Presented by Kirsty Wark
From Kirsty Wark: We are watching the pictures of demonstrators - thousands of men and women - in Tehran protesting at the outcome of the presidential election - and waiting for their man Mir Hossein Mousavi to address them.
They are on the streets despite the threat of a clampdown by the various police forces of the victorious President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
And despite efforts to block pictures from the country we can see the turmoil on all kinds of media - including mobile phones and Facebook - as many of the younger generation try to keep the pressure up in support of the defeated Mr Mousavi.
He has appealed to Iran's Guardian Council to annul the result which he described as a "dangerous charade".
Tonight we report from Iran, and explore the power of new media to tell the world what is happening in Tehran, and we hear from Mr Mousavi's spokesman in Europe about whether fresh elections are just a pipedream.
Also tonight: They're off! Eleven MPs who want to fill a job which dates from the 14th Century are out of the stalls.
The vacancy for Speaker of the House of Commons - following the first forcible ejection for 300 years, when Michael Martin "stood down" - has resulted in a variety of candidates - from Ann Widdecombe to Margaret Beckett, to John Bercow - the Tory who's Labour's favoured man - to the Liberal Democrat's Alan Beith.
Who would be best at restoring the respect for Westminster, modernising the role, and stamping their authority on over 600 MPs?
Watch Newsnight tonight and make your mind up - at least six of the 11 will be in the studio to take part on our Speaker's hustings.
Plus, on the eve of Lord Stephen Carter's long awaited report on Digital Britain, we focus on one area of the media which is in steep decline and which will face an even tougher battle for survival if Lord Carter announces money to boost local TV News - Local Newspapers.
Once the voice of towns all over the UK, and now, losing millions.
Do we want local newspapers? Do put your comments on our website and join us tonight at 10.30pm on BBC Two.
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