Monday, July 9, 2007

In tonight's programme

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MONDAY 9 JULY 22:30 BST - BBC TWO
FROM GAVIN ESLER

Hello,

Today's Quote for the Day comes from Alistair Campbell's diaries.

"Tony. It's Gordon. I'm locked in the toilet."
A phone message from Gordon Brown to Tony Blair as they were discussing which one of them should run for the leadership of the Labour party. Blair is quoted as replying:
"You're staying there until you agree." (page 54)

In tonight's programme:

21/7
There have been four guilty verdicts on the 21/7 bomb plotters. We have extensive coverage of the plot, why it failed, and what the case reveals about Britain's co-ordination of immigration, the police and intelligence.

The Diaries
Michael Crick will fillet out the Alastair Campbell diaries for what is new and interesting, and we'll hear a wide range of views, from those in a position to know, about what fresh light they shed on the Blair years.

Obesity
A third of children in Britain are obese or overweight. Jackie Long has spent eight weeks with a group of kids and their families on a testing programme, designed to re-educate them about healthy eating. It's a powerful film and shows how obesity damages childrens' lives as well as their loved ones.

And finally:
Peter C, Newsnight's answer to Bernard Manning, has come up with an intellectual joke. Here goes:
Jean-Paul Sartre is sitting at a French cafe, revising his draft of Being and Nothingness. He says to the waitress, "I'd like a cup of coffee, please, with no cream." The waitress replies, "I'm sorry, monsieur, but we're out of cream. How about with no milk?"

In a very real and existential sense, Newsnight will be on BBC2 at 10.30pm tonight.

Gavin


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