Today - 18/08/2009

Presented by Edward Stourton and Evan Davis. Editor of technology website and magazine ZDNet Rupert Goodwins discusses whether more can be done to make online transactions safe. CWU leader Billy Hayes considers how the disagreement over cuts to Royal Mail jobs and services could be resolved. Julian Radcliffe of the Art Loss Register explains what could have happened to stolen diamonds in a 40 million pound raid on a London jewellery store. Reporter Paola Buonadonna visits Poundbury to discover whether local residents agree with Prince Charles's idea of good architecture. Ian West of the RSPB says the performance of UK police forces on wildlife crime is inconsistent. Wes Streeting, of the National Union of Students, and Nicholas Barr, of the London School of Economics, discuss whether student debt is at the right level. Epidemiologist Neil Ferguson discusses whether there is a useful comparison between zombies and swine flu. Thought for the day with the novelist and columnist Anne Atkins. Former CIA officer Robert Baer and former ambassador Sir Richard Dalton discusses the fate of the Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi. Ian Pannell reports from Kabul on widespread corruption ahead of elections in Afghanistan. John Thornhill, chairman of the Magistrates' Association, discusses on-the-spot fines for careless driving. BBC historian Jean Seaton and biographer Andrew Lownie discuss the BBC career of the spy Guy Burgess. David McKittrick, of The Independent, explains the history of the Real IRA. Former England captain Will Carling and sports writer Oliver Holt of the Daily Mirror discuss a year in rugby which has already included drug-allegations and eye-gouging. Reporter Zubeida Malik describes her correspondence with a teacher from Mingora who describes what life was like for her and other women in Pakistan under Taliban rule. Ruth Davison, director of the National Housing Federation, says even a small reduction in rental income could have a big impact on their programme for more social housing. Simon Calder, travel editor of the Independent, discusses examples of airports being not quite in the centre of the city they are named after.