| Thursday 4 February 2010 - 2230 GMT - BBC Two Presented by Gavin Esler Today, Sir Thomas Legg finally published his audit of MPs' expenses claims between 2004 and 2008. Sir Thomas has criticised the expenses system, saying it was "deeply flawed" and the rules "vague", and recommended that 390 MPs, more than half, should repay £1.3m. Tonight, David Grossman will be reporting on the first official examination of the expenses issue. And ahead of the announcement tomorrow by the Crown Prosecution Service of whether it will prosecute MPs involved in the expenses row, we will ask whether we are now reaching the conclusion of what has been a damaging period for politics and Parliament Also, in the wake of scandals about the private lives of public figures, Max Mosley and a leading newspaper lawyer will join us in the Newsnight studio to debate privacy and press freedom. We have a film from our Sydney correspondent Nick Bryant on climate change scepticism in Australia (including footage of the opposition leader in his budgie smugglers). And Stephen Smith reports on the demise of The Foundry in East London, which is to be demolished and replaced with an 18-storey hotel. Over the past decade the venue has played an important role in the history of artists including author Irvine Welsh, comic Mark Thomas, graffiti artist Banksy, and band The Libertines. Is its demolition part of the ebb and flow of city life, or a sign of how we fail to treasure the arts heritage of the future? Join Gavin Esler at 10.30pm on BBC Two. | 
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