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0709 |
A ship carrying more than 1400 passengers has sunk without warning, with only a few hundred survivors rescued. Regal Star captain Muhammad Shahad Uddin has been helping with the rescue operation and joins us. |
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0715 |
The 3300 british troops heading to Southern Afghanistan will come from the army base in Colchester, Brigadier Ed Butler tells us more. |
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0722 |
We look at the way that the 91Èȱ¬ has to face the challenges and opportunities of its audiences becoming less passive and more active in the process of selecting and reporting the world around them. |
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0730 |
More protests expectedÌýtoday over the cartoons of Mohammed, cartoonist Doug Marlette joins us. |
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0737 |
Essex is so worried about its image, so its hosting a debate about its identity, funded by the Essex cultural tourism programme. Poet laureate of Essex Martin Newall is taking part, and he joins us. |
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0742 |
Thought for the Day with The Reverend Rob Marshall, Anglican Priest. |
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0750 |
TheÌý91Èȱ¬ has said that to do its job properly it needs another £5.5 billion over the next seven years, we talk to John Whittingdale MP to find out what the government may say about this plan. |
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The board of the IAEA will meet in Vienna to decide what to do about Iran, specifically looking at whether to refer the matter to the UN over fears that Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon. |
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0820 |
What happens backstage at the 91Èȱ¬?Ìý A project called backstage has been set up to give budding inventors the chance to show off their talents.ÌýKeith Harris is a keen Radio 4 fan who is here now with his invention. |
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0830 |
Freelance Journalist Lindsey Wise tells us some dramatic accounts from survivors who were aboard the now sunk ship in the Red Sea. |
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0837 |
We'll get the government's view on the future of the 91Èȱ¬ when it publishes its white paper in the next few weeks. But here are the thoughts of two people with a special interest, The Former Sun Editor, Kelvin MacKenzie, and Simon Schama a TV historian. |
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0850 |
The National Trust's Keith Turner takes us on a tour of Colchester, otherwise know as Constable country. |
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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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The nominations for the Oscars were announced yesterday, and The Constant Gardener is tipped for a place on the shortlist. It stars Ralph Fiennes who picked up an Evening Standard Film Award this week for his role in the film. Polly Billington spoke him and to the author, John le Carre, about the film and its chances at the Oscars. (31/01/06) |
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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 who 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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