Tunisia heads to the polls

Tunisians head to the polls: How has birth pace of the Arab Spring succeeded in holding free and fair elections?

Also in the programme: The United Nations calls for an end to the violence in Iraq, where nearly a hundred people have been killed in protests.

And the life and work of Susan Sontag.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Noga Tarnopolsky, the Los Angeles special correspondent in Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and Eric Albert, a London correspondent for the French newspaper, Le Monde.

(Image: A soldier stands guard over ballot boxes in Tunis, Tunisia. Credit: Getty Images)