Politics Professor Peter Hennessy, the Reverend Richard Coles and psychotherapist Lucy Beresford discuss the impact of the MPs' expenses scandal. Show more

Recorded coverage of Gordon Brown's statement in the House of Commons on the government's legislative programme, and the response of the opposition and backbenches, from 29 June. Show more

Shirin Wheeler reports on how the European Parliament shapes law, charting the progress of a bid to ban the sale of seal products in the European Union.

Recorded coverage of business in the House of Lords on Thursday 19 March, including a debate on the bicentenary of Darwin's birth.

Mark D'Arcy and guests Vince Cable, Gillian Tett and Paul Mason look at books analysing the credit crunch and the effects of the global financial crisis.

Alicia McCarthy reviews the highlights of the past three months at Westminster.

Recorded coverage of the Public Administration committee session on official language with evidence from Simon Hoggart of the Guardian and Matthew Parris of the Times, from 9 July. Show more

Recorded coverage of the Lord Speaker's Lecture given by Lord Rees of Ludlow, President of the Royal Society, on the world in 2050, from Thursday 18 June.

Recorded coverage of the opposition day debate in the House of Commons on the Iraq Inquiry, from Wednesday 24 June.