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FridayÌý20thÌýJanuary 2006Ìý
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0607
The United Nations is getting very agitated about what isÌýhappening in Ivory Coast.

0609
The Centre for Policy Studies has accused the government of "plundering"ÌýNational Lottery money to pay for projects that should be funded by the taxpayer.

0614
TheÌýbusiness newsÌýwithÌýRebecca Marston.

0625
TheÌýsports news with Steve May.

0632
The education secretary, Ruth Kelly, survived yesterday. But there's another big test coming up.

0634
A special team set up to reinvestigate unsolved murders from the troubles inÌýNorthern Ireland begins work today.

0637
Iraq voted for a new parliament before Christmas but the results still haven't been announced. They should be today.

0639
A review ofÌýtoday's papersÌýin the UK and Cambodia.

0642
A look at the events of yesterday in parliament.

0647
An american oil worker held hostage inÌýNigeria is gravely ill and there are fears for the safety of the other three hostages being held with him, one of whom is British.

0651
The government should be legally forced to tell us every year how much aid it's giving to the world's poorest countries and should be legally obliged to reach the target of giving 0.7% of our national income. That is the essence of a bill, which has been sponsored by Labour MP, Tom Clarke.

0709
Labour politicians turned out in force last night to tell the government what they think of the way it wants to change the way our schools are run. The meeting was called by what's known as the Compass Group, and David Chaytor, a Labour member of the education select committee was there.

0714
The Vice President Dick Cheney says the apparent offer of a truce fromÌýOsama Bin Laden is a "ploy". It was made in a new audio message from the Al Quaeda leader which Al Jazeera broadcast and which the CIA has authenticated. Ryan Lizza, senior editor of the New Republic, shares his thoughts on these latest exchanges.

0720
TheÌýbusiness news with Rebecca Marston.

0727
The Centre for Policy Studies claims that lottery money is being raided by the government for projects it should pay for from taxation. The minister with responsibility for the lottery, Richard Caborn, and Ruth Lea, who wrote a report called "The larceny of the Lottery Fund" join us.

0729
TheÌýsports newsÌýwith Steve May.

0732
Austria has taken over the presidency of the EU, and is trying to resurrect the constitution. Olli Rehn, the enlargement commissioner, is coming to London today to make a speech.

0742
It is more than a century sinceÌýPeter Pan was created and now, Geraldine McCaughrean is writing a sequel.

0747
Thought for the day withÌýThe Right Reverend Richard Harries - Bishop of Oxford.

0750
US Republican Senator, Sam Brownback, speaks about the latest broadcast from Osama Bin Laden.

0810
Ruth Kelly seems to have survived the row over paedophiles in schools after her performance yesterday. Can she survive the next big row, over how much independence schools should have? The shadow education secretary, David Willets, talks to the programme.

0824
In thirty years of Northern Ireland's Troubles 2000 killings went unsolved. Today a special investigating team starts the work of going through each case again to see if they can come up with any answers. The Northern Ireland Secretary, Peter Hain, tells us more.

0827
AÌýsports update with Steve May.

0830
After one of the toughest weeks in her political career, education secretary, Ruth Kelly, tells the programme about the governments education reforms.

0838
TheÌýbusiness newsÌýwith Greg Wood.

0840
Cannabisis not going to be reclassified as a more dangerous drug even though many say that it's far more potent these days than it was. Is that true? Matthew Atha is the director of theÌýIndependent Drug Monitoring Unit.Ìý

0849
AsÌýgas reserves diminish faster than anticipated in the North Sea, the UK is increasingly importing gas from abroad. Nicola Stanbridge reports on the construction of two new terminals for shipments of Liquefied Natural gas in Pembrokeshire, which a local pressure group say it exposes the public to unnecessary risk.

0853
Some of our brightest young writers are basing their novels on the theme of global warming. One of them is Susannah Waters, whose book Cold Comfort is just out, and she joins the programme with Ian Jack, the editor of the literary magazine Granta.
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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 who 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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