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Today's briefing hour: Catch up on the day's news, sport and business.听
0600 - 0630
0630 - 0700 |
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Hear the latest news from Westminster after many "bad days" for the Government recently. We speak to Peter Kilfoyle, a Labour听backbencher听and regular critic of the Government, and Lindsay Hoyle, a Labour MP. |
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The chickens in Norfolk infected with bird flu have the H7 strain, not the variant strain which poses a greater risk to people. We talk to Professor Hugh Pennington, professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University. |
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The Horn of Africa is desperately affected by food shortages, one of the worst affected countries is Somalia. |
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0723 |
The business news with Greg Wood. |
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0727 |
It has been six months since the riots in France, but have social conditions changed for those living in France's sink estates?听 Hear our report. |
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0730 |
The听sports news with Garry Richardson. |
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0735 |
Charles Clarke is in the middle of a damaging political controversy over the bungled release of听foreign prisoners from the prison system. We have discovered more about the difficulties of the system. We speak to Brendan O'Friel, from the Security Industry Authority. |
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A look at the papers. |
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0742 |
Two dried prunes are coming up for auction in London this month as part of a collection of secret agent's paraphernalia. We speak to Richard Marshall, the great nephew of Doreen Mulot, who left the collection. |
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Thought For The Day with Reverend Doctor Colin Morris. |
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0750 |
The Healthcare Commission are publishing the survival rate of all cardiac units in England and Wales, and one out of the four units in Scotland. |
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The NHS is in crisis and Charles Clarke is in the听middle of a damaging political controversy over the bungled release of foreign prisoners. How did听the Government end up in this position? We speak to John Hutton, the Former Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party 成人快手 Affairs and Defence Committees. |
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0825 |
Exactly 50 years ago, Anthony Eden, the then听Prime Minister, used a television broadcast to justify听his government's actions. We speak to the acclaimed television documentary maker,听Michael Cockerell. |
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0830 |
The听sports news with Garry Richardson. |
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0837 |
Patricia Hewitt is in in the West Midlands today where local health workers and managers have developed a model听for other parts of the听NHS to emulate. Hear the first of two special reports on changes in the NHS. |
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0840 |
The听business update with Greg Wood. |
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0844 |
The Deputy Secretary General of the UN, Mark Malloch Brown, says that the UN is in need of urgent reform. |
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Is听Islam going through听a reformation, much as Christianity and Judaism did hundreds of years ago? That is the thesis put forward by the Dean of Southwark the听Very Reverend Colin Slee, who tells us his theory. |
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0850 |
More discussion on the current political scene. We speak to Matthew D'Ancona, editor of听The Spectator,听and听Michael White, assistant editor of The Guardian. |
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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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What is Charlotte Green giggling about?
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John and Jim share a joke about the weather? |
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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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