In exactly four weeks Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband will sit down with other environment ministers in Copenhagen to try to agree a deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

But tonight, Mr Miliband will sit down with Newsnight's Ethical Man, Justin Rowlatt, in Justin's kitchen.

Since what will be discussed in December is ultimately about how we all live our lives, Newsnight thought where better to discuss the issues it raises but in a fairly ordinary home?

Also joining Justin - and his long-suffering family - are economist Vijay Joshi and Sarah Jayne Clifton from Friends of the Earth

They'll each get a mug of tea and a chance to tell us what kind of deal is likely in Copenhagen and how it will affect us all.

But the reality is that there are limits to how much individuals can reduce their energy consumption without fundamental changes in the way that energy is generated, and if Britain is to meet it commitments on reducing greenhouse gas emissions it faces a yawning energy gap.

Today the government announced that it plans to fill the gap with a huge expansion of nuclear power. Tonight, Susan Watts looks at the details of the plan and Jeremy Paxman will ask Mr Miliband about the thinking behind it.

Plus, it is 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Jeremy Paxman - who had only just joined the programme then - will be looking back on those historic events.

And on our website now, Olenka Frenkiel recalls being the first on the scene as East Berliners passed through the Brandenburg Gate and how she became part of TV history when she turned up in a live discussion clutching a brick from the newly dismantled wall.

The anniversary celebrations in Berlin have given European Union leaders the perfect excuse for a get-together, and their first chance to discuss who should become EU president and EU High Representative since the Lisbon Treaty was ratified.

Michael Crick will have the latest on the jobs race and whether David Miliband is still in the frame.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has come under fire from former defence chiefs who have criticised his Afghanistan strategy and questioned his support for British troops there.

During a House of Lords debate, Chief of the Defence Staff Field Marshal Lord Inge said the armed forces had never really believed the prime minister was "on their side".

General Lord Guthrie, also a former CDS, accused Mr Brown of "dithering" over his pledge to send an extra 500 troops to Afghanistan and said the government had failed to provide adequate numbers of helicopters to prevent the loss of British lives.

The criticism came after a key speech on Afghanistan from Mr Brown, hastily arranged at the end of a bloody week for UK forces there.

Mr Brown said it was "simply wrong" to say troops were not getting the support they need and that he was determined to do everything necessary to protect them.

He warned the Kabul government that he will not put UK troops "in harm's way for a government that does not stand up against corruption", but again staunchly defended the mission, saying it is vital for UK security.

Tonight, Michael Crick will be looking at the Downing Street's increasingly uncomfortable relationship with retired generals and assessing whether Mr Brown's speech will have done enough to ease concerns about the operation in Afghanistan.

Also tonight, Richard Watson will be digging into the past of Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who allegedly opened fire at Fort Hood killing 13 people and injuring 30.

US President Barack Obama has warned against "jumping to conclusions" about the US-born Muslim's motivation.

But what did cause an army psychiatrist, whose job it was to help traumatised and injured US troops, turn assailant?

AND HERE IS KIRSTY WARK WITH WHAT IS COMING UP ON NEWSNIGHT REVIEW:

And on Newsnight Review tonight I'll be getting to the dark heart of the week's cultural offerings along with my guests Kim Newman, Sarah Churchwell and Matthew Sweet.

Hammer Horror lives again with a retrospective in London and two new films currently in production.

We look at how the horror landscape has changed since the last Hammer film 30 years ago.

Does Jennifer's Body, unusually written and directed by women, challenge the gender stereotypes of the genre?

And does the success in America of the low budget film Paranormal Activity, soon to be released over here, mean a return to more psychological values in horror after the so-called "torture porn" gruesomeness of recent years?

On stage, the gore of the early 20th Century Grand Guignol theatre is revived in a new work by Carl Grose. Can the horrors of previous generations only ever be played for laughs?

And Paul Auster tells us how he scared himself writing his new work Invisible, a dark page turner of murder, incest, lies and illusion.

Join us at 11pm.

The shadow foreign secretary William Hague spoke to us last night about the Conservative party's decision not to hold a Lisbon Treaty referendum. He defended the Tory pledge to claw back power from the EU if elected, a policy French government minister Pierre Lellouche called "pathetic". Mr Lellouche has since said that he is prepared to "live with" whatever policy the UK had on Europe. But how are we going to be perceived in Europe and beyond if the Conservatives come to power at the next election?

Security forces in the Iranian capital, Tehran used batons and tear gas to disperse opposition supporters yesterday, witnesses and state media reported. Tonight we have a very strong interview with an Iranian opposition protestor about the brutal treatment inflicted upon him while in prison.

Emily's sore throat has got the better of her, so Gavin's stepped in. Join him at 10.30pm on BBC Two.

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye.

Promises of a referendum on the Lisbon treaty are now gone, defunct, deceased etc. But, if you thought the Tories would present that fact with the tail between their legs you have another think coming. No hint of apology from David Cameron today. Instead, fresh promises (some might call them cast iron guarantees) of a public vote on future treaties and indeed a pledge that British courts of law would hold sway over Europe. Can he promise this? Will anyone in Europe listen if he does?

Tonight, William 'wewillnotletmattersrestthere' Hague will join us. We'll ask if the Tories can still win the trust of the British public when they make pledges on Europe.

But first, a week that started badly in Afghanistan - with the return to power of a corrupt government - just got much, much worse. Today, five British soldiers were shot dead by the very policeman they were helping to train. Tonight we ask if the whole strategy of empowering and training up the Afghan army has been undermined by today's dreadful events. And we explore whether politicians are getting cold feet about the mission. Former minister Kim Howells says it would be better to 'bring home the vast majority of our men and women there and use the money saved to secure our own borders'. Do others tacitly agree with him?

The party leaders are united about one thing - a wish to appease Christopher Kelly with whatever he suggests on new rules for MPs' expenses. We'll be looking into the changes and how quickly they will be implemented.

And our Dragons' Den style Politics Pen returns (watch the trailer here). This time we're giving Newsnight viewers a chance to face our political animals and pitch their policy ideas on how we can raise more money from taxation. You can read more from one of the political animals, Patience Wheatcroft - who's the editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal Europe here.

Do join us on BBC Two at 10.30pm.
Emily

On the day that former British soldier Simon Mann - who was sentenced to 34 years for a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea - is pardoned and returned to the UK, Richard Watson has the exclusive, inside story of the coup. He has documents including the contract for the coup which shows that if it had been successful Mr Mann would have been in line for a $15m payout. Take a look at the documents here.

We have an exclusive interview with Al Gore - the former US Vice President, and author of the best-selling book and Academy Award winning movie about the threat of global warming, An Inconvenient Truth.

And Matt Frei returns to the town of Culpeper, in 'swing state' Virginia, a year on from the US Presidential election. Has anything changed since President Obama was elected?

Join Jeremy at 10.30pm on BBC Two.

Hamid Karzai has been declared the elected president of Afghanistan. The planned second round of the vote was scrapped after Mr Karzai's sole challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, pulled out of the race.

Tonight we hope to be speaking to Lyse Doucet live from Kabul to get the latest. And our
Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban will be asking if the lives lost and money spent to secure Afghanistan sufficiently for the election was worth it, and with Mr Karzai's reputation now so tarnished, how legitimate will his presidency be?

On Friday Newsnight spoke to the UK's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt, who was sacked after criticising government policies Since then two members of the drugs advisory panel have quit in protest and others are to meet to discuss their next move.

The home secretary Alan Johnson said Prof Nutt was sacked for "crossing the line" between giving advice and campaigning for a policy.

Tonight our Science Editor Susan Watts examines how this row came about, where it is heading and what could be the future implications for scientists and government ministers.

And talking of Alan Johnson, we will also be getting reaction to his first speech on migration in which he admitted the government has sometimes been "maladroit" in dealing with immigration.

Mr Johnson also accepted that some parts of Britain were "disproportionately" affected
by immigration, with an influx of new arrivals putting a "strain" on jobs and services.

And we have the second part in our Make Do And Mend series of films. Milliner Mary Jane Baxter has been travelling around the UK for Newsnight investigating if the resurgence of make do and mend is parsimony or passing fad.

Jeremy is presenting tonight and he'll be on BBC Two at 10.30pm. Do join
him.

European summits ain't what they used to be. I have fond memories of the Nice Treaty. Not its political significance, you understand, but the magnificent buffet provided by our French hosts. Nowadays the poor journalists and ministers all go to the Justus Lipsius building in Brussels which is, of course, much more efficient but lacks a certain glamour. Unless you count the presence of our Diplomatic Editor, Mark Urban, who was once famously described as having saturnine good looks.

Now that the Lisbon Treaty is set - finally - to be ratified, Mark will be asking what difference will it make to the EU? And I will be asking my guests if it is just a tidying up exercise or the route to an EU super state. We'll also be exploring who will be getting the top jobs and if David Miliband wants to become the new High Representative.

Michael Crick has been causing mischief in Taunton in Somerset where a blogger has apparently caused several councillors to resign.

And Kirsty has been interviewing that giant of American literature, Philip Roth about his new novella. Watch a preview clip here.

We will be discussing that book - The Humbling - with my Review guests at 11pm, who this week are Marina Hyde, Johann Hari and Jonathan Tallis.

But our main focus will be celebrity culture with several different takes on that. There's the new documentary Starsuckers which has famously hoaxed a number of newspapers into running mad "sleb" stories - like Pixie Geldof stuffing sweets in her bra and Sarah Harding from Girls Aloud being a secret expert on quantum mechanics.

There's a more soft focus view of fame with the new film showing Michael Jackson during his final rehearsals. But is it simply cashing in on his memory?

And we'll look at Reality Killed the Video Star - Robbie Williams' new album. Did the media want him to fail even before it came out?

Do join me from 10.30pm on BBC Two.

Martha

European Union leaders are in Brussels for a two-day summit aimed at settling a number of thorny issues, including the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and how to finance the fight against climate change.

Tonight, Mark Urban, who is also in Brussels, will have the latest on what is being achieved and on another issue hitting the headlines - Tony Blair's chances of becoming the first president of the European Council.

Leaders are to discuss the matter informally over dinner tonight - will they find it the perfect digestif or somewhat unpalatable?

And Jeremy Paxman will be talking to senior European politicians about what kind of European presidency they would like to see and their visions for the future of the EU.

Plus, with just six weeks to go before the crucial UN climate conference in Copenhagen, Susan Watts has been in the city for a series of cross-party talks which are helping to shape the agenda.

She has spoken to key players including the Danish prime minister and Wang Guangtao, the architect of China's climate change legislation.

Also, Richard Watson reports on the BBC's plan to cut the amount it spends on the salaries of some 640 senior managers by a quarter over the next three-and-a-half years.

And Jeremy will be speaking to BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons and Shadow Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt.

Our Political Editor Michael Crick will be gauging reaction amongst MPs to the news that they will face wide-ranging cuts to their second homes allowances and other expenses. The independent inquiry led by Sir Christopher Kelly into MPs expenses will publish its findings next week. So what tactics might MPs who are unhappy about Sir Christopher's proposed changes employ to try to dilute them?

And is television comedy becoming boring because of tighter rules and regulations on what entertainers can say - what is and what is not an acceptable joke in 2009?

It's Jeremy presenting tonight - join him at 10.30pm on BBC Two.

In Afghanistan where eight more soldiers died today, there is not one but two battles being fought. The battle to conquer the Taliban, and another equally devastating battle, to keep women and their babies alive. Maternal mortality is one of the country's most persistent problems and Lyse Doucet has been to the remote region of Badakshan to see what happens to all too many women there. Her film is very moving, as women desperately try to help each other in a society where women can't even seek medical help without their husband's permission - and there's scant medical assistance anyway. Read more here.

The leader, the candidate, an affair and a rebellion. David Cameron has given his wholehearted support today to Elizabeth Truss who has been selected as the Conservative candidate for South West Norfolk. Her affair some years ago with a Tory MP, Mark Field, was not raised during the selection process. Now the constituency party is not entirely relaxed and is holding a meeting at 6pm tonight to review the situation. It is highly unlikely that the result of tonight's deliberations will be deselection, but it brings to light the Tory tussle between local control and centralised command, which is only going to become more intense as new selection rules are introduced in the New Year.

Has homophobia really gone away or is it just in the closet? The shocking attack on James Parkes, a trainee police officer, in the gay quarter of Liverpool, has left him in a critical condition. The police are treating it as a homophobic hate crime. Should it be made clearer in schools that homophobia - like racism - is a punishable offence?

Join me at 10.30pm on BBC Two.

Do join me at 10.30pm.

As fixed as the haunting images of migrant families captured by Dorothea Lange's unparalleled photographs.

The Great Depression shaped modern America, literally in the great skyscrapers, and metaphorically as the Depression gave way to World War II, the Cold War, and ultimately the greed of the Gordon Gecko years.

But has it taken this new crash to bring America to its senses?

In a special edition of Newsnight and Newsnight Review tonight live from New York, we explore the economic and cultural landscape that was created out of the Wall Street crash 80 years ago tomorrow, and ask if our present travails are anything approaching the same scale.

We have a stellar guest list. In the studio historian Simon Schama, queen of the internet and Republican-turned-Democrat Arianna Huffington, banker Liaquat Ahamed (whose book Lords of Finance points to the actions of four bankers in the 20s as central to the crash), and the novelist Hari Kunzru.

Already in the can, Jay McInerney, who has some extraordinary observations of his own, which he is working into a new book. Get this - he says people on the Upper East Side are pretending to have lost money through the Madoff scandal.

Meanwhile, Philip Roth speaks of this as just another dark time in a series of dark times in America.

Paul Mason has made two archive-rich films to kick off discussions.

First, he asks if the 1929 crash taught Ben Bernanke and others a lesson that helped avoid a depression this time.

And second a film on the cultural response to 1929 - the literature of Steinbeck and Henry Roth, the "talkies" which portrayed the underbelly of American life, and the state-induced saccharine of screwball comedies like Bringing up Baby.

Then we'll look at the cultural response this time around.

TV sitcoms now focus on family life again. In Hank, Kelsey Grammer is an entrepreneur who loses his job and moves to small town America. In the explicit Hung a teacher who is struggling to make ends meet becomes a male prostitute. Oliver Stone (who only last year said he couldn?t imagine revisiting Wall Street) is currently making Wall Street II, with Michael Douglas reprising the role of Gordon Gecko.

And, of course, like Banquo's ghost, Michael Moore has turned up with his own trumpet blast at the bankers with Capitalism, A Love Story.

The sparks will fly, so do join us live from New York at 10.30pm on BBC Two.

Kirsty

Tonight, ladies and gentlemen we bring you Cheryl Cole, live, in the studio, singing a bit, and discussing current affairs in split trousers.

Okay Maitlis, nice try.

Tonight, in the absense of Cheryl Cole, we bring viewers of cult-viewing-show-Newsnight a rigorous debate on the very future of the Royal Mail.

Does postal communcation in 2009 feel like mining in 1984? Will this strike signal the beginning of the end of a service many feel is becoming less and less relevent?

Newsnight has an exclusive poll tonight which reveals just how highly esteemed the Royal Mail actually is by the general public. We ask if people still know the name of their postman.

Well, do you?

Also tonight:

'Kill Emily Howell'
The composer that is receiving death threats because - some believe - she goes against the very spirit of music creation. We will listening to some of her music and debating whether she should, in fact, be dead.

Sound a little extreme? Call it the spirit of the age. Or at least the night.

Peter Hain? We're relying on you to be watching, tonight, sir.

Join us, 10.30pm on BBC2. I said TWO, that's 2.

Emily

Tonight we debate what has happened to the white working class.

Ahead of a controversial BBC appearance by BNP leader Nick Griffin, Jackie Long has been to the town of Blurton to examine claims that Britain's white working class have been left behind, allowing the BNP and far-right groups to flourish.

Also, Newsnight's Defence Editor Mark Urban has been to Kineton, Warwickshire, to find out how UK forces are working to limit the threat of the Taliban's tactic of choice - improvised explosive devices.

As British forces employ more heavily-armoured vehicles to protect them as they move around, the Taliban have reacted with bigger bombs and multiple IEDs aimed at trapping soldiers trying to rescue injured comrades.

Plus, Lyse Doucet has an interview with the senior UN envoy in Afghanistan, Kai Eide - a man who has been playing a key role in the Afghan election process from the start.

Join Jeremy at 10.30pm on BBC Two.

"We believe that this decision of the IEC is legitimate, legal and constitutional and that it strengthens the path towards democracy." Afghan President Hamid Karzai said today as he confirmed that he will take part in a run-off for the Afghan presidency against Dr Abdullah Abdullah in two weeks time .

Tonight, Lyse Doucet will be reporting for Newsnight from Kabul.

We will have the latest on the decision, the international pressure which brought it to fruition, the difficult security issues from a second vote and the all important question of whether Afghanistan ensure that this round is fraud free.

Also we have a new film in our series about young people leaving the care system.

Tonight, Liz MacKean catches up with Phil, who is turning 18. Phil has been in several foster homes over the years and must now prepare to move on from his latest foster placement and live on his own. Watch a preview clip of that here.

And we will be looking into claims that the problem of sex trafficking has been exaggerated and that the number of people who have been brought into the UK and forced against their will into prostitution is much smaller than claimed. We hope to be speaking to one of the politicians who pressed for change to sex trade laws in England and Wales.

Join Jeremy later.