Wednesday, May 6, 2009

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WEDNESDAY 6 MAY - 22.30 GMT - BBC TWO
PRESENTER JEREMY PAXMAN

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AF-PAK STRATEGY
From Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban:
"It's a big foreign policy day at the White House, as Barack Obama greets the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan. This 'trilateral diplomacy' is an essential part of his drive to get the key players pulling in the same direction in combatting Islamic militancy in the region.

"But as the US adminstration tries to move forward it's 'Af-Pak' strategy, it is facing a welter of opposition. Yesterday on Capitol Hill we saw how sceptical Congress is about paying Pakistan billions more in aid without reciprocal security commitments. Many Afghans and Pakistanis meanwhile resent even the notion of being lumped together as part of the same problem."

BNP SUPPORT
Also tonight, Michael Crick will be reporting from Cumbria on the BNP and whether it poses a real threat to Labour.

MODERN ARTS
Plus, as ITV announces that its flagship arts programme The South Bank Show will end when presenter Melvyn Bragg leaves next summer, we ask what it means for the broadcaster.

Join us at 10.30pm on BBC Two.

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