Presented by David Dimbleby , with film reports from Bill Kerr Elliott and Stephen Bradshaw , with political gossip from John Cole. Including this week:
The Speech Writers - a report on the people who put words into politicians' mouths.
The Decline and Fall of Budget Day - James Naughtie muses on the great budget days and scandals of the past.
Director Sue McMahon
Deputy editor Colin Martin Editor Richard Tait