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Friday 2nd May 2008
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0700-0730

0709 Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg on the local elections in England and Wales.

0714 To what extent have biofuels contributed towards an increase in food prices?

0716 Business with Nick Cosgrove.

0719Petra Stuiber, a writer for Austrian newspaper, Der Standard explains how Austrians reacting to the Josef Fritzl case.

0724 Garry Richardson speaks to Old Trafford legend, Peter Schmeichal, and former Chelsea player, Graham Le Saux about the Champions League finalists.

0730-0800

0733
Professor John Curtice of Strathclyde University explains how today's election results may show that the Conservatives have finally escaped from the shadow of Black Wednesday in 1992.

0740 Today's papers.

0743 If you were intrigued by those newspaper photographs of the man whose severed finger apparently grew back after the application of "pixie dust", we ask whether the story is all it seems.

0747 Thought for the Day with the Right Reverend Lord Harries of Pentegarth.

0750 What is happening in Basra? Hear from the senior British commander there.

0800-0830

0810 More on the local election results. Hear from the Deputy Leader, Harriet Harman and listen to election analysis from the BBC's political editor, Nick Robinson.

0821 A celebration of the noise that many people sleep through, the dawn chorus.

0827 Sport from Garry Richardson.


0830-0900

0833 Conservative local government spokesman Eric Pickles on the local elections.

0837 Business with Nick Cosgrove.

0841 How bad is the crisis in Gaza? Hear from the Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.

0846 On the 2 May 1808, the citizens of Madrid rose up against the French invaders, triggering the Peninsular War. As Spain remembers the struggle, what role did Britain play in the war?

0851Has American film-maker, Morgan Spurlock found Osama Bin Laden? We find out.

0854 A final reflection on the local election results.
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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!

Charlotte gets the giggles.
Newsreader Charlotte Green gets the giggles after listening to the oldest recorded human voice. And here's some she had earlier.
- 28th March 2008
Jim crashes the pips
James Naughtie keeps going on and on and on until Continuity cuts him off.
- 9th January 2008
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.
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.

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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