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Does Ali G work in 2026? Sacha Baron Cohen has defended his new film - Ali G: Who iz I? - and said the wannabe rapper from Staines is a "vehicle to expose prejudice, bias and stupidity". But critics of the character say it perpetuates racial stereotypes. Comedian Daliso Chaponda and writer Nels Abbey discuss.

"Are we really in such a bad state that we risk losing vital bits of infrastructure?" @Annaefoster questions Treasury minister James Murray, after the government advises people to stockpile three days' emergency supplies in case of a national crisis.

If you use an AI chatbot for investment advice, what protections are in place? Business presenter @WillBain31 asks Financial Conduct Authority chief exec Nikhil Rathi, who says they're looking at this area because some products aren't regulated.

"You might work nine hours but only get paid for six." Chris Badger from the Care Quality Commission outlines the problems facing homecare workers in a system which is 'fragmented'.

A widespread Google Cloud outage disrupted banking services across the UK this week. Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, tells our business presenter @WillBain31 that the financial system moves too slowly against growing threats.

"We can unlock farming as a powerhouse." Martin Lines, CEO of the Nature Friendly Farming Network, says British farming has opportunities beyond food production but must do more to restore soils, waterways and biodiversity. Listen to the Today Debate: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m003336…

"British farming does need rescuing, but not as part of a museum piece." On the Today Debate, former NFU president Baroness Minette Batters says the UK must produce more of its own food - warning of the impact of climate change, extreme weather and geopolitical instability.

Who carries around a bottle of HP Sauce in their briefcase? A) John Healey B) Nick Robinson C) You’re the Today programme, cover something more serious

“This is the most serious vulnerability I’ve ever found.” Organisations around the world are being affected by a cyber-security flaw that could impact their websites. Ryan Austin is a cyber security researcher at a firm called Calif and discovered the vulnerability. He told @bbcnickrobinson how he did it and what it means.

“I wasted time, and now doth time waste me,” Dame Judi Dench shares some of the quotes from Shakespeare that mean the most to her – and tells us why she’s ‘besotted with sonnets’.

Dame Judi Dench played ‘M’ in James Bond for eight years – longer than any actor has played Bond himself. She tells @emmabarnett about being invited to lunch with the real-life head of MI6.

Judges in England and Wales will be given stronger powers to block prison visits and keep offenders in their cells if they refuse to face their victim’s families during sentencing. Farah Naz is the aunt of Zara Aleena who was sexually assaulted and murdered in 2022. Her killer didn’t appear in court for sentencing. She describes the impact on the family.

New files released by MI5 show Nye Bevan, the founder of the NHS, was monitored by British security services for more than 20 years. Nick Thomas-Symonds, Labour MP and biographer of Bevan, tells @bbcnickrobinson ‘there was surveillance for the best part of three decades’.

"I can't read any more." Dame Judi Dench is releasing a memoir, written with her friend Brendan O'Hea. She speaks to @emmabarnett about ageing, and how she's had to change what she does as her sight deteriorates.

“Regulations on businesses, energy prices, high fuel prices… he’s very conscious of all those things.” The Chancellor has suggested next week’s Budget will 'back businesses in Britain' and cut regulation. Our political correspondent Damian Grammaticas says John Healey is ‘conscious that businesses are facing the same sort of cost of living pressures as families’.