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Today's Briefing Hour : Catch up on the days news, sport and business. |
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0630-0700 |
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0709 |
The Prime Minister will tell his own party's ruling national executive why both they and the party treasurer were kept in the dark about the multi million pound loans to the party. We talk to Labour's peer Clive Soley. |
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0716 |
The International Development Secretary Hilary Benn and Oliver Birch from Christian Aid talk about the difficulty of reconstructing Iraq. |
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0722 |
Business update with Greg Wood. |
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0725 |
The lawyer William Bache will be producing new medical evidence at an appeal today of his clients who have been accused of poising a child with salt. |
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0735 |
Sports update with Garry Richardson. |
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0739 |
We talk to the Shadow Attorney General Dominic Grieve and Martin Wargent, Chief Executive of the Probation Boards Association, about yesterday's findings that some of those taking part in the murder of Mary-Ann Leneghan were under probation supervision at the time. |
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0745 |
A group of self-styled guerrilla gardeners have been staging midnight makeovers of some of the worst bits of urban neglect. |
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0750 |
The thought for the day with the Right Reverend James Jones. |
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0753 |
Is Iraq in a civil war? We talk to the representative of the Al Sadr movement, Sheikh Hassan Zaragani and general Sir Rob Fry, deputy commander of all the multi-national forces in Iraq. |
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0810 |
What does one of the lenders, Dr Chai Patel, think about the latest row over loans to political parties? |
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0820 |
The head of the Kew Arboretum, Tony Kirkham and Michael Fish, veteran 91Èȱ¬ weatherman, discuss the consequences of the delayed spring this year. |
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0827 |
Sports update with Garry Richardson. |
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0830 |
The Belgian Prime Minister, Guy Verhofstadt, says the idea of a federalist future for the European Union should not be abandoned despite last year's rejections of the EU constitution. |
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0837 |
Business update with Greg Wood. |
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0843 |
What are European governments doing to find out about the practice of extraordinary rendition? |
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0847 |
Former Labour health secretary, Frank Dobson and professor Julian le Grand from the London School of Economics discuss the National Health Service. |
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The chief press officer during Labour's last campaign, Adrian McMenamin and professor Antony King from the University of Essex discuss whether it would have made a difference to Labour's election campaign if the partyÌýhad not received the disputed loans. |
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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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Don De Lillo Interview
The American writer Don de Lillo who wrote Underworld and is one of the biggest figures in modern American literature - has become a classic. A Penguin classic.ÌýA great accolade, but usually one reserved for the dead. John interviewed him and asked what it's like to be thought of as a "classic"?
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Mouloud Sihali Interview
Mouloud Sihali from Algeria, North Africa, is one of the suspected terrorists thatÌýthe 91Èȱ¬ Secretary wants to deport back to Algeria. Based on secret intelligence and police investigations, the 91Èȱ¬ Secretary has deemed Sihali a threat to the Nation's security. Last year Mouloud Sihali was found not guilty of being a part of a so called released Ricin plot. |
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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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