Today - 21/01/2009

Presented by Sarah Montague and Evan Davis. Torin Douglas examines an Ofcom report into public service broadcasting. Jonathan Beale discovers that closing Guantanamo down, as Barack Obama has pledged, will be easier said than done. Alison Kentuck, Receiver of Wreck at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, explains what will happen to the hundreds of tonnes of timber that fell from a cargo ship in the English Channel once it washes ashore. Tom Feilden explains why a dung beetle has turned carnivore. Health Secretary Alan Johnson discusses if the constitution for the NHS will change the service. Researcher David Savage explains why politeness may have led to more British than American casualties in the sinking of the Titanic. James Naughtie examines Barack Obama's first day as US president. Thought for the day with the Rt Rev Tom Butler. Vince Cable and economist Tim Congdon discuss if RBS or Lloyds should be nationalised. An Ofcom report into public service broadcasting says there will be a shortfall in funding of up to 235 million pounds a year by 2012. Chief exec Ed Richards discusses. President Obama wants the military trials in Guantanamo Bay to be suspended. Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith welcomes the news. Alex Bushill reports on the row between wealthy outsiders and local residents in Cornwall. Tim Franks reports on the situation in Gaza. Donald Terrence James and lawyer Clive Hyer discuss compensation claims after suffering from nuclear tests. Zbigniew Brzezinski discusses President Obama's foreign policy. Matthew Hall explains why coroners have managed to remain independent. TV executives David Elstein and Andy Duncan discuss the future of public service broadcasting.