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07:09 County councils are considering plans to take over post offices which are being closed down.
07: 12 We hear from the Liberal Democrats spring conference in Liverpool.
07:15 A look a today's papers.
07:20 A Labour MP loses the fight for greater rights for workers taken over by Private Equity Funds.
07:25 Spain prepares to vote after the assasination of a Basque councillor.
07:28 The sports news with Steve May.
0730-0800
07:30 Who is stealing whose ideas in the fight to cut binge-drinking?
07:35 Lady Thatcher has been admitted to hospital in London.
07:40 A look at today's papers.
07:45 The last oatcake shop in the world has been saved.
07:47 Thought for the day with Canon David Winter.
07:50 A demonstration is to take place in Jersey today in protest against the way the island is run.
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08:10 Essex Council is to become the first local authority to save post offices in it's area by taking them over. We speak to Steve Castle; Councillor for Economic Development.
08:20 Will energy companies be forced to provide funds to help those having trouble with rising fuel bills?
08:25 A new Stephen Poliakoff play on Radio 4 today looks at the great scientific breakthroughs that quietly disappear.
08:28 The sports news with Steve May.
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08:30 Lady Thatcher has been admitted to hospital in London.
08:35 Another look at today's papers.
08:38 Can the Middle East be spared another twist in the current cycle of violence?
08:42 Should the Bodleian Library
in Oxford be known for its remarkable collection of curiosities?
08:45 What is the worst opening line for a book ever written?
08:50 We speak to a gay Iranian woman seeking asylum because she fears for her life at home.
08:55 What does the resignation of Ian Paisley mean for the role of the cleric in Irish politics?
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We don’t always have time to play the whole interview on air. Listen to the extended interview here, exclusive to the Today website.
| |  | Gil Scott-Heron (04/03/2008)
Life hasn't been easy for the 'god-father of rap', but as US politics gets interesting again, he's making a comeback. | | | | Zbigniew Brzezinski (01/02/08)
He used to be Jimmy Carter's national security adviser, and now he's advising presidential candidate Senator Obama. We hear his vision for US Foreign policy.
| | | | Sonny Rollins (26/11/07)
The legendary Jazz saxophonist talks about his time in prison, phone calls with John Coltrane, 9/11 and the ambitions of a Jazz survivor. | | | | President Pervez Musharraf (17/11/07)
James Naughtie asks the President of Pakistan when he will lift his country's state of emergency and what he is doing to tackle Islamist Terrorism. | | |
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