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Friday 26th August 2005
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0607
The UN's atomic agency is to hold talks with Iran on the country's renewed nuclear programme. More from Pam O'Toole.

0609
Imogen Foulkes in Berne brings us the latest on flooding in Switzerland.

0615
Utility firm Transco has been fined £15m for a gas blast. Rebecca Marston has the details.

0626
Mary Rhodes on a rain-affected opening day of the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge.

0632
Jeremy Bowen in Baghdad brings the latest on the race to hammer out Iraq's draft constitution.

0634
Quentin Sommerville with the latest on the talks between EU and Chinese officials to end a trade row over textiles.

0637
At least 17 people have died in a fire at an apartment block housing immigrants in Paris. Jacky Rowland has more.

0640
A review of today's papers in the UK and Venezuela.

0642
Stephen Cape looks at the ongoing industrial problems at in-flight caterer Gate Gourmet.

0648
Ray Furlong reports on the political developments in Germany  ahead of the anticipated general election.

0650
Will the new licensing laws give local authorities greater powers?

0709
We speak to Iraq's foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari and Middle East expert Dr Gareth Stansfield on the future of Iraq.

0714
Advertising giant WPP reports an increase in its annual profits. Rebecca Marston has the details.

0718
Matthias Egger of Berne and Bristol Universities, tells us why homeopathy is no better than dummy drugs.

0722
We hear from a Dutch wholesaler who wants to sue his government over the textile quota crisis. Tory MEP Robert Sturdey comments.

0725
Mary Rhodes has the latest sports news.

0733
Damien Grammaticus with the latest on the bird flu threat in Europe. So what is the government doing about this pandemic? We ask Andre Farrar of the Royal Society for the protection of birds.

0742
Huw Williams meets one of the surviving St Kildans celebrating 75 years since the remote Hebridean archipelago of St Kilda was evacuated.

0747
Thought for the day with Canon David Winter.

0751
Tory leadership hopeful David Davis, on why he is calling on the government to postpone the introduction of the new licensing laws.

0810
US congressmen Brad Sherman and Christopher Shays share their views on Iraq. We also speak to Sa' Doon Al Zubaydi , a member of the Iraqi constitutional committee on his country's new constitution.

0827
Hear Andrew Marr put the case for William Hogarth in the last of our nominations for Britain's greatest painting.

0830
England are set to begin day two of the crucial fourth Ashes Test. Mary Rhodes has the latest.

0839
Torin Douglas looks at ex-director general of the BBC, Lord Birt  and how much influence he has over policy. Ex-BBC chief Will Wyatt and Tory MP John Whittingdale comments.

0844
Rebecca Marston has the business news.

0847
Hear a discussion on a new theory on the collapse of Easter Island's civilisation.

0852
Are we living in an era of "fast fashion"? We speak to retailer Safia Minney and Alexandra Shulman, the UK editor of Vogue.
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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!

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.

50th anniversary of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett.
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.
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)
Edward Stourton interviews Monsignor Charles Burns, a retired head of the Vatican's Secret Archives, in Rome about the funeral of the Pope John Paul II.
(08/04/05)
Part 1
Part 2
First BBC interview of Moazzam Begg, former Guantanamo Bay detainee. Mr Begg speaks to our reporter Zubeida Malik about his ordeal and how he continues to campaign for five Britons still there to be freed.
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.
Saudi ambassador on war
Zubeida Malik talked to Prince Turki Al Faisal - the new Saudi Ambassador to Britain before the war in Iraq
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