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0709ÌýInternational pressure is growing on the Burmese authorities to allow in more aid workers.

0712 The Commons Health Select Committee has said 'unrelenting chaos' ensued among junior doctors as a result of the changes to the recruitment system last year.

0715 Business with Greg Wood.

0720 How much food do we waste? We speak to Liz Goodwin, chief executive of WRAP.

0725 Sport with Rob Bonnet.

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0730 Despite bad results on Tuesday, it seems Hillary Clinton is fighting on. We speak to the ±«Óãtv's North America Editor, Justin Webb.

0735 Today's papers.

0740ÌýThe last time the Olympics was held in London was 1948. We speak to Frank Turner who captained the British gymnastic team and Dorothy Tyler, whoÌýwon silver medals for Britain.

0745 Thought for the Day with Elaine Storkey.

0750ÌýWe hear a lot about children with autism, but what about the adults who suffer from it?

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0810
ÌýThe ±«Óãtv's East Asia Bureau Editor, Paul Danahar, reports on the situation from inside Burma.

0815ÌýAre more parents sending their children to private school through choice or necessity?

0820 The American minimalist composer Steve Reich has written a piece of music called 'Daniel Variations'Ìýinspired byÌýtheÌýlife and death of the journalist Daniel Pearl.

0825 Sport with Rob Bonnet.


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Reports say that Burma's military rulers have given the American military permission toÌýdeliver relief supplies.

0835 Business with Greg Wood.

0840 The Chinese president, Hu Jintao, and the Japanese prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda, meet today - across a ping pong table.

0845 Israel is celebrating itsÌý60th birthday today. Our Middle East correspondent Tim Franks speaks to a member of the Haredi community.

0850 We speak to director Conall Morrison about his modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming Of The Shrew for the RSC.

0855 On average we waste £420 worth of food, per household, per year. What can we do reduce this amount?
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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, 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.
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.

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 aÌý 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 saxophonistÌýtalks about his time in prison, phone calls withÌýJohn Coltrane,Ìý9/11 and the ambitions of a Jazz survivor.
(17/11/07)
James Naughtie asks the President of Pakistan when he willÌýlift his country's state of emergency and what he is doing to tackle Islamist Terrorism.
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