Polls close in Taiwan

Votes are being counted in Taiwan's high-stakes elections. Nearly 20,000,000 eligible voters cast their ballots to elect a new president and parliament. Projections are due in the next few hours. Official results are not expected till much later. The presidential race is being closely watched by China, which considers the self-governing island as its own territory, and by the US - Taiwan's biggest ally.

We also hear from the BBC’s Celia Hatton in Taiwan.

Also in the programme: the Israeli filmmaker calling for peace; and the start of the African Cup of Nations.

Joining presenter Julian Worricker are David Robert Grimes, a physicist and science writer; and Lijia Zhang, writer and journalist.

(Photo: Election workers take down election materials following the closing of polls. CREDIT: REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins)