Best of Today Episodes Episode guide
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The Rohingya and ethnic cleansing
The government of Myanmar is taking part in the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya say MPs
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The roadmap out of lockdown
The prime minister has outlined plans for England's lockdown restrictions to be lifted.
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The rise of women's American football
What’s behind the increasing appeal of women's American football in the UK?
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The rise of the chat-bots
Rory Cellan-Jones and Dr Sabine Hauert discuss the replacement of apps by 'chat bots'
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The rise and rise of memorial benches
Councils have started restricting the number of memorial benches.
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The revolving cabinet
What message does May's government send?
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The return of one of modern fiction's most notorious hard men: Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh with his new novel The Blade Artist
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The return of Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party
Actor Toby Jones and Harold Pinter's widow Lady Antonia Fraser discuss the new production
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The resignation of Amber Rudd
Reaction to the news that Amber Rudd has quit as home secretary
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The reality of defecting in politics
Today's Martha Kearney speaks to two people who defected from their political parties
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The real Lady and the Tramp
Couple to get married five decades after she found him sleeping rough
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The RAF turns 100
What's it like flying in a RAF Tornado jet?
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The Queue: ‘We felt gratitude’
Today hears three people’s emotional experiences of the queue for the Queen
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The Queue
Screenwriter and novelist Frank Cottrell-Boyce reflects on the legacy of the queue.
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The Queen and Aberfan
Justin Webb explores the Queen’s relationship with Aberfan after the 1966 tragedy.
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The pressure of the migrant crisis
Reeta Chakrabarti and the UNHCR's William Spindler discuss the journey of migrants.
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The power of tech distractions
Ex-Google analyst says liberation from social media is the defining struggle of our time
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The pound tumbles
The pound has fallen as the government insists the UK is prepared for a no-deal Brexit
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The post-Brexit digital strategy
The government has set out its much delayed digital strategy
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The popularity of Angela Merkel
What is it about Angela Merkel that has made her so successful?
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The Politics of the Car
How the birth of ‘low traffic neighbourhoods’ has divided regions.
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The Polish army officer who infiltrated Auschwitz
Polish army officer Witold Pilecki got himself arrested and sent to Auschwitz.
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The plight of the conker
Is it the end of the conker?
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The playwright helping working class actors find success
Jim Cartwright started his own drama studio to encourage working class talent
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The Pianist of Yarmouk
Aeham Ahmad became a symbol of hope by playing piano on the war torn streets of Syria
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The perfect cuppa
Professor Mark Miodownik on the science behind the perfect cup of tea
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The perfect climate for political stand-up?
Geoff Norcott and Grainne Maguire discuss politics in stand-up comedy.
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The pastor taking on the Zimbabwean government
Pastor Evan Mawarire is calling for non-violent protest against the Zimbabwean government
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The parents calling for a 'smartphone-free childhood'
The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey is calling for an under-16 social media ban
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The Paradise Papers leak
Tax haven secrets of the ultra-rich have been exposed