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MPs vote today on so-called 'saviour siblings'. Should parents be able to choose an embryo because its tissue could help an older brother or sister?

0715Are we over the worst of the credit crunch? Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank spoke to our business editor Robert Peston.

0718 Research in Punjab in India suggests that people's DNA might have been damaged by the use of pesticides in agriculture. Developing world correspondent, David Loyn reports.

0722 Business with Nick Cosgrove.

0725 Sport with Garry Richardson.

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听European authorities have approved the first pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline. Chief executive Jean-Pierre Garnier told James Naughtie how it would work.

0741 Today's papers.

0744听How many units of alcohol are in a bottle of wine? Or a pint? The government says if you don't know you should.

0749 Thought for the Day with Rev Joel Edwards, General Director of the Evangelical Alliance.

0752 Former Welsh Secretary Peter Hain MP says Welsh Labour must evolve to win elections.

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听Should scientists be allowed to create 'hybrid' embryos to get round the shortage of stem cells for research?

0818The Association of South East Asian Nation (Asean) is due to hold urgent talks to discuss ways of helping Burma recover from the devastating cyclone. Hear from the 大象传媒's Roland Buerk.

0823 Sport with Garry Richardson.


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听We speak to Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York about a new reality TV programme in which she advises an overweight family on living more healthily.

0838听Do we need an 'armed forces day' to show our support for the military?

0843 Business with Nick Cosgrove?

0847 Hundreds of innovative social projects helping vulnerable people in England are at risk of closure because of planned new government regulations. Kim Catcheside reports.

0851 At least 12 people have been killed in the Johannesburg since Friday in a wave of violence directed at immigrants. Caroline Hawley reports.

0854 The pre-school education industry. Are parents are being taken for a costly ride?

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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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