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0700 - 0730
07:10 European Union leaders have reached an agreement on a new treaty after two days of tough talks in Brussels. Johnny Dymond reports.
07:11 We hear from our political correspondent on the resignation of Attorney General Lord Goldsmith.
07:13 A look at the day's papers.
07:15 Radio One's Jo Whiley joins presenter Carolyn Quinn down at the main stage of the Glastonbury Festival to discuss the festival's contribution to rock music.
07:20 Professor Jeffrey Powell discusses the constitutional impact of Attorney General Lord Goldsmith's departure.
07:25 A look at the sports news with Garry Richardson
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0730 - 0800
07:30 Following this morning's agreement by EU leaders on a new treaty for the bloc, we speak to David Heathcote-Amory who was the Conservative party delegate to the Convention on the Future of Europe which drew up the original draft constitution.
07:40 A look at the day's papers.
07:42 The latest from the Today camper van down at the Glastonbury Festival.
07:45 Thought for the day with Akhandadhi Das.
07:50 In light of the allegations of asset-stripping and bosses of the private equity industry paying lower rates of tax than their cleaners, Shadow Chancellor George Osborne speaks to us about a proposed inquiry into the industry.
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0800 - 0830
08:10 We speak to former Labour Foreign Secretary Lord Owen and Peter Kellner,听chairman of the polling organisation YouGov, about exactly who'll be in Gordon Brown's "cabinet of all the talents".
08:20 Is it tough being a German stand up comedian in Poland? We find out from the only one - Steffen Moller.
08:23 Steve Adams, fan of the Today programme and lead singer of The Broken Family Band, joins us in the Today camper van to mark our first Glastonbury broadcast and discusses what it's like to play alongside the biggest names in the music industry.
08:25 A sports update with Garry Richardson
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0830 - 0900
08:30 Following this morning's dawn agreement in Brussels, we spoke to the Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett and asked whether any of Britain's so-called "red lines" had been crossed.
08:40 A look at this morning's papers.
08:50 With Gordon Brown set to take the reins as Prime Minister this Thursday, Jackie Ashley of The Guardian and Andrew Neil discuss what happens next.
08:53 With political campaigning being so prominent at the Glastonbury Festival we ask whether music听 really can be used to change things for the better or, for that matter, for the worse?
08:55 The first Ted Hughes festival takes place this weekend. We speak to another Yorkshire poet, Simon Armitage, about the event.
08:58 Our Europe Editor Mark Mardell joins us for a final word on the summit in Brussels.
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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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