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23rd December 2003
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0607
Egypt's foreign minister, Ahmed Maher, has been released from hospital. James Reynolds is in Jerusalem.
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0610
It's Leeds United's annual general meeting today - Sally Nugent is our sports correspondent.
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0615
Greg Wood has a round-up of today's business news.
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0630
Does America's high alert for terrorism over the Christmas period have implications for us? Home affairs correspondent, Danny Shaw.
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0633
Mark Henderson has spent his first night of freedom for more than 100 days. Richard Wells and by Jeremy McDermott in Columbia.
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0637
California has been hit by an earthquake - Peter Bowes is in Los Angeles.
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0643
Phil Mercer has a review of today's newspapers in Australia - following the crocodile attack in Darwin.
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0642
Alarming new figures show the ratio of new-born boys to girls in India is becoming dangerously distorted - Adam Mynott reports.
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0652
An MP is calling for health inspectors to investigate allegations about work carried out by a South African firm performing cataract operations on NHS patients.
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0709
Who is to blame for the deaths of pensioners George and Gertrude Bates? British Gas or government legislation? Baroness Greengross and Health Minister, Stephen Ladyman.
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0715
Egypt's foreign minister was attacked by demonstrators at the al-Aqsa mosque - they were unhappy that he had seen Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Will there be any repercussions?
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0719
Silvio Berlusconi is determined to rescue food company Parmalat. But that could break European competition law.. Tilman Leuder is a spokesman.
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0723
Why the fortunes of the ski resort at Glencoe are changing... Highland Councillor Drew Macfarlane Slack.
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0730
Mark Henderson is now free - but it was the Church - not Colombian government who organised his release. Jorge Uribe is the Colombian Defence Minister.
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0742
Charlotte Green has a review of today's newspapers.
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0748
More celebrity laws - hear what the Bishop of Oxford, Richard Harries and Jonathan Coe would like to appear on the statue books....
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0752
Former head of UN Weapons team - Hans Blix on Libya, Saddam Hussein and the threat of WMD.
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0810
Police Chief - Sir John Stevens on the current threat of terror in the UK.
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0823
Listener Laws - why Peter Gabriel wants to know more about information on the public that's sold to third parties - and George Melly wants the Church and State to separate.
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0830
It looks as there may be a shake-up of the honours system after a leaked memo exposed embarrassing details of how they are decided. Sir David King, the government's chief scientific adviser.
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0840
Why aren't we eating offal any more? There has been an 80% fall over 25 years. Roger Harrabin reports.
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0847
An Australian teenager has been killed by a crocodile in Darwin. His friends hid in a tree for 22 hours. Nigel Adlam is a journalist at Northern Territory News.
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0855
Who are the ELN, the guerrilla group which held Mark Henderson in Colombia? Neil Pyper and Dr Francesco Panizza explain.
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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!

ListenIs that Alec Stewart?
Garry Richardson interviews an Australian cricket fan masquerading as England star Alec Stewart.
- 7 January 2003
ListenInterruption
Sarah decides it's her turn - and interrupts Allan's discussion
-7 June 2002
ListenWhere am I?
It's not always easy to remember ... Sarah forgets where she is
- 20 May 2002
ListenStudio invasion
Jim is besieged by his friends in the studio
- 15 December 2001
ListenUnforthcoming
Jim attempts to interview Gruff Rhys of 'Super Furry Animals'.
ListenGreg?
John gets a little confused as to which Greg he has on the programme
ListenWaiting
Garry Richardson waits and waits and waits for Brendan Foster.
ListenLaughing matter
What is Charlotte Green giggling about?
ListenWeathermen
John and Jim share a joke about the weather?
ListenWrong guest
Sue and the wrong guest
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.

ListenSarah Montague interviews Paul Burrell.
The former royal butler denies betraying Diana, Princess of Wales, insisting his controversial new book was "a loving tribute".
ListenGeneral James L. Jones
During his visit to London - the Supreme Commander of Nato talks to James Naughtie about the threat posed to NATO by a stronger EU military force.
ListenHillary Clinton talks to James Naughtie
Her questions surrounding the White House handling of the Iraq war, plus her years with Bill in that stately building.
ListenMark Coles interviews Damien Hirst
......about his new exhibition in the small Slovenian capital Ljubljana, including drawings from his teenage years.
ListenJames Naughtie interviews Hans Blix:
Hans Blix says allies had motivations other than WMDs for going to war - 6th June 2003.
ListenMichael Jackson complaint
Los Angeles based psychiatrist, Dr Carol Lieberman, tells us why she’s complained to child protection authorities about Michael Jackson.
ListenSaudi ambassador on war
Zubeida Malik talked to Prince Turki Al Faisal - the new Saudi Ambassador to Britain before the war in Iraq
ListenJackie Elliott
Robin Aitken's interview with Jackie Elliott before he was executed
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