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WednesdayÌý3rdÌýAugustÌý2005
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0607
Is the extradition of the London suspected bomber, Osman Hussain going to be tricky? David Willey explains.

0609
Francis Harrison looks at the next steps leading on from Iran's plans to resume nuclear activities.

0615
Plans for re-starting Rover take a new twist. Rebecca Marston has theÌýbusiness news.

0626
Sports news with Garry Richardson.

0632
John Andrew finds out whyÌýthe Campaign to Protect Rural EnglandÌýsays the green belt land - fifty years old today - is under threat.

0634
The Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley isÌýto meetÌýthe Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain over the IRA pledge to end violence.ÌýDenis Murray analyses.

0637
Lee Carter offers anÌýinsight into theÌýplane crash in Toronto last night.

0640
A review of today's papers in the UK andÌýSaudi Arabia.

0644
Huw Williams meets David Ross who is doingÌýa longÌýwalk to commemorateÌýanniversary ofÌýthe death of Scots heroÌýWilliam Wallace .

0650
Hundreds of peopleÌýattend a vigil last night in memory of murdered black teenager Anthony Walker. Raphael Rowe reports.

0654
Now over a million people in Mali face famine.Ìý How bad is the crisis? Oxfam's Jo Leadbetter comments.

0709
Canadian journalist Scott Stinson withÌýthe latest details into the Air France flight crash in Canada. What might have gone wrong? Aviation expert David Gleeve responds.

0715
Ex-commander of the Desert Rats General Patrick Cordingley onÌýallegations of bullying withinÌýArmy bullying.

0717
German sports goods firm Adidas-Salomon agrees a takeover ofÌýUS rival Reebok. More from Rebecca Marston.

0719
Tom Burridge finds out why many people areÌýoppose toÌýbuilding on the green belt.

0723
Sports news with Garry Richardson.

0732
When will London bomb suspect Osman Hussain be extradited to the UK? We hear from extradition lawyer Roberto Pisano and theÌýMet Police Authority's Richard Barnes.

0742
Scientists sayÌýthatÌýorganic farms are better for the environment than conventional farms. NFU's Peter Kendle comments.

0746
Thought for the day with Dr Jeevan Singh Deol,Ìýlecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies.

0750
Two UK businessmenÌýarrested inÌýDubaiÌýon suspicion of involvement in the London bombings talks to Angus Stickler about their ordeal.

0810
Are we eroding the green belt? Conservatives' Caroline Spelman and Labour's Phil Woolas comment.Ìý

0822
Hear the most memorable moments of the HMS Invincible, the Royal Navy's flagship vessel,Ìýset to be decommissioned today.

0829
Sports news with Garry Richardson.

0834
Nicola Stanbridge meets the cast of the playÌý'Waiting for Godot' by Samuel Beckett.Ìý to find out how to contributeÌýto ourÌýown-re-working of Samuel Becket's play at the Labour Party conference in September.

0844
Consumer confidence dips trigger interest rates cuts by Bank of England. Rebecca Marston with more.

0846
Turner Prize winning pottery artist givesÌýhis nomination for our debate to find the greatest painting in Britain.

0849
What should we do with theÌýgreen belt?ÌýEx-member of John Precott's urban task team Professor Sir Peter Hall and writer Ian Sinclair discuss.

0850
In the first of a series of reports into events marking the 60th anniversary of VJ Day, Chris Lowe looks back during peace time in Europe.
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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!

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.
What is Charlotte Green giggling about?
John and Jim share a joke about the weather?
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.

50th anniversary of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett.
The uncut interview with Sir Peter Hall, the first director to stage the play in 1955,ÌýTimothy Bateson who played 'Lucky', andÌýplaywright Ronald Harwood.
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)
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
First ´óÏó´«Ã½ 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.
Justin Webb interviews Walter Cronkite who pays tribute to Dan Rather, a 73 year old news presenter in America whose is retiring after 24 years.
(10/03/05)
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.

Zubeida Malik talked to Prince Turki Al Faisal - the new Saudi Ambassador to Britain before the war in Iraq
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