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WednesdayÌý4thÌýJanuary 2006Ìý
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0607
The Republican lobbyistÌýJack Abramoff has pleaded guilty to fraud in a deal which will lift the lid on influence peddling in American politics.

0609
The 91Èȱ¬ Office says the number of cases detected by the Police usingÌýDNA has quadrupled in the last five years.

0615
TheÌýbusiness news with Greg Wood.

0626
TheÌýsports news with Mary Rhodes.

0631
TwelveÌýminers who were trapped in a coal mine in West Virginia have been found alive more than 41 hours after an explosion.

0633
The Conservative leader David CameronÌýhas dropped theÌýhealth policy proposed by his party at the election eight months ago.

0635
European energy officials will hold an emergency meeting today to discuss the row between Russia and Ukraine over gas prices.

0640
There has been an arrest in Gaza in the case of theÌýkidnapping of Kate Burton and her parents.

0645
A look atÌýthe papers from Britain and Bad Reichenhall in Germany.

0650
What reforms can we expect of the Common Agricultural Policy? Hear our report from the Oxford Farming conference.

0655
A leadingÌýarthritis charity is drawing attention to a condition that affects about 60,000 people every year.

0709
A dozen men who were presumed dead have been rescued from a mine in West Virginia.

0714
How does David Cameron believe the NHS should work? We speak to Dr Howard Stoate, a Labour MP on the Health Select Committee, and James O'Shaughnessy, from The Policy Exchange.

0718
We speak to the Liberal Democrat MP for Richmond Park, Susan Kramer, about the leadership of her party.

0722
MoreÌýbusiness news with Greg Wood.

0726
The Government is holding an inquiry into reports in 'The Sun' Newspaper that immigration officials in Croydon gave out visas in exchange for sexual favours.

0730
Hear the latest news of theÌýgas crisis as the European Union energy experts hold talks today. We speak to the EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs.

0735
Members of a fox hunt in Devon will today try to round up nearly 60 wild boar that were freed from a farm near Exmoor Before Christmas.

0745
Thought For The Day with Reverend Tom Butler, Bishop of Southwark.

0750
We ask Dr Zaki Badawi, principal of the Muslim College in Britain, if life has become harder forÌýMuslims in Britain during the last year.

0810
Charles Kennedy speaks to us about why someÌýLiberal Democrats are talking about the need for a revived leadership.

0818
It has come to light that only one of the 13 miners who were in a West Virginia coal mine when it was hit by an explosion was found alive, a company official previouslyÌýtold family members thatÌý12 had lived.

0829
What do you prefer to cook on - gas or electricity? If the Russian row over gas is a portent of things to come you may not have a choice.

0835
TheÌýsports news with Mary Rhodes.

0838
The number of crimes solved byÌýDNA has quadrupled in five years. But what if there are mistakes?

0849
TheÌýbusiness update with Greg Wood.

0855
Will 'super forces' be too big to provide the sort of policing people want on their streets? Hear our report on neighbourhood policing.

0855
Hear more on theÌýappalling mix up over the fate of the miners who became trapped after an explosion.ÌýWe getÌýthe reaction of Joe Manchin, the Governor of West Virginia.

0855
Russia and Ukraine have made a deal in their row over the price of gas.ÌýShould Britain be worried about our energy needs?
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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!

Can of what John?
John gets confused over the expression, 'opened a can of worms.'
- 18th March 2005
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?
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.

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.
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.
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)
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
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.
Justin Webb interviews Walter Cronkite who pays tribute to Dan Rather, a 73 year old news presenter in America who is retiring after 24 years.
(10/03/05)
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.
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