BBC World has a week-long series of programmes and reports to mark 60 years of the baby boomer generation, which coincides with the 60th birthday of one of the most famous baby boomers - Bill Clinton (pictured). There will be interviews throughout the week, and reports looking at the Netherlands which has one of the highest numbers of baby boomers; the ageing consumer market in Japan; the sexual revolution, and the USSR baby boomer generation among other stories. 

HARDtalk this week interviews four baby boomer generation guests as part of BBC World's Baby Boomers' season. On Monday, William Strauss, author of a number of books including Generations: The History of America's Future, gives a generational analysis of what the baby boomers are, and their significance, while Tuesday sees former British Foreign Minister Jack Straw (pictured) being interviewed. The State Representative for Georgia and lifelong civil rights activist Tyrone Brooks will be discussing the impact of the baby boomer generation on the lives of African Americans on Wednesday, and former French Prime Minister, Laurent Fabius features on Thursday. 

The BBC's World Affairs Editor John Simpson (pictured) walks along the harbour-front of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre with the Catholic Archbishop of Tyre, Monseigneur George Bakhouni. They discuss the effects of the current Middle East crisis on the civilians of the city, the roles of Hezbollah and Israel in the conflict, and how Christian and Islamic religions co-exist in Lebanon.