Today - 20/06/2008

Presented by James Naughtie and John Humphrys. Detectives have visited Bulgaria twice this year to investigate the murder of Georgi Markov in London nearly 30 years ago. David Loyn, who covered the case at the time, looks at the latest developments. A rare type of meteorite that could hold clues to the birth of our solar system has been bought by London's Natural History Museum. Dr Caroline Smith, meteorite curator at the museum, explains its importance. The glory that was the Circus Maximus in Rome is being restored. Julius Caesar built it in 46 BC and as many as 250,000 people are thought to have watched chariot races there in its heyday. David Willey reports. A new book, Cityboy, reveals what really happens in the fevered world of the money markets. Author Geraint Anderson and Justin Urquhart-Stewart, a veteran of city life, discuss the book. President Sarkozy hopes that the United Nations will award 'heritage' status to France's cuisine. Emma Jane Kirby reports. Are we seeing a resurgence in vinyl records? BBC Radio 2's Bob Harris and Mark Ellen, editor of Word magazine, discuss whether the era of the LP is over.