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0709 It seems Gordon Brown has avoided a backbench rebellion. We talk to political correspondent Iain Watson.
0714ÌýIs the high speed internet bypassing rural Britain? Rory Cellan-Jones reports.
0718 Business with Adam Shaw.
0722 The UN summit on the world's food crisis opens in Rome today. Our Europe Editor Mark Mardell reports.
0727 Sports with Kevin Howells.
0730-0800
0733ÌýWe continue our series of caring for the elderly with an insight into what life is really like for old people in care homes.
0741 Today's papers.
0744 Our North America Editor Justin Webb reports on the last of the Democratic primaries in the United States.
0748 Thought for the Day the Right Reverend Tom Butler - Bishop of Southwark.
0751 Rural areas generally fare worse than towns in broadband tests. Ed Richards, the chief executive of Ofcom, explains some of the issues. |
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0800-0830
0810ÌýThe threat of a Labour revolt over the detention of terrorist suspects seems to be fading. We talk to 91Èȱ¬ Secretary Jacqui Smith.
0824ÌýHear from singer Jimmy Cliff on how he brought reggae to an international audience and how he feels about his music being adopted by the Conservatives.
0828ÌýSports with Kevin Howells.
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0830-0900
0834 We examine what the UN conference on food can hope to achieve in Rome and whether governments can really influence the markets and bring down food prices.
0844 Business with Adam Shaw.
0847ÌýWhy are children giving up maths and what is it costing the country?
0851 Faber and Faber are launching a new imprint called Faber Finds which is designed to bring books that have gone out of print back onto the market.
0855ÌýThere's an exhibition of photographs and film opening in London tonight that looks at the life of Sid Vicious.
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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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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. |
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(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.
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(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. |
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(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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