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TuesdayÌý24thÌýJanuary 2006Ìý
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0607
Now that theÌýfake rock in Moscow has been shown to the world, what will the Russian authorities do with the British diplomatsÌýaccused of spying?

0609
Canada's prime minister has admitted defeat to the Conservatives of Stephen Harper inÌýtheÌýgeneral election.

0615
TheÌýbusiness news with Greg Wood.

0626
TheÌýsports news with Garry Richardson.

0631
Plans to get up to 1.7 millionÌýincapacity benefit claimants back into work are to be unveiled by the government.

0634
Chancellor Gordon Brown has pledged to try to persuade MPs that the prime minister'sÌýschool reforms are essential.

0637
The Commons committee which monitors DEFRA, the departmentÌýfor the environment, food and rural affairs is savagely critical today of the working of the new farm payments scheme.

0640
Saddam Hussein's trial is set to resume in Baghdad under a new chief judge, following a resignation.

0643
A review ofÌýtoday's papers from the UK and Georgia.

0649
A look at the events of yesterday in Parliament.

0653
A building collapsed on scores of people in Nairobi with at least seven dead and 70 injured. Our correspondent Karen Allen followed theÌýrescue efforts throughout the day, and into the night.

0709
Gordon Brown backsÌýTonyÌýBlair's educationÌýreforms. Alan Whitehead is one of the backbenchers who is unhappy about the plans; he's also a strong supporter of the Chancellor.

0713
The Work and Pensions Secretary, John Hutton, will announce how he plans to reform theÌýsystem of incapacity benefits this afternoon. Lorna Reith is the Chief Executive of the Disability Alliance.

0718
We hear from the medical director of the hospital trust which wrongly gave 22 women the all clear from breast cancer. How serious is the delay in their diagnosis?

0721
TheÌýbusiness news with Greg Wood.

0724
TheÌýsports news with Garry Richardson.

0731
The farms minister, Lord Bach,Ìýand the president of the National Farmers Union, Tim Bennett, on the government's new farm payments scheme.

0742
The writer of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ drama "spooks" gives us his version of the tale of the fake rock in Moscow.

0745
Thought for the day with Dr Mona Siddiqui.

0748
More on the Canadian elections, where the Liberals have just conceded victory to the Conservative Party. What lessons are there to be learnt on this side of the Atlantic?

0810
Work and Pensions Secretary, John Hutton, tells us about his plans to replaceÌýincapacity benefit with a single payment called the Employment and Support Allowance.

0822
Our own controller Mark Damazer on why he's decided to drop the UK theme music.

0828
AÌýsports update with Garry Richardson.

0835
The human rights body, the Council of Europe, has just published its report into allegations of secret CIA prisons andÌýrendition flights today. Nick Clegg is the Liberal Democrats' acting Foreign Affairs spokesman.

0840
AÌýbusiness update from Greg Wood.

0843
How do we know whetherÌýhistoric portraits are accurate?

0849
A ´óÏó´«Ã½ documentary which is being broadcast this evening includes the first ever interviews with the Mossad agents who executed theÌýBlack September terrorists involved in the killings of Israeli athletes at the 1972ÌýMunich Olympics. We speak to the programme's producer.

0852
African leaders are to postpone Sudan's presidency ofÌýthe African Union.ÌýCardinal Keith O'Brien, head of the Catholic Church in Scotland is there.

0855
James Bartholomew, author of 'The Welfare State We're In' and Polly Toynbee, the Guardian columnist, on the government's Green Paper on Welfare Reform unveiled today.
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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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