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	Saturday 17th听May听2008 PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to offer transcripts for our programme interviews.


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			0700-0730 0709 The Red Cross is making a big appeal to help to help people in Burma听 0712 What was the Prime Minister's message about Burma? 0715 A look at today's papers 0720 Five million people have been forced from their homes by the earthquake according to Chinese authorities 0726 The sports news with Steve May


			0730-0800 0730 Why England's bank chief thinks the NICE decade may be over. 0735 President Bush is in Egypt today talking about oil. 0740 Today's papers听 0745 Crazy Raspberry Ants are invading Texas 0748 Thought for the Day with Brian Draper听 0750 Who are the men in Burma who have refused help from other countries


			0800-0830 听 0810 Are children being tested too often? 0820听We own it, but we hardly ever get to see it, the Government Art collection. 0825 The sports news with Steve May
			0830-0900 0830 The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, has made a direct appeal for a group of five British men kidnapped in Iraq a year ago to be set free听 0835 We talk to a family that has lost everything in earthquake in China 0837 Today's papers 0840 Will a Welsh team walk away with the English FA Cup trophy this afternoon?听 0845 Why is oil so expensive these days? 0850 We look ahead to Gordon Brown's sermon on the Mound.



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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!
		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.



	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.