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WednesdayÌý15thÌýFebruary 2006Ìý
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0607
Police is still searching for the man responsible for shooting a policewoman in Nottingham.

0609
The magazine Nursing Standard has obtained figures which show that a quarter ofÌýnurses drop out of their courses before qualifying.

0615
Business news with Greg Wood.

0626
Sports news with Steve May.

0631
The government is facing another big parliamentary vote this week - on the Terrorism Bill.

0634
TheÌýman shot by the American vice president Dick Cheney has had a heart attack.

0640
Three British soldiers are being interviewed today over the video footage showing an apparent abuse of Iraqi civilians.

0645
Small retailers will continue to be squeezed out of business by large chains unless the government intervenes according to the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group.

0648
The review of today's papers from Britain.

0651
Yesterday in Parliament with Susan Hulme.

0655
The review ofÌýtoday's papers from Beirut and Damascus.

0657
Dr Evan Harris is from the Joint Committee on Human Rights which says that the control orders introduced as an anti-terror measure are likely to breach human rights.

0709
The Labour MPÌýStephen Pound is opposed to the legislatedÌýbanÌýon smoking in enclosed public places.

0715
Leading human rights lawyer Geoffrey Bindman looks at the proposed offence of "glorifying terrorism".

0719
Business update with Greg Wood.

0722
10 years ago today an oil tanker ran aground off the coast of Pembrokeshire, resulting in one of the worst oil spillages ever seen in British waters.

0727
Sports update with Steve May.

0733
All-Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group's Chairman, Jim Dowd and Kevin Hawkins from the British Retail Consortium discuss the future of independent stores.

0742
We talk to Tim Wade, one of the workers involved in the rescue effort after the London bombings last year who will receive honours today.

0747
TheÌýthought for the day with the novelist and columnist Anne Atkins.

0750
Sandra Hodgkinson from the Office for War Crimes Issues talks about the UN Commission on Human Rights report into the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.

0810
The Shadow Attorney General, Dominic Grieve and Charles Clarke, the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Secretary,Ìýtalk aboutÌýthe anti-terror proposals voted on in the House of Commons today.

0822
Michael Winterbottom talks about his film "The Road to Guantanamo".

0827
Sports update with Steve May.

0831
A member of Basra Provincial Council, Dr Wahteb Wahteb, tells us why they have decided not to cooperate with British forces in protest to the video showing British troops allegedly beating unarmed Iraqi teenagers.

0835
Business update with Greg Wood.

0838
The Conservative MEP, Daniel Hannan and Jacki Davis from the European Policy Centre think tank discuss whether there is a so called European culture.

0844
The musician and writer Joe JacksonÌý campaigns for the smokers rights group Forest against the smoking ban in public places.Ìý

0849
Two people were killed in the city of Peshawar and fighting broke out in Lahore in protest to the publication ofÌýcartoons of the prophet Mohammed in Europe.

0855
The Labour MP Shahid Malik and Peter Oborne, the political commentator, discuss the anti-terrorist legislation.
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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, asÌýNick 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 failsÌýJohn and Jim have to Ad-Lib...
JimÌýintroduces a veryÌýstrange soundingÌý
'Yesterday in Parliament' package.
Ìý- 23thÌýJuly 2004
Paul Burrell sings opera?
Sarah cues in a very odd sounding Paul Burrell clip.
Ìý- 25th October 2003

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.
What is Charlotte Green giggling about?
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.

The nominations for the Oscars were announced yesterday, and The Constant Gardener is tipped for a place on the shortlist. It stars Ralph Fiennes who picked up an Evening Standard Film Award this week for his role in the film. Polly Billington spoke him and to the author, John le Carre, about the film and its chances at the Oscars. (31/01/06)
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.
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, inÌýRome about the funeral of the Pope John Paul II.
(08/04/05)
Part 1
Part 2
First Ö÷²¥´óÐã interview of Moazzam Begg, former Guantanamo Bay detainee. Mr Begg speaksÌýto our reporter Zubeida Malik aboutÌýhis ordeal and how heÌýcontinues toÌýcampaign 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 who 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).
, 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.ÌýFirst 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 toÌý 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 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.
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