Today - 24/08/2009

Presented by Edward Stourton and Evan Davis. Independent MSP Margo MacDonald discusses the release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing Abdelbaset Ali al Megrahi. Transport Committee Chairman Louise Ellman MP explains why more must be done to reduce non-compliance among foreign-registered lorries, buses and coaches. Correspondent Hugh Sykes went to talk to Afghan refugees in northern France to gauge their reaction to the presidential elections in Afghanistan. Correspondent Kevin Connolly reports from a suburban showroom in the US as the deadline for the car scrappage scheme approaches. Dominic Hughes reports from Athens where wildfires have raged almost unchecked for two days. Thought for the day with Rabbi Lionel Blue. Correspondent Colette Hume reports from the Vale of Glamorgan on advice to avoid getting trampled by cows. Former England captain Mike Gatting and Test Match Special commentator Vic Marks discuss England's urn-winning performance in the Ashes. Scotland's political editor Brian Taylor examines the political consensus emerging against the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, Abdelbaset Ali al Megrahi's release. Lord Steel discusses whether the furore and its foreign policy implications highlights a flaw in devolution. Columnist Charles Clover and presenter Griff Rhys Jones debate who should have the freedom of Britain's waters. Professor Nikolas Markatos discusses an early warning system for wildfires in Greece he has designed which is ready for use but has not been put in place. Councillor John Hannides and Charles Saumarez Smith, of the Royal Academy, discuss whether Southampton Council should sell some of its famous artworks to fund the construction of a museum dedicated to the Titanic. Correspondent Malcolm Brabant explains how he had to flee his home in Athens as wildfires approached. Author Jon Entine and sports writer Matthew Syed discuss the importance of genetics in sport. Mike Perham, aged 17, is set to become the youngest person in the world to sail solo around the world. Evan Davis talks to him on his boat, 540 miles off Land's End. Terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna discusses what is going on inside Pakistan's Taliban.