Recorded coverage of the nominations of Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness for First and Deputy First Minister. From Thursday 5 June. Parliament is currently in recess. 0715 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_0615_4480_44743_60 0615 Recorded coverage of questions in the House of Commons to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, from Wednesday 16 July. 0750 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_0715_4480_44742_35 0715 Mark D'Arcy talks to author Ffion Hague about her book The Pain and the Privilege The Women in Lloyd George's Life. Parliament is currently in recess. 0805 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_0750_4480_44741_15 0750 Highlights of the debate in the House of Lords on holding a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty as part of the consideration of the EU (Amendment) Bill. From Wednesday 18 June. 0905 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_0805_4480_44740_60 0805 Shirin Wheeler asks if the Council of Europe is up to the task of being the conscience of the continent, and whether it is tough enough on disregard for human rights. 0935 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_0905_4480_44739_30 0905 Recorded coverage of London Mayor Boris Johnson's question session in the London Assembly. From Wednesday 16 July. 1020 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_0935_4480_44738_45 0935 Mark D'Arcy talks to authors Kathleen Burk and Mary Jordan about the latest political books covering the US Presidential Election. 1055 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_1020_4480_44737_35 1020 Recorded coverage of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's speech to the European Parliament at the start of France's six-month presidency of the EU. From Thursday 10 July. 1155 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_1055_4480_44736_60 1055 Recorded coverage of a speech by the broadcaster Stephen Fry on the future of public service broadcasting, from Wednesday 7 May. Parliament is currently in recess. 1240 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_1155_4480_44735_45 1155 Highlights of the debate in the House of Commons on lowering the time limit for abortions as part of the consideration of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. From 20 May. 1340 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_1240_4480_44734_60 1240 Recorded coverage of questions in the Scottish Parliament to First Minister Alex Salmond, from Thursday 26 June. Parliament is currently in recess. 1415 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_1340_4480_44733_35 1340 Mark D'Arcy talks to Newsweek International editor Fareed Zakaria about his book The Post-American World. 1430 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_1415_4480_44732_15 1415 Alicia McCarthy reviews the highlights of the past three months at Westminster. Parliament is currently in recess. 1530 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_1430_4480_44731_60 1430 Do national parliaments have enough influence on the laws that are agreed in Brussels? Shirin Wheeler reports from Westminster on the UK Parliament's system of scrutiny. 1600 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_1530_4480_45583_30 1530 Highlights of the debate in the House of Lords on the Counter-Terrorism Bill including discussion of the 42 day pre-charge detention limit. From Tuesday 8 July. 1700 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_1600_4480_44729_60 1600 Mark D'Arcy and his guests Joan Bakewell, Matthew Parris and Andrew Roberts make their choice of political books to take away on holiday over the summer. 1740 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_1700_4480_44728_40 1700 Recorded coverage of the Lord Speaker's Lecture given by Baroness Jay of Paddington on Politics and the Media - better or worse in the last fifty years. From Thursday 12 June. 1820 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_1740_4480_44727_40 1740 Recorded coverage of questions in the Welsh Assembly to First Minister Rhodri Morgan, From Tuesday 15 July. Parliament is currently in recess. 1850 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_1820_4480_44726_30 1820 Recorded coverage of a speech by the broadcaster Sir David Attenborough on public service broadcasting. From Wednesday 30 April. Parliament is currently in recess. 1925 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_1850_4480_44725_35 1850 Mark D'Arcy talks to authors Kathleen Burk and Mary Jordan about the latest political books covering the US Presidential Election. 2000 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_1925_4480_44724_35 1925 Recorded coverage of questions in the Northern Ireland Assembly to First Minister Peter Robinson. From Monday 9 June. Parliament is currently in recess. 2035 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_2000_4480_44723_35 2000 Alicia McCarthy reviews the highlights of the past three months at Westminster. Parliament is currently in recess. 2135 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_2035_4480_44722_60 2035 Janet Barrie looks back at the events of the last year in the European Parliament. Parliament is currently in recess. 2205 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_2135_4480_44721_30 2135 Highlights of the debate in the House of Commons on the Counter-Terrorism Bill provision for extending the term of pre-charge detention to 42 days. From Wednesday 11 June. 2305 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_2205_4480_45582_60 2205 Mark D'Arcy and his guests Joan Bakewell, Matthew Parris and Andrew Roberts make their choice of political books to take away on holiday over the summer. 2345 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_2305_4480_45152_40 2305 Recorded coverage of First Minister Alex Salmond's speech to the Scottish Parliament setting out his vision for Scotland. From Wednesday 14 May. Parliament is currently in recess. 0030 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080830_2345_4480_45153_45 2345 Recorded coverage of the Lord Speaker's Lecture given by Baroness Young of Hornsey on Culture, Language and Identity. From Thursday 28 February. Parliament is currently in recess. 0050 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080831_0030_4480_44793_20 0030 Recorded coverage of the nominations of Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness for First and Deputy First Minister. From Thursday 5 June. Parliament is currently in recess. 0150 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080831_0050_4480_44792_60 0050 Recorded coverage of questions in the House of Commons to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, from Wednesday 16 July. 0225 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080831_0150_4480_44791_35 0150 Mark D'Arcy talks to author Ffion Hague about her book The Pain and the Privilege The Women in Lloyd George's Life. Parliament is currently in recess. 0240 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080831_0225_4480_44790_15 0225 Highlights of the debate in the House of Lords on holding a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty as part of the consideration of the EU (Amendment) Bill. From Wednesday 18 June. 0340 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080831_0240_4480_44789_60 0240 Shirin Wheeler asks if the Council of Europe is up to the task of being the conscience of the continent, and whether it is tough enough on disregard for human rights. 0410 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080831_0340_4480_44788_30 0340 Recorded coverage of London Mayor Boris Johnson's question session in the London Assembly. From Wednesday 16 July. 0455 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080831_0410_4480_44787_45 0410 Mark D'Arcy talks to authors Kathleen Burk and Mary Jordan about the latest political books covering the US Presidential Election. 0530 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080831_0455_4480_44786_35 0455 Recorded coverage of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's speech to the European Parliament at the start of France's six-month presidency of the EU. From Thursday 10 July. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080830/20080831_0530_4480_44785_60 0530