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Saturday 11th November 2006
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0709
Following the collapse of theÌýracial hatred case against BNP leader Nick Griffin, Gordon Brown has suggested a change in the law.

0715
Today is Armistice Day, but how will it be marked byÌýthose still fighting overseas?

0723
A look at today's papers.

0720
As thousandsÌýprepare to take to the streetsÌýof Leeds in a Ìýprotest against NHS cuts, Adam Brimelow asks why there isÌýsuch deep public mistrust of the health system?

0727
WillÌýnot sending a fire engine to every 999 call save theÌýÌý fireÌýservice money or put lives at risk?

0730
Steve May has theÌýsports news and England Rugby Union Coach Andy RobinsonÌýtalks aboutÌýtoday's clash with Argentina.

0740
WillÌýa newÌýsafe sex campaign be hard hitting enough to make a difference?

0737
Professor Mary BeardÌýillustrates theÌýpertinance ofÌýclassical literature as she reflects upon the contemporary drama in Iraq.Ìý

0742
Thought for the Day with The Rev Roy Jenkins.

0745
Does the collapse of theÌýracial hatred case against BNP leader Nick Griffin warrant changes to the law? Dr Evan Harris and Lord Ousley.

0810
Carbon dioxide emissions are reported to beÌýincreasing in line with "worst case scenario" predictions.Ìý Science correspondentÌýTom Feilden explains;Ìýwhile Michael Meacher and ÌýStephen Hale contemplate the significance of the Democrat's victory on environmental issues.

0819
A look at listener's letters.

0823
Steve May has theÌýsports news and a live Tri-nation update.

0834
Vietnam WarÌýdefence secretaryÌý Robert MacNamara explains how Donald Rumsfeld's resignation will afftect the future of the war in Iraq.

0837
Was the headline grabbing 'terrorist threat' speech by the head of MI5 Eliza Manningham-Buller really about security or politics?

0841
Assistant Chief Fire Officer Doug Tweddle explains howÌýWest Midlands fire service intend to radically streamline their service.

0843
Now Peter Butler has gained theÌýpermission of both the ethics committee and The Royal College of Surgeons, he wants to be the firstÌýto go ahead with face transplant surgery.

0847
On armistice day many will read the poetry of Wilfred Owen, but is his work stillÌýrelevant to modern soldiers overseas?ÌýMajor Harry Thomsett.

0850
Should Saddam Hussein faceÌýexile rather than the death sentence? Times columnist Matthew Paris and explorer Benedict Allen discuss.
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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.
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.

Don De Lillo Interview
The American writer Don de Lillo who wrote Underworld and is one of the biggest figures in modern American literature - has become a classic. A Penguin classic.ÌýA great accolade, but usually one reserved for the dead. John interviewed him and asked what it's like to be thought of as a "classic"?
Mouloud Sihali Interview
Mouloud Sihali from Algeria, North Africa, is one of the suspected terrorists thatÌýthe Home Secretary wants to deport back to Algeria. Based on secret intelligence and police investigations, the Home Secretary has deemed Sihali a threat to the Nation's security. Last year Mouloud Sihali was found not guilty of being a part of a so called released Ricin plot.
The nominations for the Oscars were announced yesterday, and The Constant Gardener is tipped for a place on the shortlist. It stars Ralph Fiennes who picked up an Evening Standard Film Award this week for his role in the film. Polly Billington spoke him and to the author, John le Carre, about the film and its chances at the Oscars. (31/01/06)
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.
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