later visit Northern Ireland. Mike Wooldridge explains what Bush will be discussing. Frances Done, head of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, has urged magistrates and judges to impose fewer custodial terms on young offenders. She speaks to the BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw. Rebecca Jones speaks to veteran actress Elaine Stritch about the revival of Noel Coward's last musical. Can Europe afford to ignore vote in Ireland and press ahead with the Lisbon Treaty? And what happens if it does? Europe editor Mark Mardell speaks to Ireland's European Affairs Minister Dick Roche. UK economic growth will slow to its lowest level since 1992 next year, the CBI has warned. CBI director general Richard Lambert outlines the economic forecast. Thought for the Day: With the Reverend Dr Alan Billings. A resident has complained about the bells at her local church. The Rev Nigel Hartley of St Peter and St Paul's Church at Aldeburgh discusses the implications of a petition to have the peal of bells reined in. A museum dedicated to telling the Woodstock story has opened on the site of the original festival. Matt Wells reports. A Scottish couple is facing up to the CS Lewis Company as it claims rights over the name Narnia. Gillian Fergusson explains why they are being asked to hand over the name. Author Tim Lynch and Rosemary Hollis of the Olive Tree programme at City University discuss George W Bush's legacy.