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Tuesday 29thÌýApril 2008
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Why have oil prices rocketed? We speak to Simon Wardell, oil analystÌýof Global Insight and Edmund King, theÌýpresident of the AA.

0714 Business with Greg Wood.

0717 What do the latest national opinion polls really show us? Nick Sparrow of ICM explains.

0720 Police in Austria are continuing to question a man who's admitted imprisoning his daughter in the cellar of his house for 24 years. Bethany Bell reports.

0723ÌýThe Australian scientists who think they've found a way to help people lose weight without eating less food.

0726 Sport with Steve May.

0730-0800

0733
ÌýWhy children who go to play groups or day care and mix withÌýother children have a smaller chance of getting leukaemia.

0738 Today's papers.

0741ÌýHas American lost its moral authority? We ask novelist Will Self and historian Simon Schama.

0748 Thought for the Day with Akhandadhi Das, a Vaishnav Hindu teacher and theologian.

0751 Is RobertÌýMugabe's regime over? We speak to George Sibotshiwe, spokesman for Morgan TsvangiraiÌýand Chris McGreal of The Guardian.


0800-0830

0810ÌýWhat do the Conservatives stand for? In the second of our pre-election leader interviews, we speak to David Cameron.

0826 Sport with Steve May.


0830-0900

0831Ìý
How can we protect quietÌýplaces and what should the government be doing to help?

0834 How can council tax be made fairer? Our local government correspondent John Andrew reports from Exeter.

0838 Why are converts from Islam being subjected to violence, and death threats in several countries?

0847 The Bishop of St Davids has resigned. We hear from Wales reporter,ÌýMark Hutchings.

0849 Business with Greg Wood.

0852ÌýThe impact of climate change on migration. We speak to Brunson McKinley, who runsÌýthe International Organisation for Migration and Mohamed Adow of Northern Aid.
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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!

Charlotte gets the giggles.
Newsreader Charlotte Green gets the giggles after listening to the oldest recorded human voice. And here's some she had earlier.
- 28th March 2008
Jim crashes the pips
James Naughtie keeps going on and on and on until Continuity cuts him off.
- 9th January 2008
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.
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.

Gil Scott-Heron (04/03/2008)
Life hasn't been easy for the 'god-father of rap', but as US politics gets interesting again, he's making aÌý comeback.
(01/02/08)
He used to be Jimmy Carter's national security adviser, and now he's advising presidential candidate Senator Obama. We hear his vision for US Foreign policy.
(26/11/07)
The legendary Jazz saxophonistÌýtalks about his time in prison, phone calls withÌýJohn Coltrane,Ìý9/11 and the ambitions of a Jazz survivor.
(17/11/07)
James Naughtie asks the President of Pakistan when he willÌýlift his country's state of emergency and what he is doing to tackle Islamist Terrorism.
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