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	FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER 22.30 BST - BBC TWO FROM GAVIN ESLER Hello, Quote for the Day "Don't screw it up, buddy" - What Michelle Obama told her husband Barack, the Democrat candidate for the White House, before he made a big speech. In tonight's programme: Michelle Obama's words might be taken to heart by politicians round the world, as the real impact of the credit crunch continues to worsen. Newsnight these days is not for the faint hearted as - whether we are entering a recession or not and whether we're heading for a slump - things are on the slide, stock markets round the world have taken another tumble and the pound has dropped yet again against the dollar. We hope to have a stellar cast in our nightly brains trust -- including Francis Fukuyama -- to tell us what more he thinks governments can do. Deripaska Of course we could always go off and borrow a few quid from a passing oligarch. Who is this Oleg Deripaska whose acquaintance has proved so toxic for Peter Mandelson and George Osborne? We?ve a special report on the billionaire behind the headlines. And finally Another in our Jokes Fit For a Recession sent in by Newsnight viewer Dick Carbutt: Quote from a city trader: "This downturn is worse than a divorce. I've lost half my net worth and I still have a wife." Newsnight will be trying -- in Michelle Obama's words -- not to screw up, at 10.30 pm on BBC2. And don't forget to scroll down to see what is planned for Newsnight Review at 11pm. Gavin
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	PRESENTED BY MARTHA KEARNEY We're starting Halloween celebrations early with a haunted edition of Newsnight Review and a bewitching panel - Candace Bushnell, Will Self, Ekow Eshun and Sarah Churchwell. Ghost Town We begin with Ghost Town which is Ricky Gervais's first film in which he plays the lead. After the awful characters in The Office and Extras, he takes on the role of another extremely irritating man Bertram Pincus. He's a British dentist working in Manhattan who after a near death experience on the operating table can suddenly see the dead. Apparently at one press conference, a US journalist praised Gervais for the fake teeth he wore in the film. They were real. The Widows of Eastwick We stay with the supernatural for John Updike's sequel to The Witches of Eastwick. The temptresses are much older now, living apart. In The Widows of Eastwick we see them return to the Rhode Island resort town where the counter culture they loved has disappeared. Little Dorrit Our third item features a spook, well a former one, Matthew Macfadyen who is one of a plethora of stars in Andrew Davies' new adaptation of Dickens' novel Little Dorrit for BBC One. This story of literal and figurative imprisonment takes the same form as the highly successful Bleak House. Will it be as successful? Byzantium And we will end with the new Royal Academy exhibition Byzantium. This has brought together treasures from all over the world to celebrate the culture which lasted from the foundation of Constantinople in 330 to its sacking by the Turks in 1453. I hope you will join us tonight. Be afraid. And give us your thoughts on our blog by clicking here: Martha Missed Newsnight? Click here to watch online Newsnight Blog Add your comments to our correspondents' blogs: CLICK HERE
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