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Saturday 3rd December 2005
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0709
The group in Iraq holding four hostages including the British peace-activist Norman Kember have threaten kill them all unless their demands for prisoner releases are met.

0712
The Government may be preparing to forego up to 15% of the rebate from the European Union to get an overall budget deal. We're joined by the leader of the Conservative members of the European parliament, Timothy Kirkhope.

0715
There's a big march to draw attention to climate change in London today. The former environment minister, Michael Meacher, is one of those who will be speaking.

0720
We take a look at the events of Yesterday in Parliament.

0725
The sports news with Gary Richardson.

0727
A Conservative MP is fighting for family courts to be made more transparent after an alleged miscarriage of justice took place in Essex. The Conservative MP for the area, Eric Pickles, and John Coughlan,vice president of the Association of Directors of Social Services, join the programme.

0732
A review of today's papers.

0741
The world's first harp museum, which charts the history of the oldest known stringed instrument, opens in Italy today.

0747
Thought for the day with Johnston McMaster of the Irish School of Ecumenics.

0750
Labour's Andrew Dismore, and Conservative MP Anne McIntosh discuss a bill to give homeowners greater rights to protect themselves.

0810
Tony Blair might be prepared to waive up to 15% of the British rebate from the European budget to gain support for a wider Budget deal. We speak to the Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, and Douglas Alexander, the Europe Minister.

0824
Tony Blair has spent the week in Eastern Europe. Or is it Central Europe? Timothy Garton-Ash, professor of European Studies at Oxford University, gives his view on the correct terminology for the region.

0828
The sports news with Gary Richardson.

0832
Pensions have been the big domestic story of the week. The man responsible for that is Adair Turner who's pensions report was published on Wednesday. Lord Turner joins the programme.

0838
Politicians here and in the rest of Europe have been demanding answers from the United States about mysterious CIA flights and covert jails. Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, a prominent critic of the Bush administration, says he believes what's being alleged.

0841
The winner of the Today programme winter photography competition, David Holman, and Eammon McCabe, the Guardian's portrait photographer, discuss this years entries.

0850
Would you find it easy to forgive the two murderers of Anthony Walker if he had been your son? We ask the daughter of Sir Anthony Berry who died in the Brighton bomb, Jo Berry, and Michelle Forbes, who lost her son to a murderer who has never been caught and sentenced.
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Thought for the Day

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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.

Edward Stourton interviews the President of Mexico, Vincente Fox, and Tom Shannon, the United States Under Secretary of State with responsibility for the Americas, on the Summit of the Americas in Argentina and the prospect of a free trade agreement for the region.
President Vincente Fox.
Under Secretary of State Tom Shannon.
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.
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