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Saturday 26thÌýNovemberÌý2005
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0709
Hundreds of people have been stranded in the west country. They even had to call in the RAF. Squadron leader Dave Webster.

0712
ShouldÌýLord Archer be allowed to resume his political career? Sean Curran is our political correspondent.

0714
This is the first weekend under the new licensing laws...soÌýwas there drunken mayhem across the land last night. Andrew Hosken spent the night in Guildford, Surrey.

0720
TheÌýCommonwealth summit in Malta and the issue of Uganda has been pushed up the agenda following the arrest of the main opposition leader.ÌýThe Ugandan Deputy High Commissioner Justinian Kateera joins us.

0726
Mary Rhodes with the sports news.

0733
Did George Bush really tell Tony Blair he wanted to bomb the offices of Al Jazeera? We talk to the general manager of Al Jazeera, Wadah Khanfar.

0739
AÌýreview ofÌýtoday's papersÌýwith Chris Aldridge.

0742
We talk to the award winning chef who plans to open a new restaurant...in Highdown Prison.

0745
At least five people have been killed afterÌýan earthquake struck central China.ÌýWe join our correspondent in Shanghai, Quentin Sommerville.

0747
Thought for the Day with Reverend Dr Giles Fraser, Vicar of Putney.

0750
Ever looked in the mirror and thought you could do with a little nip and tuck? If you work for the NHS, a new scheme in Oxford could give you 10% off theÌýcosmetic surgeryÌýof your choosing.

0810
Why do governments set upÌýcommissions and then refuse to act on their recommendations? Lord Lipsey is a veteran of commissions that have reported and been virtually ignored and Lord Sutherland is Chair of the Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the Elderly.

0816
A look at your letters.

0819
One of football legend George Best's last broadcast interviews.

0823
MoreÌýsport from Mary Rhodes.

0829
The government wants to curb the right to some jury trials, mostly inÌýcasesÌýinvolving very complex frauds. We talk to theÌýAttorney General Lord Goldsmith and the president of the Law Society Kevin Martin.

0841
British industry could faceÌýgas shortages this winter. But the situation looks very different if you go to the Gulf state of Qatar and it seems Britain will be a key customer. Our Business Correspondent Nils Blythe reports.

0848
DoÌýthe obese deserve to have their healthcare rationed? Mike Thomson reports.

0855
Most religions hold services of some sort or another. ShouldÌýhumanists do the same? That question is raised in this month's New Humanist magazine by the humanist writer Dave Belden.ÌýWe speakÌýwith him, along with philosopher AC Grayling.
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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.

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.
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.
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.
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