How well does Sweden balance online privacy and transparency? Building projects that take a decade to get approval - what are the prospects of reforming Swedens snail-like planning process? Russian activist, Aleksej Sachnin, seeks asylum in Sweden. And the fashion labels of future on show at the Rookie Awards.

Presenter: Tom Sullivan

Producer: Brett Ascarelli

A simple search on a Swedish credit report website discloses the names of threatened women and where they could have sought shelter. Should transsexuals get compensation from the State after getting forcibly sterilized? Astronomy buffs hope the sky will cooperate tonight to give a glimpse of the Perseids meteor shower. And what`s it like living in a building geared just to singles? Find out... Producer: Nathalie Rothschild. Presenter: Brett Ascarelli.

A simple search on a Swedish credit report website discloses the names of threatened women and where they could have sought shelter. Should transsexuals get compensation from the State after getting forcibly sterilized? Astronomy buffs hope the sky will cooperate tonight to give a glimpse of the Perseids meteor shower. And what`s it like living in a building geared just to singles? Find out... Producer: Nathalie Rothschild. Presenter: Brett Ascarelli.

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In today`s programme, does President Obama`s upcoming visit to Stockholm herald a new era in US-Swedish relations? Boxer Frida Wallberg faces the media for the first time on her fight back from a devastating brain hemorrhage. Also, why are Swedes who fear they`ve caught Lyme Disease heading abroad for treatment? Steps are taken to save the endangered white-backed woodpecker; and we hear how a group of researchers are retracing the steps of pioneering Swedes who settled in modern-day Namibia and Angola.

In today`s programme, does President Obama`s upcoming visit to Stockholm herald a new era in US-Swedish relations? Boxer Frida Wallberg faces the media for the first time on her fight back from a devastating brain hemorrhage. Also, why are Swedes who fear they`ve caught Lyme Disease heading abroad for treatment? Steps are taken to save the endangered white-backed woodpecker; and we hear how a group of researchers are retracing the steps of pioneering Swedes who settled in modern-day Namibia and Angola.

The policeman behind the fatal shooting said to have sparked the riots in Husby gets let off. Women working at Thai massage parlors are fed up with requests for happy endings. Upsalite, the "impossible" substance. New student housing in Lund. Scandinavians fixated with "boring TV". Producer: Dave Russell. Presenter: Brett Ascarelli.

The policeman behind the fatal shooting said to have sparked the riots in Husby gets let off. Women working at Thai massage parlors are fed up with requests for happy endings. Upsalite, the "impossible" substance. New student housing in Lund. Scandinavians fixated with "boring TV". Producer: Dave Russell. Presenter: Brett Ascarelli.

The ethics of artificial meat. A Swede`s harmless invention work shuts down part of central Copenhagen. Excitement as Citybana tunnel piece gets laid underwater. A car crash with a happy ending: birth. And whether quality of life can keep up with stretching lifespans. Presenter: Brett Ascarelli. Producer: Dave Russell.