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听We talk to the Chief Inspector of Prisons Anne Owers who tells us why prison isn't working and building a series of "super prisons" might not help.

0712
How will the Chancellor prevent another Northern Rock crisis?听He plans听to give the Bank of England new preventative powers.

0715
The business news.

0718
听Senator John McCain won the Republican Primary in Florida last night. So does this mean the end for Rudy Giuliani?

0722 The government wants village schools to stay open, but they say they can't afford to. There's a rally today in Shropshire to protest against the closure of 22 schools, we talk to some of the parents who are protesting.

0726 The sports news.

0730-0800

0730
As the violence continues in Kenya, worries grow that tribal divisions will end in genocide. We speak to people from the Kikuyus tribe, that support President Kibaki, about the situation there.

0740 The paper review.

0743 Home affairs editor Mark Easton has听found that the NHS听has spent multi-millions on maternity services for immigrant mothers.

0745 Businessman Mark Doyle is 'free walking' to India from Bristol: he's planning to get to India relying entirely on the goodwill of strangers to get him there.

0747 Thought for the day with Dr Indarjit Singh.

0750 Former CBI Director General Lord Turner has been appointed as the first chairman of the new Committee on Climate Change.


0800-0830

0810
听There is a crisis in our prisons according to the chief inspector Anne Owers. She听has told听us听the crisis was "predicted and predictable". We speak to the man in charge of the prisons, Justice Secretary Jack Straw.

0820
听A film opens today telling the extraordinary story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, who wrote a book whilst his whole body was paralysed except for his left eyelid.

0827 The sports news.


0830-0900

0830
Political editor Nick Robinson gives us the latest news on the Derek Conway story.

0835
Have Labour education policies created a system听with class divisions that looks like something from the Victorian era?

0838 The business news.

0846 Is 'ethnic cleansing' taking place in Kenya?

0848
Do we really need public phones anymore?

0852
Given the circumstances surrounding Derek Conway, we try to work out how many MPs employ members of their family.

0855 Today the first encyclopaedia of Wales is being published, we speak to one of the editors, Dr John Davies.

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Thought for the Day

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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!

Jim crashes the pips
James Naughtie keeps going on and on and on until Continuity cuts him off.
- 9th January 2008
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, as听Nick 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 fails听John and Jim have to Ad-Lib...
Jim听introduces a very听strange sounding听
'Yesterday in Parliament' package.
听- 23th听July 2004
Paul Burrell sings opera?
Sarah cues in a very odd sounding Paul Burrell clip.
听- 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鈥檛 always have time to play the whole interview on air. Listen to the extended interview here, exclusive to the Today website.

(26/11/07)
The legendary Jazz saxophonist听talks about his time in prison, phone calls with听John Coltrane,听9/11 and the ambitions of a Jazz survivor.
(17/11/07)
James Naughtie interviews asks the President of Pakistan when he will听lift his country's state of emergency and what he is doing to tackle Islamist Terrorism.
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