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			0700-0730 0709 The Shadow Chancellor George Osborne on the nationalisation of Northern Rock. 0714 Kosovo celebrates independence but what is their international legal status? 0721 The business news. 0726 The latest from the elections taking place in Pakistan. 0728 The sports news. 0730 - 0800 0730听What is the environmental cost of听bottled water? 0740 Physicists meeting in Boston are grappling with the secrets of the Universe. 0745 Thought for the day with Rabbi Lionel Blue. 0750 Kosovo is celebrating, but how will the world handle their听declaration of independence?


			0800-0830 0810 Northern Rock is to be nationalised. We speak to the Chancellor Alistair Darling. 0825 The sports news.
			0830-0900 Wounded soldiers are being treated well in the field according to a new report, but what about long term care? We talk to veterans minister Derek Twigg. 0840 The business news. 0843 Who has been the best Hamlet? Theatre critic Benedict Nightingale and Gregory Doran of the RSC discuss. 0846 The President of the Farmers Union claims we have a moral duty to "maximise production." 0850 A surprising tactic in the battle to save the panda. 0855 What听are the consequences of the government's decision to nationalise Northern Rock?



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	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.



	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.
		(01/02/08) He used to be Jimmy Carter's national security adviser, and now he's advising presidential candidate Senator Obama. We hear his vision for US Foreign policy.

		(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.