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Choose an audio clipÌýyou would like to listen to from the most recent programme.
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0607 |
A 76-year-old murderer will be executed by lethal injection in California in just under 2 hours, after 26 years on death row. His last appeals for clemency to Californian governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, failed. |
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0609 |
Thousands ofÌýJob Centre and benefit office workers are to hold a 48 hour strike over job cuts.ÌýStephen Cape is our Industrial Affairs correspondent. |
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0614 |
TheÌýbusiness news with Greg Wood. |
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0625 |
TheÌýsports newsÌýwith Steve May. |
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0632 |
The Home Office is bringing out its latest strategy onÌýprostitution with stronger action against kerb crawlers.Ìý |
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0634 |
Is the government's education bill, apple of the Prime Minister's eye, going to be delayed? |
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0637 |
A tougher than anticipated package to overhaulÌýincapacity benefit is expected to be unveiled by ministers in the next few weeks. |
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0639 |
A review ofÌýtoday's papers in the UK and Moscow. |
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0642 |
A look at the events of Yesterday In Parliament. |
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0647 |
Caroline Nursey, international director of Oxfam, speaks about the ongoing crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan, where up to 2 million people are still displaced. |
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0651 |
Would you want to see an increase in the number of nuclear power stations? A new survey suggests that a majority of people would tolerate it if it helped address environmental concerns. Professor Nick Pidgeon from the University of East Anglia's Environmental Risk Centre worked on the survey. |
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0709 |
The Chief Constable of Gloucestershire police, Dr Tim Brain, and Nicki Adams, from the English Collective of Prostitutes, discuss the governments latest strategy on prostitution. |
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0714 |
TheÌýbusiness newsÌýwith Greg Wood. |
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0720 |
The former Home Secretary, Lord Baker,Ìýis introducing a bill into the Lords today which attempts to answer a constitutional conundrum raised by devolution to Scotland - the problem known as the West Lothian Question. |
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0725 |
TheÌýsports news with Steve May. |
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0730 |
The workload on our courts is set to increase by more than 20 percent over the next three years, and the government is trying to grapple with the problem by suggesting that people who plead guilty to minor crimes could be punished without going to court. We speak to the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith. |
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0732 |
The winners of theÌýGolden Globes have been announced overnight in Los Angeles. |
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0740 |
Thought for the day with Dr Mona Siddiqui, the head of Theology and Religious Studies at University of Glasgow. |
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0747 |
The Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt,Ìýand George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, speak about the rebuilding of Barts hospital, following the department of health's order of a review of the project. |
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0810 |
Within a couple of days the Education Secretary Ruth Kelly is going to tell the Commons how her departmentÌýwill respond to the row over sex offenders in schools. The man at the centre of the row is William Gibson, who was allowed to work as a teacher,Ìýdespite havingÌýa relationship with a fifteen year old girl in a school where he taught, 26 years ago. |
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0824 |
While Ruth Kelly grapples with the sex offenders issue, it seems there are plans behind the scenes to delay the controversial Education Bill, which was due to be published next month. |
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0827 |
A sports news update with Steve May. |
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0830 |
Last friday, the US launched an air-strike in Pakistan in an attempt to kill Al Qaeda's number 2, Ayman Al Zawahiri. The attack failed and a number of local civilians were killed. The man in charge of smoothing ruffled feathers and running the diplomatic side of America's war is Henry Crumpton, ambassador at large for counter-terrorism, and until last year a top official at the CIA. |
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0838 |
TheÌýbusiness news with Greg Wood. |
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0840 |
The Conservative MP and former Secretary of State for Scotland, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, and Charles Moore, former editor of the Daily Telegraph, discuss the West Lothian Question. |
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0849 |
In ten days we will be celebrate the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Mozart's birth. Are we guilty of drowning him in a sea of bad taste memorabilia? |
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0853 |
The artist and writer, Sebastian Horsley, and Julie Bindel, the journalist and feminist campaigner, discuss the government's plans to tackle prostitution. |
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Some of Our Less Memorable Moments
These infamous sound clips have risen from the Today vaults again to haunt our newsreaders and presenters. Enjoy!
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Can of what John?
John gets confused over the expression, 'opened a can of worms.'
- 18th March 2005 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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When the technology failsÌýJohn and Jim have to Ad-Lib...
JimÌýintroduces a veryÌýstrange soundingÌý
'Yesterday in Parliament' package.
Ìý- 23thÌýJuly 2004 |
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Paul Burrell sings opera?
Sarah cues in a very odd sounding Paul Burrell clip.
Ìý- 25th October 2003 |
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Sarah decides it's her turn - and interrupts Allan's discussion
-7 June 2002 |
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Waiting
Garry Richardson waits and waits and waits for Brendan Foster. |
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What is Charlotte Green giggling about?
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John and Jim share a joke about the weather? |
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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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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. |
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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. |
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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) |
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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 |
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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. |
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Justin Webb interviews Walter Cronkite who pays tribute to Dan Rather, a 73 year old news presenter in America who is retiring after 24 years.
(10/03/05) |
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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). |
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, about the recent increase of religious violence in Nigeria.
(19/05/04) |
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John Humphrys interviews Prince Hassan of Jordan on the critical situation in Iraq.
(03/05/04). |
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Jim Naughtie interviews Bob Woodward.ÌýFirst Watergate, now a controversial book into events in the White House pre-Iraq war.
(20/04/04).
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Sarah Montague interviews Paul Burrell.
The former royal butler denies betraying Diana, Princess of Wales, insisting his controversial new book was "a loving tribute".
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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. |
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Hillary Clinton talks toÌýJamesÌýNaughtie
Her questions surrounding theÌýWhite House handling of the Iraq war, plus her years with Bill in that stately building. |
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Mark Coles interviews Damien Hirst
......about his new exhibition in the small Slovenian capital Ljubljana, including drawings from his teenage years. |
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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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