BBC HomeExplore the BBC
This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving.


Accessibility help
Text only
BBC Homepage
BBC Radio
TodayBBC Radio 4

Today
Listen Again
Latest Reports
Interview of the Week
About Today
Today at 50
Message Board
Contact Today

Contact Us

Like this page?
Send it to a friend!

Weekdays 6-9am and Saturdays 7-9amHow to listen to Today
Listen Again
Listen to Today's Programme in Full
Today's Running Order
19th October 2004
Please note: we do not offer transcripts of our programme or individual interviews.

Choose an audio clip you would like to listen to from the most recent programme.

0607
Last night a train caught fire just outside Bristol. Jon Kay has the details.

0610
french couple are on trial 
because they did not prevent a fatal accident - they allowed a friend to drink-drive home after a dinner party.

0615
The business news with Greg Wood.

0626
The sports news with Garry Richardson.

0632
British officials in Iraq will examine the area where troops may be deployed.

0635
The final draft of the Gambling Bill will be published this morning.

0638
Cambridge scientists claim they have found a novel way of storing vaccines that will save lives.

0641
A review of today's papers both in Britain and Russia.

0647
Backbenchers gave Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon a grilling over the possibility of moving British troops in Iraq.

0652
Environmental scientists claim chemicals found in air fresheners and aerosols are causing some health problems.

0655
How democratic was the referendum in Belarus? The Organisation for Security & Cooperation monitored the election.

0708
Jeff Randall has the details of Sainsbury's plans to revive the company.

0714
The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is in London for a meeting with Tony Blair and Jack Straw. Fred Eckhart is his spokesman.

0718
Dr Bruce Roser of Cambridge Biostabilty on the development of a vaccine which doesn't need refrigeration.

0721
The British Trust for Ornithology is appealing for help to study UK
Owls
. Visit their website: The British Trust for Ornithology

0724
The sports news with Garry Richardson.

0732
Will the number of casinos in Britain rise after the changes to the Gambling Bill? Lord McIntosh.

0742
Rebecca Jones discovers why some of the artwork nominated for the Turner Prize has been withdrawn from the exhibition.

0751
Health Secretary John Reid on the new measures to curb the number of MRSA cases in Britain.

0810
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Conservative leader Michael Howard on the possibility of moving British troops to northern Iraq.

0824
The sports news with Garry Richardson.

0832
The battle for leadership of UKIP continues. Robert Kilroy-Silk on his letter to the branch chairman.

0835
Greg Wood with news about Sainsbury's revival plan.

0838
Is Britain monopolising the global TV market with shows like 'big brother' and 'who wants to be a millionaire?'

0841
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy responds to Jack Straw's comments about his party's position on Saddam Hussein.

0845
Reports are suggesting that the Prime Minister of Burma has been forced to resign and is under house arrest.

0849
Are female composers large ignored because the symphony is seen as a male domain?

0852
Melanie Phillips of the Daily Mail and Peter Oborne of The Spectator discuss the government's Gambling Bill.
Audio Archive
Missed a programme? Or would you like to listen again?
Try last 7 days below or visit the Audio Archive page:

Saturday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Help with Audio

Having trouble listening? Why not try our audio help section.

Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day for today and the last week can be heard from the Religion and Ethics Website

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!

Whose reading the news Sarah?
Sarah introduces a guest newsreader. And it's catching, as Nick 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 fails John and Jim have to Ad-Lib...
Jim introduces a very strange sounding 
'Yesterday in Parliament' package.
- 23th July 2004
Paul Burrell sings opera?
Sarah cues in a very odd sounding Paul Burrell clip.
- 25th October 2003
Is that Alec Stewart?
Garry Richardson interviews an Australian cricket fan masquerading as England star Alec Stewart.
- 7 January 2003
Interruption
Sarah decides it's her turn - and interrupts Allan's discussion
-7 June 2002
Where am I?
It's not always easy to remember ... Sarah forgets where she is
- 20 May 2002
Studio invasion
Jim is besieged by his friends in the studio
- 15 December 2001
Unforthcoming
Jim attempts to interview Gruff Rhys of 'Super Furry Animals'.
Greg?
John gets a little confused as to which Greg he has on the programme
Waiting
Garry Richardson waits and waits and waits for Brendan Foster.
Laughing matter
What is Charlotte Green giggling about?
Weathermen
John and Jim share a joke about the weather?
Wrong 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.

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).
Jim Naughtie interviews the Nigerian High Commissioner in Britain, Dr Christopher Kolade, 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. First 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 to 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 to James Naughtie
Her questions surrounding the White 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.
Michael Jackson complaint
Los Angeles based psychiatrist, Dr Carol Lieberman, tells us why she’s complained to child protection authorities about Michael Jackson.
Saudi ambassador on war
Zubeida Malik talked to Prince Turki Al Faisal - the new Saudi Ambassador to Britain before the war in Iraq
Jackie Elliott
Robin Aitken's interview with Jackie Elliott before he was executed
Today | Listen Again | Latest Reports | Interview of the Week | About Today | Today at 50 | Have Your Say | Contact Today



About the BBC | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy