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07:10 Figures being released today are expected to show that hundreds of thousands of elderly people are abused in their own homes. We speak to our Social Policy Correspondent Andrew Bomford, and Ivan Lewis the Care Services Minister.
07:15 Twenty-five years ago today Argentine soldiers in the Falkland Islands were defeated by the British. We speak to our Correspondent Jack Izzard, from Argentina.
07:20 Business News with Greg Wood.
07:23 Liverpool City Council's Opposition Leader has resigned from the Committee organising next year's Capital of Culture Festival. We speak to Jason Harborow, Chief Executive of the Liverpool Culture Company.
07:25 Sports News with Sonja McLaughlan.
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07:30 A ceasefire has been announced in Gaza. Although conditions between the factions have been agreed, there is not much confidence that their struggle for supremacy is over. We speak to Dennis Ross, former US Envoy to the Middle East under President Clinton.
07:35 Today's papers.
07:40 The Caravan Club is celebrating it's Centenary today. The organisation was founded by Dr William Gordon Stables in 1907. To mark it's 100th anniversary the Queen is to host a garden party later this summer. We speak to our reporter Steve Blears.
07:45 Thought for the Day with Reverend Rosemary Lain Priestly, Dean of a Women's Ministry in Central London.
07:50 Are obese children being neglected by their parents?ÌýAt least 20 obese children have been taken into care for this reason, and someÌýdoctors are so worried that they believeÌýobesity shouldÌýbe considered a form of neglect. The British Medical Association will be debating this issue today. We speak to our Health Correspondent, Jane Dreaper.
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08:10 A report by the commission set up by the government to look atÌýmass immigration and cohesion,Ìýcomes out today.ÌýWe speak to its author Darrah Singh, andÌýour correspondent Mark Easton.
08:20 The Hamas and Fatah factions in Gaza have announced a ceasefire, but will thisÌýlast?ÌýWe speak to our Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen.
08:25 Sports update with Sonja McLaughlan.
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08:30 Twenty five years ago today the Flaklands war ended after 74 days. We are joined by Sea Lord Sir Alan West, who was commander of HMS Ardent, and Robert Fox, who covered the campaign for Ö÷²¥´óÐã radio.
08:40 A new TV advert promotes the image of a pint of beer with a frothy head. But exactly how we like our beer presented has been the subject of a long-standing north south divide. Our reporter Luke Walton explains more.
08:45 Business Update with Greg Wood.
08:50 Dublin has been paying tribute to the poet WB Yeats, who was born 142 years ago. A cast of celebrities turned out to read his poetry, including Bono. We speak to our Correspondent, James Helm.
08:55 A commission set up by the Government believes young people should be made to take part in a national volunteering scheme. We speak to Leo McKinstry who writes for the Daily Express which has been campaigning for a return of national service, and Baroness Neuberger, Chair of the Commission on the future of volunteering.
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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.
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Don De Lillo Interview
The American writer Don de Lillo who wrote Underworld and is one of the biggest figures in modern American literature - has become a classic. A Penguin classic.ÌýA great accolade, but usually one reserved for the dead. John interviewed him and asked what it's like to be thought of as a "classic"?
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Mouloud Sihali Interview
Mouloud Sihali from Algeria, North Africa, is one of the suspected terrorists thatÌýthe Ö÷²¥´óÐã Secretary wants to deport back to Algeria. Based on secret intelligence and police investigations, the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Secretary has deemed Sihali a threat to the Nation's security. Last year Mouloud Sihali was found not guilty of being a part of a so called released Ricin plot. |
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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) |
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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. |
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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. |
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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) |
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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)
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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. |
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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) |
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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). |
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, about the recent increase of religious violence in Nigeria.
(19/05/04) |
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John Humphrys interviews Prince Hassan of Jordan on the critical situation in Iraq.
(03/05/04). |
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Jim Naughtie interviews Bob Woodward.ÌýFirst Watergate, now a controversial book into events in the White House pre-Iraq war.
(20/04/04).
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Sarah Montague interviews Paul Burrell.
The former royal butler denies betraying Diana, Princess of Wales, insisting his controversial new book was "a loving tribute".
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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. |
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