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1stÌýNovember 2004
Please note: we do not offer transcripts of our programme or individual interviews.

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0607
Andrew North has more details of theÌýthree UN workers kidnapped last Week in Afghanistan.

0610
TheÌýcredit card industry is loosing £1bn a year because more people are switching cards for a better deal.

0615
TheÌýbusiness news with Rebecca Marston.

0626
TheÌýsports news with Garry Richardson.

0632
The second reading of theÌýGambling Bill takes place in the Commons today. Gary O'Donaghue has more details.

0635
Jim Naughtie on how theÌýAmerican Presidential candidates are spending their final 24 hours of campaigning.

0638
The NHS is having problems holding onto itsÌýnurses and doctors. Karen Allen has more.

0641
TheÌýdeputy Governor of Baghdad Hatem Karim was assassinated earlier this morning. Alastair Leithead is in Baghdad.

0644
A review ofÌýtoday's papers both in Britain and the Ukraine.

0649
Could there be aÌýgeneral election in February? Iain Watson debates the issue.

0652
A survey undertaken for Age Concern claims that three quarters of people thinkÌýold people are discriminated against.

0708
WithÌý24 hours to go in the American election, is it stillÌýtoo close to call? Jim Naughtie reports.

0714
Shadow Secretary for Culture, Sport and Media,ÌýJohn Whittingdale, on why the Tories are voting against the Gambling Bill.

0718
AÌýbusiness update with Rebecca Marston.

0720
Mohammed Taranissi of the Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre explains why he has applied for aÌýlicence to screen embryos for breast cancer genes.

0726
TheÌýsports news with Garry Richardson.

0732
General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, Beverley Malone, and Health Secretary John Reid on the NHS staffing problems.

0744
Actor Timothy West on whether he agrees that Britain is short of actors who can speak properly (with Received Pronunciation).

0752
What is theÌýgeneral feeling across America in the final few hours before voters go to the poll? Jim Naughtie.

0810
"The overriding concern of this Bill is public protection." Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Tessa Jowell onÌýthe Gambling Bill.

0819
AreÌýhypoallergenic cats the next big thing if you are allergic to them?

0824
TheÌýsports news with Garry Richardson.

0833
Jim Naughtie on the finalÌý24 hours of frantic travelling by the Presidential candidates to try and win the swing votes.

0840
Credit card companies are loosing £1bn a year because ofÌý'balance transfer' offers. Rebecca Marston.

0843
The Government's Chief Scientific adviser, Sir David King, on why the Queen is right to be so concerned about global warming.

0848
Andy Furey, the Communication Workers Union's national officer, on the claims that Royal Mail is considering selling off up to half of all high street post offices.

0854
What is it like to be in one of theÌýswing states in the US on the day before the election? Jim Naughtie reports.
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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!

Whose 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

Garry Richardson interviews an Australian cricket fan masquerading as England star Alec Stewart.
- 7 January 2003

Sarah decides it's her turn - and interrupts Allan's discussion
-7 June 2002
It's not always easy to remember ... Sarah forgets where she is
- 20 May 2002

Jim is besieged by his friends in the studio
- 15 December 2001
Jim attempts to interview Gruff Rhys of 'Super Furry Animals'.

John gets a little confused as to which Greg he has on the programme
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?

Sue and the wrong guest
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.

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.

Los Angeles based psychiatrist, Dr Carol Lieberman, tells us why she’s complained to child protection authorities about Michael Jackson.

Zubeida Malik talked to Prince Turki Al Faisal - the new Saudi Ambassador to Britain before the war in Iraq
Robin Aitken's interview with Jackie Elliott before he was executed
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