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Today's briefing hour: Catch up on the day's news, sport and business.听
0600 - 0630
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0709 |
How will our new foreign secretary, Margaret Beckett, approach the issue of Iran's nuclear programme? |
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0717 |
The two Australian听miners who were stuck underground for two weeks have been freed. We speak to Bryan Green, the Deputy听Premier of Tasmania who was听there as they were rescued. |
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0722 |
John Prescott has given his first interview since the news of his affair and his demotion. He was interviewed by Colin Brown, his biographer and deputy political editor of The Independent, who we speak to now. |
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0725 |
The听business news with Greg Wood. |
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0727 |
The number of听rapists being cautioned rather than jailed has doubled over the past decade. Hear our report. |
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0730 |
The听sports news with Garry Richardson. |
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0735 |
Why did the BNP do so well in the council elections last week? Many people say the main reason was housing. Hear our report. |
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0737 |
A look at the papers. |
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0742 |
Bruce Springsteen is back with a new album and tour; he played in London last night. We speak to Paul Rees, the editor of Q Magazine, who was there. |
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0745 |
Thought For The Day with Anne Atkins, novelist and columnist. |
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0750 |
Half of all children born to parents with learning difficulties are taken away by the authorities. Can parents lose their children because they have a low IQ? |
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0810 |
We speak to the former education secretary Ruth Kelly, who is now in charge of the new local government department, with many of the responsibilities formerly held by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. Mr Prescott came under fire for his efforts: will she fare any better? |
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0821 |
The听sports news with Garry Richardson. |
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0827 |
The former South African Deputy President听Jacob Zuma has been found "not guilty" of rape. |
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0838 |
The听business update with Greg Wood. |
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What is the difference between Brownites and Blairites? Our political correspondent Iain Watson explains. |
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The play about听Rachel Corrie's life - she died in the Middle East whilst protesting against Israeli activities in Gaza - will no longer be staged in New York because of criticisms that the play is misleading. We speak to the writer Chas Newkey-Burden and Cindy and Craig Corrie. |
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Hear our report on Charlie Musselwhite, one of the great blues musicians. We find out why he has for the first time been prompted to write protest songs. |
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The death of Flight Lieutenant Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill in Iraq prompts the question: What should be the role of women in wartime? We speak to Kate Adie, a former Chief News Correspondent at the 成人快手, and Robert Fox, the Defence Correspondent of The Evening Standard. |
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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!
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Can of what John?
John gets confused over the expression, 'opened a can of worms.'
- 18th March 2005 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Paul Burrell sings opera?
Sarah cues in a very odd sounding Paul Burrell clip.
听- 25th October 2003 |
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Sarah decides it's her turn - and interrupts Allan's discussion
-7 June 2002 |
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Waiting
Garry Richardson waits and waits and waits for Brendan Foster. |
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Waiting
Garry Richardson waits and waits and waits for Brendan Foster. |
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Waiting
Garry Richardson waits and waits and waits for Brendan Foster. |
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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.
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Don De Lillo Interview
The American writer Don de Lillo who wrote Underworld and is one of the biggest figures in modern American literature - has become a classic. A Penguin classic.听A great accolade, but usually one reserved for the dead. John interviewed him and asked what it's like to be thought of as a "classic"?
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Mouloud Sihali Interview
Mouloud Sihali from Algeria, North Africa, is one of the suspected terrorists that听the 成人快手 Secretary wants to deport back to Algeria. Based on secret intelligence and police investigations, the 成人快手 Secretary has deemed Sihali a threat to the Nation's security. Last year Mouloud Sihali was found not guilty of being a part of a so called released Ricin plot. |
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The nominations for the Oscars were announced yesterday, and The Constant Gardener is tipped for a place on the shortlist. It stars Ralph Fiennes who picked up an Evening Standard Film Award this week for his role in the film. Polly Billington spoke him and to the author, John le Carre, about the film and its chances at the Oscars. (31/01/06) |
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Edward Stourton interviews the President of Mexico, Vincente Fox, and Tom Shannon, the United States Under Secretary of State with responsibility for the Americas, on the Summit of the Americas in Argentina and the prospect of a free trade agreement for the region.
President Vincente Fox.
Under Secretary of State Tom Shannon. |
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The uncut interview with Sir Peter Hall, the first director to stage the play in 1955, with the last surviving member of the original main cast, Timothy Bateson who played 'lucky', and playwright Ronald Harwood. |
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Jim Naughtie speaks to the Archbishop of Kaduna, Josiah Idowu Fearon, about the Anglican Church in Africa and tensions between Christians and Muslims. (25/05/05) |
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Edward Stourton interviews Monsignor Charles Burns, a retired head of the Vatican's Secret Archives, in听Rome about the funeral of the Pope John Paul II.
(08/04/05)
Part 1
Part 2 |
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First 成人快手 interview of Moazzam Begg, former Guantanamo Bay detainee. Mr Begg speaks听to our reporter Zubeida Malik about听his ordeal and how he听continues to听campaign for five Britons still there to be freed. |
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Justin Webb interviews Walter Cronkite who pays tribute to Dan Rather, a 73 year old news presenter in America who is retiring after 24 years.
(10/03/05) |
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Tony Blair speaks to Jim at the British Embassy in Washington, following his controversial Rose Garden press conference with Bush. The Iraq war, the Middle East and the first hints of an EU constitution referendum u-turn. (17/04/04). |
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, about the recent increase of religious violence in Nigeria.
(19/05/04) |
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John Humphrys interviews Prince Hassan of Jordan on the critical situation in Iraq.
(03/05/04). |
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Jim Naughtie interviews Bob Woodward.听First Watergate, now a controversial book into events in the White House pre-Iraq war.
(20/04/04).
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Sarah Montague interviews Paul Burrell.
The former royal butler denies betraying Diana, Princess of Wales, insisting his controversial new book was "a loving tribute".
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General James L. Jones
During his visit to听 London - the Supreme Commander of Nato talks to James Naughtie about the threat posed to NATO by a stronger EU military force. |
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