The Swedish political year jumpstarts with the first party leader debate

A new online piracy act in the US could have major consequences all around the world.

A big demonstration today in Stockholm against forced sterilization.

How do Swedes deal with the cold, dark winter?

Presenter: Gabriel Stein

Closing Music: Svante Thuresson, En Vintervisa

---pod: - The left parties in Scandinavia are looking for a new economic order. But is it realistic?

- Organised crime in Södertälje and Malmö - what are the lessons learnt?

- 150 metre tall poles are going upp all around Europe in an EU project to measure green house gas emissions.

- A partly new picture of that Swedish hero Raoul Wallenberg - before he went to Budapest.

- For the first time ever a jockey wins the Jerring Prize.

Music: Lars Winnerbäck, PH Andersson och Matou "Vänner"

Presenter: Ulla Engberg

---pod: - The left parties in Scandinavia are looking for a new economic order. But is it realistic?

- Organised crime in Södertälje and Malmö - what are the lessons learnt?

- 150 metre tall poles are going upp all around Europe in an EU project to measure green house gas emissions.

- A partly new picture of that Swedish hero Raoul Wallenberg - before he went to Budapest.

- For the first time ever a jockey wins the Jerring Prize.

Music: Lars Winnerbäck, PH Andersson och Matou "Vänner"

Presenter: Ulla Engberg

How will Sweden fund future healthcare for an increasingly ageing population? Joining forces to defend the Nordic nations we hear from the head of the Swedish military on one way to handle budget cutbacks. Demonstrators take to the streets calling for foreign minister, Carl Bildt to resignAnd the battle rages on over the forced sterilization of people applying for sex changed in Sweden.

Presenter: Tom Sullivan

How will Sweden fund future healthcare for an increasingly ageing population? Joining forces to defend the Nordic nations we hear from the head of the Swedish military on one way to handle budget cutbacks. Demonstrators take to the streets calling for foreign minister, Carl Bildt to resignAnd the battle rages on over the forced sterilization of people applying for sex changed in Sweden.

Presenter: Tom Sullivan

Weekly roundup: We speak with the Left Party`s newly elected leader Jonas Sjöstedt. The Health and Welfare Board says there are 4,000 more homeless people now than in 2005. How the debate over privately run but state financed elderly care is continuing into 2012. We also speak with Anne Skånér, who was abused as a child and now heads up "Society`s Stepchildren". Plus an interview with Joachim Östlund, a history researcher, about Sweden`s role in the slave trade. And finally: last year Ericsson and Sony broke up, meaning that there are now no Ericsson telephones on the market for the first time in over 130 years.

Weekly roundup: We speak with the Left Party`s newly elected leader Jonas Sjöstedt. The Health and Welfare Board says there are 4,000 more homeless people now than in 2005. How the debate over privately run but state financed elderly care is continuing into 2012. We also speak with Anne Skånér, who was abused as a child and now heads up "Society`s Stepchildren". Plus an interview with Joachim Östlund, a history researcher, about Sweden`s role in the slave trade. And finally: last year Ericsson and Sony broke up, meaning that there are now no Ericsson telephones on the market for the first time in over 130 years.

Quick to give drugs, less quick to follow up - a new study into ADHD is critical.

One third of Swedes want to scrap the monarchy, and 500 today told the government so.

A new television deal reveals two unlikely bed fellows - commercial Swedish channel TV4 and the public service BBC.

Paul came to Sweden for love, now he`s forced to sleep on a bench - and tweets about it to raise awareness of homelessness.

Presenter: Ann Törnkvist

Music: Welcome to My Hell by The Go Getters

Quick to give drugs, less quick to follow up - a new study into ADHD is critical.

One third of Swedes want to scrap the monarchy, and 500 today told the government so.

A new television deal reveals two unlikely bed fellows - commercial Swedish channel TV4 and the BBC.

Paul came to Sweden for love, now he`s forced to sleep on a bench - and tweets about to raise awareness of homelessness.

Presenter: Ann Törnkvist

Music: Welcome to My Hell by The Go Getters

Quick to give drugs, less quick to follow up - a new study into ADHD is critical.

One third of Swedes want to scrap the monarchy, and 500 today told the government so.

A new television deal reveals two unlikely bed fellows - commercial Swedish channel TV4 and the public service BBC.

Paul came to Sweden for love, now he`s forced to sleep on a bench - and tweets about it to raise awareness of homelessness.

Presenter: Ann Törnkvist

Music: Welcome to My Hell by The Go Getters