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Choose an audio clipÌýyou would like to listen to from the most recent programme.
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The group in Iraq holding fourÌýhostages including the British peace-activist Norman Kember have threaten kill them all unless their demands for prisoner releases are met.
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0712 |
The Government may be preparing to forego up to 15% of the rebate from the European Union to get an overall budget deal. We're joined by the leader of the Conservative members of the European parliament, Timothy Kirkhope. |
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0715 |
There's a big march to draw attention to climate change in London today. The former environment minister, Michael Meacher, is one of those who will be speaking. |
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0720 |
We take a look at the events of Yesterday in Parliament. |
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0725 |
TheÌýsports news with Gary Richardson. |
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0727 |
A Conservative MP is fighting forÌýfamily courts to be made more transparent after an alleged miscarriage of justice took place in Essex. The Conservative MP for the area, Eric Pickles, and John Coughlan,vice president of the Association of Directors of Social Services, join the programme. |
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0732 |
A review of today's papers. |
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0741 |
The world's first harp museum, which charts the history of the oldest known stringed instrument, opens in Italy today. |
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0747 |
Thought for the day with Johnston McMaster of the Irish School of Ecumenics.
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0750 |
Labour'sÌýAndrew Dismore, andÌýConservative MP Anne McIntosh discuss a bill to give homeowners greater rights to protect themselves. |
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0810 |
Tony Blair might be prepared to waive up to 15% of the British rebate from the European budget to gain support for a wider Budget deal. We speak to the Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, and Douglas Alexander, the Europe Minister. |
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0824 |
Tony Blair has spent the week in Eastern Europe. Or is it Central Europe? Timothy Garton-Ash, professor of European Studies at Oxford University, gives his view on the correct terminology for the region. |
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0828 |
The sports news with Gary Richardson. |
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0832 |
Pensions have been the big domestic story of the week. The man responsible for that isÌýAdair Turner who's pensions report was published on Wednesday. Lord Turner joins the programme. |
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0838 |
Politicians here and in the rest of Europe have been demanding answers from the United States about mysterious CIA flights and covert jails. Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, a prominent critic of the Bush administration, says he believes what's being alleged.
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TheÌý of the Today programme winter photography competition, David Holman, and Eammon McCabe, theÌýGuardian's portrait photographer, discuss this years entries. |
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0850 |
Would you find it easy to forgive the two murderers of Anthony Walker if he had been your son?ÌýWe askÌýthe daughter of Sir Anthony Berry who died in the Brighton bomb,ÌýJo Berry, and Michelle Forbes, whoÌýlost her son to a murderer who has never been caught and sentenced. |
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Some of Our Less Memorable Moments
These infamous sound clips have risen from the Today vaults again to haunt our newsreaders and presenters. Enjoy!
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Can of what John?
John gets confused over the expression, 'opened a can of worms.'
- 18th March 2005 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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When the technology failsÌýJohn and Jim have to Ad-Lib...
JimÌýintroduces a veryÌýstrange soundingÌý
'Yesterday in Parliament' package.
Ìý- 23thÌýJuly 2004 |
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Paul Burrell sings opera?
Sarah cues in a very odd sounding Paul Burrell clip.
Ìý- 25th October 2003 |
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Sarah decides it's her turn - and interrupts Allan's discussion
-7 June 2002 |
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Waiting
Garry Richardson waits and waits and waits for Brendan Foster. |
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What is Charlotte Green giggling about?
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John and Jim share a joke about the weather? |
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We don’t always have time to play the whole interview on air. Listen to the extended interview here, exclusive to the Today website.
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Edward Stourton interviews the President of Mexico, Vincente Fox, and Tom Shannon, the United States Under Secretary of State with responsibility for the Americas, on the Summit of the Americas in Argentina and the prospect of a free trade agreement for the region.
President Vincente Fox.
Under Secretary of State Tom Shannon. |
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The uncut interview with Sir Peter Hall, the first director to stage the play in 1955, with the last surviving member of the original main cast, Timothy Bateson who played 'lucky', and playwright Ronald Harwood. |
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Jim Naughtie speaks to the Archbishop of Kaduna, Josiah Idowu Fearon, about the Anglican Church in Africa and tensions between Christians and Muslims. (25/05/05) |
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Edward Stourton interviews Monsignor Charles Burns, a retired head of the Vatican's Secret Archives, inÌýRome about the funeral of the Pope John Paul II.
(08/04/05)
Part 1
Part 2 |
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First 91Èȱ¬ interview of Moazzam Begg, former Guantanamo Bay detainee. Mr Begg speaksÌýto our reporter Zubeida Malik aboutÌýhis ordeal and how heÌýcontinues toÌýcampaign for five Britons still there to be freed. |
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Justin Webb interviews Walter Cronkite who pays tribute to Dan Rather, a 73 year old news presenter in America whose is retiring after 24 years.
(10/03/05) |
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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). |
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, about the recent increase of religious violence in Nigeria.
(19/05/04) |
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John Humphrys interviews Prince Hassan of Jordan on the critical situation in Iraq.
(03/05/04). |
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Jim Naughtie interviews Bob Woodward.ÌýFirst Watergate, now a controversial book into events in the White House pre-Iraq war.
(20/04/04).
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Sarah Montague interviews Paul Burrell.
The former royal butler denies betraying Diana, Princess of Wales, insisting his controversial new book was "a loving tribute".
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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. |
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Hillary Clinton talks toÌýJamesÌýNaughtie
Her questions surrounding theÌýWhite House handling of the Iraq war, plus her years with Bill in that stately building. |
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Mark Coles interviews Damien Hirst
......about his new exhibition in the small Slovenian capital Ljubljana, including drawings from his teenage years. |
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James Naughtie interviews Hans Blix:
Hans Blix says allies had motivations other than WMDs for going to war - 6th June 2003. |
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