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ThursdayÌý19th January 2006
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0607
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Dr Ali Larijani, has been speaking about the research there, which is causing such alarm.

0609
Three quarters ofÌýNHS bosses say that patient care will be affected by the financial problems hitting the NHS, according to a survey by the Health Service journal.

0615
TheÌýbusiness news with Greg Wood.

0626
The sports news with Steve May

0632
Ruth Kelly, the education secretary, makes her statement onÌýsex offenders in schools today.

0635
The Education secretary will also be under fire today for the news that half the government's flagshipÌýcity academies are among the worst schools in the country in the league tables out today.

0638
Cannabis seems likely to stay as a class C drug, despite the home secretary's worries about evidence linking it to mental illnesses.

0641
A review ofÌýtoday's papers in the UK and Tokyo.

0644
A look at the events of yesterday in parliament.

0647
A leaked Foreign Office memo reveals the Government's concern about having to answer detailed question on extraordinary rendition, and acknowledges that the practice could "never be legal".

0655
There's a conference atÌýSt Bart's Hospital in London today to consider the impact of a bird flu pandemic. One of the speakers is Dr Douglas Fleming, who will be talking about what happened in the last pandemic here in 1968.

0709
The education secretary Ruth Kelly will face the toughest day of her political career today. Barry Sheerman, the Labour chairman of the education select committee talks about the row over sex offenders in schools, and the education bill.

0716
Marjorie Wallace chief executive of the mental health charity, SANE, talks about the home secretary's decision not to reclassify cannabis, despite evidence linking its use to some mental illness.

0717
TheÌýbusiness news with Greg Wood.

0721
Dr Tony Wright, the Labour chairman of the commons Public Administration Committee, talks about the pressure on the government to change its attitude toÌýprisoners of war of the Japanese in World War Two.

0727
The sports news with Steve May.

0740
The political editor of the New Stateman, Martin Bright, and Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie, who co-founded the all party parliamentary group on extraordinary rendition, discuss a leaked Foreign Office memo on the controversial practice, which acknowledges that it could "never be legal".

0745
The future of The Cameo, one of Scotland's oldest cinemas, is still in doubt, after controversial plans to cut back on seat numbers and put in a bar and restaurant were shelved.

0750
Thought for the day with Dom Antony Sutch, a Benedictine Monk.

0755
Sir Menzies Campbell launches his bid for the leadership of the liberal democrats today, and joins the programme this morning.

0810
Ruth Kelly comes to the Commons today to explain the Government's policy on sex offenders and schools. Today's school league tables add fuel to that debate which is causing Tony Blair and Ruth Kelly a great deal of trouble on the Labour backbenches. The schools minister, Jacqui Smith, talks about the current difficulties facing the Department for Education and Skills.

0820
Respect MP George Galloway - much to the annoyance of some of his constituents - is still in the Big Brother house. But what's it all doing to his political reputation? The poet, Ian MacMillan, has written a poem about the MP's antics.

0825
TheÌýsports newsÌýwith Steve May.

0830
Donald Findlater is deputy director of the Lucy Faithful Foundation, a charity that works with offenders and victims, and he talks to the programme about sex offenders working in schools.

0840
TheÌýbusiness news with Greg Wood.

0847
Russia remains in the grip of a record cold spell, with temperatures in some parts of the country plunging as low as -60. That won't stop Russians celebrating theÌýOrthodox festival of the Epiphany in the traditional way, by carving out holes in the ice, and going for a swim.

0850
The Thames Gateway, the housing development that will stretch out from the east end of London into Essex is the biggest regeneration zone in Europe. But who's running it? We talk to the minister for housing and planning, Yvette Cooper.

0854
There are 812ÌýUNESCO World Heritage sites around the world. Once somewhere is nominated it tends to draw the crowds, and that can be a problem. The director of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, Francesco Bandarin, and Tim Williams, senior lecturer in managing archaeological sites at UCL, discuss the problem.

0857
It is the awards season for actors and actresses and in the past couple of minutes the shortlist for theÌýBAFTAS has been announced.
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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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