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or text us on 84844. 0709 The Labour leadership contest is still too close to call. Political correspondent Jo Coburn
reports from the party's conference in Manchester.
0712 England have become the first overseas Commonwealth Games team to arrive Delhi as many other countries are delaying their arrival. BBC correspondent Rahul Tandon
reports from the Indian capital.
0715 The paper review. 0718 The prison population in England and Wales is at a record high; there are now more than 85,000 people behind bars. Today presenter, Evan Davis, asked the Harvard criminologist Christopher Stone and filmmaker Roger Graef
how restorative justice might help victims.
0724 The sports news with Rob Bonnet.
0732 Today we will learn who the next Labour leader will be. Chief political correspondent Norman Smith
asks whether Labour has missed its chance
after its worst defeat in election history. 0737 The Home Secretary has said the threat level to Great Britain from dissident Irish republicans has been raised from "moderate" to "substantial". Richard English, professor of Politics at Queen's University, discusses the dissident groups' technical expertise. 0740 The paper review. 0744 Why is it that so many arts institutions in this country have to rely on the taxpayer but in the United States there are so many private donations and big cash endowments? Arts Editor Will Gompertz
examines the difference between American and British arts financing.
0748 Thought for the Day with Brian Draper, associate lecturer at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. 0751 A number of public health quangos are on a leaked list of those being considered for the be axe. Does this mark a turning point in public health policy? Stephen Dorrell MP and Professor Julian Le Grand
debate how cutting such bodies may affect healthcare.
0810 David Miliband has been the front runner in the Labour leadership contest from the outset, but his younger brother Ed is now the bookies' favourite. Ed Miliband supporter Lord Kinnock
outlines the challenges facing Labour's new leader.
0818 What came before the Big Bang that led to the formation of the universe? Sir Roger Penrose's new book
explains his thoughts on the nature of creation.
0823 How effective is a public affirmation of faith? Father Ulick Loring
reflects on the impact of Pope Benedict's visit.
0827 The sports news with Rob Bonnet. 0832 The President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Michael Fennell,
outlines the current situation in Delhi
and sports journalist Mihir Bose gives his reaction to the recent problems. 0838 Ministers are looking at whether restorative justice could be used more widely in England and Wales as part of their sentencing review. Today reporter Andrew Hosken speaks to Coral Kent as she prepared
to meet the man who stabbed her husband
in an unprovoked attack. 0844 The paper review. 0847 What is the future of cartoon strips? Peanuts along with other cartoons such as Garfield are featured in thousands of newspapers around the world. Charles Peattie, who writes and illustrates Alex in the Daily Telegraph and Anita O'Brien, curator of The Cartoon Museum in London,
discuss the enduring appeal of the genre.
0852 David Miliband's campaign chairman, Douglas Alexander, examines
how the party hopes to go forward
following the election of a new leader.
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