NEWSNIGHT - Monday 1 February 2010 - 2230 GMT - BBC Two
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Presented by Kirsty Wark
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Tonight on the show we are planning to lead with the news that President
Barack Obama is deploying a missile shield around Iran. Why is the
defensive shield being put in place now? Does this mean a significant
shift in Washington's approach to Iran? We hope to have a discussion
featuring the US State Department, an Israeli government minister and an
Iranian voice.
Our Political editor Michael Crick has been to Northern Ireland to
examine the relationship between David Cameron's Conservatives and the
unionist parties. We'll also be following the twists and turns of the
arguments over the power-sharing government's role in policing justice
and parades.
Is John Terry fit to be the captain of the England football squad? We'll
be debating issues of morality and leadership.
And we are talking to computer scientist and father of virtual reality,
Jaron Lanier, about his new book, You Are Not a Gadget. To me he thinks
the web has become rotten to the core, controlled by information giants,
and stifling the creativity which was initially fostered by its birth...
Join me at 10.30pm on BBC Two.
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