Today - 16/07/2008

Presented by John Humphrys and Evan Davis. Including: More is being learned about dinosaurs from Chinese palaeontological discoveries. China even has its own Indiana Jones, Shu Shing. Science correspondent Tom Feilden and Paul Barrett of the Natural History Museum discuss his work. Thought for the Day with Professor Mona Siddiqui. Thousands of council staff are striking over pay. Dave Prentis of Unison and John Ransford of the Local Government Association, discuss the impact on the public. People are to be given more choice over where they die as part of a package of measures to improve care for the dying. Health Secretary Alan Johnson explains. Hundreds of personal items belonging to the late soul superstar James Brown are due to be auctioned off in New York. Matthew Wells reports from the Christie's sale. Gordon Brown is meeting Nigerian president Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to discuss how the country can deal with violence in the region and help increase oil production. Oil analyst Simon Wardell and former presidential adviser Dr Dele Cole discuss what impact Brown can have. Israel will exchange five Lebanese prisoners in return for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers. David Cesarani of Royal Holloway College, University of London, explains why the deal was done. The BBC Four Samuel Johnson prize was awarded to Kate Summerscale for the book The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, or The Murder at Road Hill House. She describes the murder case in 1860 which features in the book. Bishops attending the Lambeth conference are going on a three-day retreat of prayer and reflection led by Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams. Team-building consultant Alan Hunt and vicar of Putney Giles Fraser explain how this differs from a corporate exercise.