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07:10 Cadbury Schweppes is planning a major business overhaul with substanstial听job cuts expected.
07:15 Non-violent offenders could be released early to ease prison overcrowding in England and Wales.
07:18 The business news with Greg Wood.
07:20听Does the direction of policing in this country need reviewing? We hear from two of our correspondents in different parts of the country.
07:24 The US military in Iraq say about 10,000 of their soldiers have launched an offensive against Al-Qaida northeast of Baghdad.
07:28 The sports news with Garry Richardson.
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0730 - 0800
07:30 We are joined by Ray Wyre, director of a child protection organisation and Bill Thompson, Internet Expert, to discuss the smashing of a worldwide paedophile ring.
07:35 A look at today's papers.
07:40 The Defence Secretary, Des Browne, will tell the Commons later about the findings of two reports commissioned into Iran's capture of 15 Royal Navy sailors and marines.
07:45 Thought for the day with Elaine Storkey.
07:50 The Environment Secretary David Miliband on plans to open up England's coastline for ramblers.
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0800 - 0830
08:10听 We speak to the shadow home-secretary David Davies about non-violent offenders being released early to clear cells.
08:20 Ken Jones, the President of ACPO the body which represents senior police officers,听says there's a need for hard thinking about the direction of policing over the next half century.
08:20 We debate a new book "God is not Great" with author Christopher Hitchens听and his brother Peter Hitchens .
08:25 A sports update from Garry Richardson.
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0830 - 0900
08:30 Our correspondent John Andrew looks at the increasing struggle facing first time buyers.
08:35听We speak to American poet and owner of famous San Francisco book store City Lights, Lawrence Ferlinghetti , about why he thinks the message of the beat poets is needed more today than ever before.
08:45 Blair's former Director of Political and Government Relations, Baroness Sally Morgan has given a rare, wide ranging interview听to Today听to mark the Prime Minister's departure.
08:35 A business update with Greg Wood.
08:50 Politicians in Northwest Pakistan have condemned the award of a knighthood to Salman Rushdie. |
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We don鈥檛 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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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.听A 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"?
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Mouloud Sihali Interview
Mouloud Sihali from Algeria, North Africa, is one of the suspected terrorists that听the 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. |
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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) |
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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, in听Rome about the funeral of the Pope John Paul II.
(08/04/05)
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First 大象传媒 interview of Moazzam Begg, former Guantanamo Bay detainee. Mr Begg speaks听to our reporter Zubeida Malik about听his ordeal and how he听continues to听campaign 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.听First 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 to听 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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