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28th December 2004
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0607
A tsunami has swept across Asia and claimed thousands of lives. Matthew Grant is in Madras on the east coast of India.

0610
What news of British people affected ? Paul Adams is our diplomatic correspondent.

0615
Rebecca Marston has a round-up of the business news.

0632
The picture across Asia is dark today - we speak to correspondents in three of the worst hit countries.

0635
Sir John Stevens on why the trend towards 24-hour drinking in England and Wales must be slowed down.

0638
Corrie Corfield with a round-up of today's papers.

0641
Our World press review comes from Helen Fawkes in the Ukraine.

0646
Telephone technologyis changing at a breakneck pace, affecting every aspect of our lives. Will we still have phones stuck to our ears in years to come?

0651
The tsunami disaster has prompted people from across the world to e-mail us with eye-witness accounts, reports on the aftermath and appeals for information on missing relatives.

0708
Stephen Evans is Britain's High Commissioner in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

0711
Steve Tibbett, head of policy at Action Aid, one of the charities launching the Make Poverty History campaign today.

0714
Rebecca Marston with the business update.

0716
Our political editor Andrew Marr looks at what Mr Blair's presidency of the G8 and the European Union might achieve in Africa.

0718
Steve May with the Sports News.

0733
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir John Stevens on why the trend towards 24-hour drinking in England and Wales must be slowed down.

0747
Corrie Corfield has a review of today's papers.

0750
Our guest editor Bono counts Sister Benedicta as one of the most inspirational people in the world. So who is Sister Benedicta?

0753
Thought for the day with Njongonkulu Ndungane, Archbishop of Cape Town.

0756
Gordon Brown responds to Bono's demands for a bolder approach to tackling global poverty

0810
More from Galle in Sri Lanka and the former President, Bill Clinton's reaction to the earthquake disaster

0824
Does"Riverdance" owe more to Islamic Turkish music than it does to Britain or Europe?

0833
Former US President Bill Clinton on why he is optimistic about an end to world poverty.

0842
We hear from our second Listener's Lord finalist Camilla Batmanghelidjh the founder of the Kids Company.

0844
Our guest editor, Bono, has asked us to explore the view that to do business in Africa, you must be prepared to pay bribes and strike deals with local war lords.

0848
Today's celebrity guest editor, Bono gives his assessment of how his programme has gone.
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Thought for the Day

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The Blunder Clips

Some of Our Less Memorable Moments
These infamous sound clips have risen from the Today vaults again to haunt our newsreaders and presenters. Enjoy!

What is our website and email address John?
John gets confused about all this modern technology and it's David Blunkett Jim!
- 22 December 2004
Who's reading the news Sarah?
Sarah introduces a guest newsreader. And it's catching, asÌýNick Clarke of the World at One demonstrates
- 4/5th October 2004
The boy who likes to say YES!
Sports presenter Steve May is left trying desperately to get his seven year old guest to say something other than yes!
- 23rd September 2004
When the technology failsÌýJohn and Jim have to Ad-Lib...
JimÌýintroduces a veryÌýstrange soundingÌý
'Yesterday in Parliament' package.
Ìý- 23thÌýJuly 2004
Paul Burrell sings opera?
Sarah cues in a very odd sounding Paul Burrell clip.
Ìý- 25th October 2003

Sarah decides it's her turn - and interrupts Allan's discussion
-7 June 2002
Waiting
Garry Richardson waits and waits and waits for Brendan Foster.
What is Charlotte Green giggling about?
John and Jim share a joke about the weather?

Sue and the wrong guest
The Extended Interview

We don’t always have time to play the whole interview on air. Listen to the extended interview here, exclusive to the Today website.

Tony Blair speaks to Jim at the British Embassy in Washington, following his controversial Rose Garden press conference with Bush. The Iraq war, the Middle East and the first hints of an EU constitution referendum u-turn. (17/04/04).
, about the recent increase of religious violence in Nigeria.
(19/05/04)
John Humphrys interviews Prince Hassan of Jordan on the critical situation in Iraq.
(03/05/04).
Jim Naughtie interviews Bob Woodward.ÌýFirst Watergate, now a controversial book into events in the White House pre-Iraq war.
(20/04/04).
Sarah Montague interviews Paul Burrell.
The former royal butler denies betraying Diana, Princess of Wales, insisting his controversial new book was "a loving tribute".
General James L. Jones
During his visit toÌý London - the Supreme Commander of Nato talks to James Naughtie about the threat posed to NATO by a stronger EU military force.
Hillary Clinton talks toÌýJamesÌýNaughtie
Her questions surrounding theÌýWhite House handling of the Iraq war, plus her years with Bill in that stately building.
Mark Coles interviews Damien Hirst
......about his new exhibition in the small Slovenian capital Ljubljana, including drawings from his teenage years.
James Naughtie interviews Hans Blix:
Hans Blix says allies had motivations other than WMDs for going to war - 6th June 2003.

Los Angeles based psychiatrist, Dr Carol Lieberman, tells us why she’s complained to child protection authorities about Michael Jackson.

Zubeida Malik talked to Prince Turki Al Faisal - the new Saudi Ambassador to Britain before the war in Iraq
Robin Aitken's interview with Jackie Elliott before he was executed
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