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0710

A video released by so-called Islamic State apparently shows five children killing rival Kurdish fighters. Raffaello Pantucci is director of international security studies at the Royal United Services Institute.

0715

This evening marks a milestone in TV history, as the longest running emergency medical drama in the world turns 30. Since it began in 1986, Casualty has won many awards and has also introduced us to an incredible array of British actors. Derek Barnes has been the casting director for Casualty since 2004.

0720

GCSE results were published this week and showed that the gender gap in attainment has widened further this year, with 71.3% of entries by girls getting a C grade or above compared with 62.4% of boys. Dame Alice Hudson is a head teacher at the Twyford Trust, which runs two mixed state schools in London. Professor Alan Smithers is director at the Centre for Education and Employment Research at the University of Buckingham.

0730

The United States and Russia say that ten hours of joint talks in Geneva have significantly narrowed their differences on how to restore a ceasefire in Syria. Lyse Doucet is our chief international correspondent.

0740

This week's Meet The Author interview is with the Alaskan novelist Eowyn Ivey.

0750

What impact has the EU referendum had on the economy and how far has Project Fear been justified? Gerard Lyons is a British economist who was one of the leading voices in ‘Economists for Brexit’.

0810

The Prime Minister has announced plans to investigate how public services differ for people of different backgrounds. Simon Wolley is director of the campaign group Operation Black Vote and commissioner for race on the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Danny Dorling is professor of Geography at Oxford University and author of books including ‘Inequality and the 1%’.

0820

The ‘traingate’ row between Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Virgin trains has dominated headlines this week and has catapulted Corbyn’s argument for renationalisation back into the headlines. Ellie Harrison is an artist who set up the 'Bring Back British Rail' campaign. Music producer Pete Waterman is a rail enthusiast who’s made TV documentaries about the railway.

0830

It’s just over two months since the Brexit vote. What sort of a deal could Britain end up with and what is the capacity of the civil service to deliver it? Lord Gus O’Donnell is a former Cabinet Secretary.

0840

Three Britons were killed in Italy's devastating earthquake this week: Maria and William Henniker-Gotley and 14-year-old Marcos Burnett. Peter Conradi is foreign editor at The Sunday Times and was a lifelong friend of Will Henniker-Gotley.

0845

The National Lottery is staging an "I am Team GB" event, described as the UK's biggest ever sports day. This morning, ITV will switch off all seven of its TV channels for an hour between 0930 - 1030 to encourage Brits to take part in the event. Dr Steve Mann is director of research at UK Active and David Elstein is the former director of programmes at ITV.

0850

A long-lost Beatles record will be auctioned in Liverpool this afternoon. It was discovered as part of Cilla Black’s estate by the manager of the Beatles Shop in the city. Stephen Bailey is the man who discovered the record.