The Fabulous Picture Show - Mongol - 31 May 08 - Part 1
Filmmaker Sergei Bodrov illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan.
Frost over the World - Darius Rejai - 30 May 08
First, Sir David talks to Sidney Blumenthal, a former adviser to Bill Clinton and now part of Hilary’s campaign team.
He argues that Hilary still has a chance to win the nomination so she must stay in the race.
Blumenthal says John McCain, the Republican nominee, is a formidable candidate.
Also, new book by Darius Rejali, one of the world’s leading experts on torture, puts the counter argument.
In Torture and Democracy, Rejali argues that the use of torture is futile.
Darius Rejali joins Sir David to discuss the issue. He says that torture does not produce good intelligence.
Rejali also says that modern democracies have pioneered forms of torture that leave few marks.
Frost over the World - Peru - 30 May 08
Joining Sir David to discuss the country and the region is Alejandro Toledo, the Peru’s former persident between 2001 and 2006.
Toledo says that alleviating poverty is one of South America’s greatest challenges but thinks the region can soon play a predominant role in the world economy.
He warns that Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez is a divisive figure and a source of instability in the region.
The Fabulous Picture Show - Mongol - 31 May 08 - Part 2
Filmmaker Sergei Bodrov illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan.
Sami al-Hajj returns to Al Jazeera - 31 May 08
More than six years after he was captured and held without charge in Guantanamo Bay, the Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj has returned triumpantly to Qatar - his place of work.