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Today's briefing hour: Catch up on the day's news, sport and business.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross is to make a special unscheduled visit toÌýGuantanamo Bay in the wake of the three suicides which took place there at the weekend. We have been speaking to Vincent Lusser, Deputy Head of media relations at the ICRC in Geneva. |
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What are British troops doing in Afghanistan? We talk to Major General Patrick Cordingly about what appears to be a British counter-terrorism operation, rather than the reconstruction job which was said to be it's main purpose. |
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A ±«Óãtv investigation has shown that for almost two years the Revenue was paying tax credits to immigrants who were not entitled to them.ÌýDavid Laws is the Liberal Democrats' spokesman on work and pensions. |
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0717 |
TheÌýbusiness news with Greg Wood. |
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Closed-circuit television footage from theÌýrural payments agency office in Newcastle has apparently revealed an office culture that included break dancing contests in office hours, drug taking and other activities. This is the agency that's being criticised for for the slowness of payments being made to farmers. Peter Kemp is president of the NFU.Ìý |
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Yesterday we reported that the ±«Óãtv Secretary John Reid was considering a slogan urging us all to stop moaning and take action to tackle anti-social behaviour. One of our listeners, Richard Davies, did just that. |
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0725 |
TheÌýsports news with Steve May. |
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0730 |
Humeya Kalam, the sister of the two brothers who were arrested and released without charge following the police raid in Forest Gate, speaks to us this morning. |
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0740 |
In January, theÌýCulture Minister David Lamy wrote to local councils urging them to keep their libraries open, but in the months since then the number of libraries facing closure has steadily risen. |
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0745 |
Thought for the Day with Dr Indarjit Singh, Editor of the Sikh Messenger. |
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0750 |
The Defence SecretaryÌýDes Browne speaks to the programme about the difficulties British troops are facing in Afghanistan. |
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0810 |
The attorney general is understood to be unhappy with John Reid's attack on theÌýsentencing of a man who abducted and sexually assaulted a girl of three. We talk to Margaret Moran, a Labour member of the ±«Óãtv Affairs Select committee and Sir Oliver Popplewell, a former high court judge. |
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0820 |
TheÌýTory Torch of Freedom will not be passed to a new generation. The logo which was introduced in 1983 is being scrapped. Iain Dale used to be David Davis's right hand man, and Marcel Knobil is theÌýfounder of Superbrands. |
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TheÌýsports news with Steve May. |
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0830 |
We have been speaking to the Shadow Chancellor, George Osborne, who has been in California meeting the heads of high tech companies. He wants to know if Britain could emulate the success of Stanford graduates who have set up companies like Google and Yahoo. |
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0840 |
TheÌýbusiness newsÌýwith Greg Wood. |
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The first exhibition to span the entire career ofÌýHoward Hodgkin opens at Tate Britain in London tomorrow. He famously dislikes talking about his art, but he gave a rare interview to our arts correspondent Rebecca Jones. |
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We speak to the Liberal Democrat ±«Óãtv Affairs Spokesman, Nick Clegg, about John Reid's comments on sentencing. |
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0850 |
The current debate about theÌýenvironment is being held by and for middle-class white people, with non-white communities excluded and overlooked, according to some ethnic community leaders. |
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Life for Heather Mills McCartney has changed since her marriage brokeÌýand there has been a lot ofÌýnewspaper coverage about her past life. The former Guadian editor Peter Preston, and Max Clifford, the publicist, discuss the way she has been treated. |
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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, asÌýNick 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 failsÌýJohn and Jim have to Ad-Lib...
JimÌýintroduces a veryÌýstrange soundingÌý
'Yesterday in Parliament' package.
Ìý- 23thÌýJuly 2004 |
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Paul Burrell sings opera?
Sarah cues in a very odd sounding Paul Burrell clip.
Ìý- 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’t 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.ÌýA 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 thatÌýthe ±«Óãtv Secretary wants to deport back to Algeria. Based on secret intelligence and police investigations, the ±«Óãtv 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, inÌýRome about the funeral of the Pope John Paul II.
(08/04/05)
Part 1
Part 2 |
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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. |
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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.ÌýFirst 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 toÌý 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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