01/02/2016

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One of the many things Terry Wogan did to delight his huge audiences was telling stories. Recorded for a CD produced for Children in Need it's called "John Goes To Work."

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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) will publish its decision on whether to allow the first experiments involving genetically modifying human embryos. The research could help to develop new treatments for infertility and reduce miscarriage. Speaking live on the studio is Peter Braude Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Kings College London.

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David Cameron and European Council President Donald Tusk met last night to discuss the reforms the Prime Minister wants to agree in our relationship with Europe. We speak to Tom Nuttall who writes the Charlemagne column for the Economist.

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A reaction to the Mail front page article which says ‘GPs have voted to stop looking after thousands of care home residents raising fears that elderly patients will be left with impersonal or inferior care.’ Speaking live on the programme is GP Dr Chaand Nagpaul chair of BMA’s GP committee.

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The opera L'Etoile opens at Covent Garden tonight - the first time its been performed there. We have been speaking to Chris Addison the stand up comedian, actor and director will be making his first operatic appearance.

The talks in Geneva that were meant to start last week to find some way of ending the carnage in Syria have still not even begun. Speaking on the programme is Andrew Mitchell MP for Sutton Coldfield and former secretary of State for International Development 

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Reflecting on the life and legacy of Sir Terry Wogan, John Humphrys pays his tribute.   

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An inquest due to open on Monday into the death of 18 year old Cheryl James at Deepcut barracks in 1995. This is the first new inquest into deaths at the base. Four young recruits died there between 1995 and 2002. We have been talking to Des James father of Cheryl James.

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The World Health Organisation is meeting today to decide whether the Zika outbreak should be declared an international health emergency. Speaking live on the programme is director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Professor Peter. He co-discovered the Ebola virus in 1976.

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Voters from across Iowa prepare to take part in the caucuses to help select the Democratic and Republican candidates for President in 2016. BBC’s James Naughtie reports.

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Reflecting on the life and legacy of Sir Terry Wogan Irish stars Graham Norton and Dara O’Briain have said it was incredibly important to have someone like Wogan as a high-profile Irish voice during the troubles. Speaking live on the programme is broadcaster, who worked on Terry Wogan’s morning Radio 2 programme Gloria Hunniford and broadcaster and long-time friend of Sir Terry Wogan Henry Kelly.

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A campaign group is calling for a delay to the changes that will effect when women can claim their state pension. The government's plans are to equalize the age at which people claim their state pension for men and women to 65 by November 2018, followed by a further increase to 66 by October 2020. We’ve been speaking to the Minister of State for Pensions Baroness Altmann.

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The President of the World Bank Dr Jim Yong Kim says if world leaders promoted an anthropological approach to understanding others they would be able to help the planet deal with extremism and xenophobia. Dr Jim Yong Kim says understanding otherness is the world's biggest challenge. Speaking on the programme is the presenter of the current Radio 4 series From Savage to Self, Farrah Jarral and Gillian Tett is a Financial Times journalist and an anthropologist.

All subject to change.