Presented by Martha Kearney
Here's what is coming up on Newsnight: Tonight, Richard Watson has new revelations on the chaos in the student work visa system.
We also have the first British TV interview with Curt Knox, father of Amanda Knox, the American student convicted last week of killing her British housemate Meredith Kercher in Italy in 2007.
Amanda Knox faces a prison sentence of 26 years for the murder of the woman she described as her friend.
Her father Curt has vowed to fight on to clear her. Prosecutors portrayed Amanda as manipulative and promiscuous - but her supporters argued she was the victim of a vicious character assassination.
And after two days of tense discussion in Brussels, EU leaders have agreed to pay almost £7bn over the next three years to help developing nations adapt to climate change.
But are poorer countries taking enough action themselves? Christian Fraser reports from Egypt, where a one metre rise in the sea level could displace eight million people from the Nile Delta and destroy Egypt's most fertile farmland.
And here's Martha with what is coming up on Newsnight Review: On tonight's show - it's all about the kids. Are adults muscling in on children's culture?
Two film adaptations of classic children's books, directed by two of Hollywood's hippest filmmakers, have recently arrived on British cinema screens.
Spike Jonze's interpretation of Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are, and Wes Anderson's stop-motion adaptation of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox both offer dark and idiosyncratic takes on childhood classics, but who will they really appeal to?
We'll look at the latest in the run of family friendly productions at the National Theatre - Nation, adapted from the Terry Pratchett novel.
Can theatre that aims to attract audiences of all ages really please all generations?
And in the week that Thomas the Tank Engine was attacked by a Canadian academic for its "conservative political ideology" and failure to represent women properly, are we still trying to impress adult ideas about gender into the books kids read?
Our panel discuss two very different books. Girls Are Not Chicks, a feminist colouring book which playfully examines female gender stereotypes and Battleground by ex-SAS soldier Chris Ryan - an all action thriller for boys aged 11+.
Do join me this evening.
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