David Cohen Prize, Mark Vernon, Tom Morris, Michael Axworthy

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Described as being "the greatest honour a British or Irish writer can receive", the winner of the David Cohen Prize for literature is announced tonight. Anne McElvoy meets the writer who will be rewarded for their entire body of work. Is romantic love really the pinnacle of love, or should we move beyond it towards the love of our fellow beings? The writer and former priest Mark Vernon discusses his latest book on love with the philosopher and economist Jamie Whyte, and the novelist and academic Eva Hoffman. What can puppets bring to Shakespeare? The artistic team that created War Horse re-unite for Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream which opens this week at the Bristol Old Vic. Anne McElvoy discusses the new production with co-director Tom Morris. And Revolutionary Iran - a new book explores the unique history of the Islamic republic that began with Ayatollah Khomeini's dramatic return to Iran in 1979 after years of exile. How is it that parliamentary democracy has lasted to its day? Anne McElvoy speaks to Michael Axworthy, one of the world's principle experts on the country.