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ThursdayÌý17th NovemberÌý2005
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0607
Voting began a few hours ago in Sri Lanka's presidential election.

0609
Fourteen men accused to trying to overthrow theÌýUgandan Government have been freed on bail but have gone back to jail in fear for their lives.

0615
TheÌýbusiness news with Greg Wood.

0625
TheÌýsports newsÌýwith Steve May.

0630
Tony Blair and his Education Secretary, Ruth Kelly, are confronting their critics onÌýeducation today.

0635
The Prime Minister is launching a fund to encourage businesses to invest in Africa.

0640
The European Parliament is preparing to vote on legislation leading to the safety testing of around thirty thousand chemicals.

0645
TheÌýpaper reviews from Britain and Berlin.

0650
A look at the events of Yesterday in Parliament.

0652
TheÌýCrimestoppers website has been modernised: one click and you can see if there is anyone wanted by the police whom you recognise.

0655
The Hansard Society has published a report urging political parties to put forward all-women candidate lists.

0705
The Prime Minister and Education Secretary will start selling the reforms in theÌýEducation White Paper today.

0710
We hear from Washington about the latest political problem troublingÌýthe Bush Administration regarding the alleged torture of prisoners in Iraq.

0715
WeÌýtalk to Frank Field, former Social Security Minister, about the PM's statement in the Commons yesterday that the Child Support Agency was "not properly suited" to its job.

0721
MoreÌýbusiness news with Greg Wood.

0725
Up to a million people who visit Accident and Emergency departments every year in England could be there as a result of taking illegal drugs.

0730
The European Parliament is preparing to vote on legislation which would lead to further safety testing on chemicals. We talk to theÌýEnvironment Secretary Margaret Beckett.

0735
The biggest ever anti-monopoly fine in Mexican history has been handed down against Coca-Cola.

0742
Thought For The Day with Rosemary Lain-Priestly the Priest of St Martin-in-the-fields.

0750
Gaza's borders have been opened; Palestinians will now be able to travel to Egypt and the West Bank.

0810
We talk to Ruth Kelly the Education Secretary about theÌýEducation White Paper and the Prime Minister's plan to introduce new freedoms for schools in England.Ìý

0822
Literary classics such as Romeo and Juliet, Paradise Lost and Pride and Prejudice are to be condensed and translated into text messages.

0825
TheÌýsports news with Steve May.

0828
Hear our special report about the eldest July the 7th bomber Mohammed Siddique Khan. Discussing the reportÌýwe haveÌýRajmohan Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi's grandson .

0834
The Anglican Communion is under strain this morning after 17 senior ArchbishopsÌýhave criticisedÌýthe Archbishop of Canterbury's handling of the issue of gay bishops.

0840
TheÌýbusiness update with Greg Wood.

0845
How damaging is the revelation that 173 apparent victims of torture were discovered in a Baghdad bunker?

0850
Britain will invest £30 million intoÌýAfrica as the PM launches a fund to encourage businesses to invest in African industries.

0855
The chemical legislation before the European Parliament has caused an argument between Environmentalists and the chemical industry.
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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!

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, asÌýNick 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 failsÌýJohn and Jim have to Ad-Lib...
JimÌýintroduces a veryÌýstrange soundingÌý
'Yesterday in Parliament' package.
Ìý- 23thÌýJuly 2004
Paul Burrell sings opera?
Sarah cues in a very odd sounding Paul Burrell clip.
Ìý- 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.
What is Charlotte Green giggling about?
John and Jim share a joke about the weather?
The Extended Interview

We don’t always have time to play the whole interview on air. Listen to the extended interview here, exclusive to the Today website.

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.
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.
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)
Edward Stourton interviews Monsignor Charles Burns, a retired head of the Vatican's Secret Archives, inÌýRome about the funeral of the Pope John Paul II.
(08/04/05)
Part 1
Part 2
First ±«Óãtv interview of Moazzam Begg, former Guantanamo Bay detainee. Mr Begg speaksÌýto our reporter Zubeida Malik aboutÌýhis ordeal and how heÌýcontinues toÌýcampaign for five Britons still there to be freed.
Justin Webb interviews Walter Cronkite who pays tribute to Dan Rather, a 73 year old news presenter in America whose is retiring after 24 years.
(10/03/05)
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).
, about the recent increase of religious violence in Nigeria.
(19/05/04)
John Humphrys interviews Prince Hassan of Jordan on the critical situation in Iraq.
(03/05/04).
Jim Naughtie interviews Bob Woodward.ÌýFirst Watergate, now a controversial book into events in the White House pre-Iraq war.
(20/04/04).
Sarah Montague interviews Paul Burrell.
The former royal butler denies betraying Diana, Princess of Wales, insisting his controversial new book was "a loving tribute".
General James L. Jones
During his visit toÌý London - the Supreme Commander of Nato talks to James Naughtie about the threat posed to NATO by a stronger EU military force.
Hillary Clinton talks toÌýJamesÌýNaughtie
Her questions surrounding theÌýWhite House handling of the Iraq war, plus her years with Bill in that stately building.
Mark Coles interviews Damien Hirst
......about his new exhibition in the small Slovenian capital Ljubljana, including drawings from his teenage years.
James Naughtie interviews Hans Blix:
Hans Blix says allies had motivations other than WMDs for going to war - 6th June 2003.
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