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23rd March 2005
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0607
The Anglican Church in Scotland - the Scottish Episcopal Church - has said that a practising homosexual can become a priest.

0610
Cut-price airlines are being told to make the cost of taxes, fees and charges more visible in its prices.

0615
The business news with Greg Wood.

0628
The sports news with Steve May.

0632
EU leaders have had difficulty in reaching a compromise at their summit, with France complaining about too much economic liberalism.

0635
There will be an inquiry into the collapse of the Jubilee line fraud trial.

0637
A committee of MPs and Peers is telling the Government that its proposals for new mental health legislation need to be changed.

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

0645
MPs have a little more a week's sitting time left, with the Easter break and an election expected soon - and its showing. David Wilby reports.

0650
Dr Mark Enright explains how a two day old baby may have died from the MRSA bug.

0653
The Home Secretary Charles Clarke will ask the drug advisory council to look at re-classing cannabis after a study linked it to psychosis.

0709
Should Britain give up its £3bn rebate it gets from Europe each year? UKIP leader Roger Knapman comments.

0712
Bruce Holder QC, a member of the Bar council, on whether long and complicated fraud trials should/could be held without a jury.

0717
The supermarket chain Morrisons has just released its results. Jeff Randall has more details.

0720
business update with Greg Wood.

0723
Members of the Chippewa tribe in Northern Minnesota performed an Indian ceremony of cleansing out the town's hospital after yesterday's shootings. Matthew Wells reports.

0727
The sports news with Steve May.

0730
A committee of MPs and Peers have said the government's proposed changes to the mental health legislation need to be re-thought. Lib Dem peer Lord Carlile and Health Minister Rosie Winterton comment.

0740
Why are 4,500 lime trees in Ealing, London, causing such a problem?

0745
Thought for the Day with Dr Indarjit Singh.

0750
What is stopping school dinners from being improved? Sarah Nelson reports and Davis Hart from the National Association of Head Teachers comments.

0810
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on the domestic political problems being discussed at the European summit in Brussels and whether we should continue to get our £3bn rebate.

0820
Mark Coles reports on the new film depicting the life of Ian Curtis, singer in the 70's band Joy Division.

0835
The Bishop of Aberdeen, Bruce Cameron, and the Rector of St Silas, Glasgow, Reverend David McCarthy, discuss homosexuals becoming priests.

0845
business update with Greg Wood.

0847
Is a "strong traditional staff culture" to blame for the number of suicides in jail? Danny Shaw reports.

0850
Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev has fired the interior minister and prosecutor-general. Monica Whitlock is in Uzbekistan.

0855
The French National Assembly has voted to dismantle the 35 hour working week. What will this mean for France?
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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, 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
Interruption
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.
Laughing matter
What is Charlotte Green giggling about?
Weathermen
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.

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).
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
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