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Monday 12th May听2008
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0651The Bodleian Library has published postcards showing images from World War I and听the Russian Revolution. Historian Andrew Roberts has written an introduction for the books.

0700-0730

0709
Over the weekend Labour MPs have been defending Gordon Brown after a number of memoirs by senior party figures drew unflattering portraits of him.

0714 The government wants to prepare a green paper on social care for the elderly and disabled in England. Niall Dickson is chief executive of the Kings Fund.

0718 Business with Greg Wood,

0721听The murder of 16 year old, Jimmy Mizen. Hear from Father Edward Perera, the parish priest of Our Lady of Lourdes church where Jimmy was an altar boy.

0724听The National Trust is starting its biggest ever plant survey. Mike Collins is from the Trust.

0726 Sport with Jon Myers.

0730-0800

0733听Should western countries intervene in foreign crises and if they do, how?

0740听Are derelict buildings pieces of urban history, or simply eyesores which should be knocked down? Zubeida Malik reports.

0744 Today's papers.

0747 Thought for the Day with Reverend Joel Edwards, general director of the听Evangelical Alliance.

0750 In a bruising episode last week, internal divisions over a Scottish referendum came to the fore. But is this really such a pressing issue for the public?

0800-0830

0810
Gordon Brown is set to outline the need to reform social care for Britain's ageing population and disabled people. We hear from Health Secretary, Alan Johnson.

0826 Sport with Jon Myers.


0830-0900

0832 How "restorative justice" can bring about closure on both sides.

0840听Harold Pinter on the 50th anniversary of the opening of his play,听The Birthday Party.

0844听Sarah Mukherjee reports on a campaign asking people to tell them when they see adders.

0846 An earthquake has struck western China. Quentin Sommerville reports听from Beijing.

0847 What effect will the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill have on children and does it undermine the role of fathers?

0852 Business with Greg Wood.

0855听Shlomo and Jez Sadler of the Vocal Orchestra Chorus talk about the world's largest beatbox choir.
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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!

Charlotte gets the giggles.
Newsreader Charlotte Green gets the giggles after listening to the oldest recorded human voice. And here's some she had earlier.
- 28th March 2008
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.

Gil Scott-Heron (04/03/2008)
Life hasn't been easy for the 'god-father of rap', but as US politics gets interesting again, he's making a听 comeback.
(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 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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