Indian journalist Jyoti Malhotra, Egyptian-born columnist Mona Eltahawy, Mike Finnerty of Britain’s Guardian newspaper, and cultural historian Christopher Cook discuss the decade we’re rapidly leaving behind, what will be consigned to history with it. One example noted by the panel can be seen here: the Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, which were dynamited by the Taliban in 2001. The discussion was chaired by BBC radio and TV reporter/host Lyse Doucet. No doubt you can think of other great losses over the last ten years. Tell us below what you think the BBC should have included.

• The BBC discussion and slide show

See also

• July 13, 2009 -- Tech Updates on Iran and China, the Codex Sinaiticus, and Hal and the Big 5
• July 6, 2009 -- Global Political Cartoons: June 27 to July 3, 2009
• June 26, 2009 -- Global Political Cartoons: June 20 to June 26, 2009
• March 12, 2010 -- Tech Podcast: Living with and without the internet