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28thÌýJulyÌý2003
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0607
The heavy fighting in Liberia continues.Ìý Our Correspondent is Paul Welsh and he reports from the Capital, Monrovia.

0611
The trial of the 3 IRA suspects in Columbia re-opens.Ìý Our Correspondent Jeremy McDermott is in Bogota.

0615
Rebecca Marston has a round up of today's business news.

0630
Rod Eddington, the Chief Executive of British Airways, is meeting the unions today. Our Labour AffairsÌýCorrespondent, is Stephen Cape.

0635
General Ricardo Sanchex claims US troops in Iraq are "a magnet for foreign terrorists" - Mike Donkin in Baghdad, has more details.

0638
The farmer Tony Martin is due for release today.Ìý Our reporter, Andrew Hosken is outside his farm.

0640
Ahead of his trip to Washington, Ariel Sharon announces the release of 540 Palestinian prisoners.Ìý James Rogers is in Jerusalem.

0643
Brian Perkins has a review of today's newspapers.

0650
Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of allowing Taliban fighters to shelter on its soil, thwarting the war on terror and efforts to rebuild Afghanistan. Paul Anderson reports from western Pakistan, where much of the Taliban activity is said to be based.

0655
Ladybirds in London have a higher rate of sexually transmitted diseases than other regions of the UK. Dr Greg HurstÌýexplains why...

0709
The pace of the efforts to solve the British Airways dispute will pick up today - it is about a new swipe card system. BA's chief executive Rod Eddington has said the company's future hangs on the outcome of the talks. ÌýSir Bill MorrisÌýof the Transport and General Workers Union will be meeting Mr Eddington later today.

0713
Baroness Helena KennedyÌýbelieves there is something seriously wrongÌýinÌýthe way we deal with young people who commit crimes.Ìý

0721
Five Iraqi civillians have been killed in a US house raid in Baghdad.Ìý Mike Donkin is on the scene and has more details.

0725
The UK has just won the World Karaoke Championships in Helsinki.Ìý We put the winners to the test - an early morning "Fly me to the Moon" over the telephone...

0730
There's a report out today by the think-tank, the CPS that we'd be £6,000 a year better off if Gordon Brown had not embarkled on his tax-and-spending spree. The Treasury minister John HealeyÌýand Shadow Chancellor Michael Howard.

0746
Can Germans ever be considered cool? Campaigners are trying to change the stereotypical image...Ìý Ray Furlong.

0748
B.A Quarterly Figures are due out later this week -Ìý the news won't be good, and still the strike is continuing. Kevin Curran of the GMBÌýand Sir Ken Jackson on how they see the talks progressing.

0810
The farmer, Tony Martin is released from prison today, soÌýis Brendan Fearon, one of the burgulars Mr Martin shot.ÌýÌýAnne Widdecombe and Simon Hughes look at the repercussions of this caseÌýand examine the laws of self-defence.

0825
Are Collins English Dictionary rigourous about the new words included in their latest edition? Their rivals have accused them of "dumbing down" the English Language...Editor of Chambers Dictionary,ÌýPatrick White and Jeremy Butterfield, is the Editor in Chief of Collins.

0830
Should Aboriginal bones be returned to Australia or be kept in Britain for scientific purposes? Rodney Dillon, the Commissioner from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission andÌýDr Robert Foley, the Director for the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies.

0840
As President Bush's popularity drops - families ofÌýUS soldiers serving in Iraq are saying it's worse for their children now than during the war.Ìý Tracy della Vechia organises a support group for parents called Marinemoms.

0846
Buddhist authorities in Thailand are facing a crisis that might seem familiar to the leadership of the Anglican Church after the recent row over gay clergy. Jill McGivering reports from Bankok.

0855
Can we trust ANYONE these days? Psychologist Dr David Lewis, David Halpern, an academic and governmentÌýadviser and Dr Onora O'Neill, the Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge.
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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!


Garry Richardson interviews an Australian cricket fan masquerading as England star Alec Stewart.
- 7 January 2003

Sarah decides it's her turn - and interrupts Allan's discussion
-7 June 2002
It's not always easy to remember ... Sarah forgets where she is
- 20 May 2002

Jim is besieged by his friends in the studio
- 15 December 2001
Jim attempts to interview Gruff Rhys of 'Super Furry Animals'.

John gets a little confused as to which Greg he has on the programme
Garry Richardson waits and waits and waits for Brendan Foster.
What is Charlotte Green giggling about?
John and Jim share a joke about the weather?

Sue and the wrong guest
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.

Hillary Clinton talks toÌýJamesÌýNaughtie
Her questions surrounding theÌýWhite 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.

Los Angeles based psychiatrist, Dr Carol Lieberman, tells us why she’s complained to child protection authorities about Michael Jackson.

Zubeida Malik talked to Prince Turki Al Faisal - the new Saudi Ambassador to Britain before the war in Iraq
Robin Aitken's interview with Jackie Elliott before he was executed
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