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Tuesday 11th DecemberÌý2007
PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to offer transcripts for our programme interviews.


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0600-0630

0607:
A report from John Sudworth in Seoul on the first regular rail service between North and South Korea.

0609: Anne Darwin will appear in court today charged with deception; her husband John is in custody on separate charges related to his 5 year disappearance.

0615: The business news.Ìý

0623: The US central bank is expected to cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point to 4.25% when Federal Reserve officials meetÌýToday.

0627: The sports news.

0630-0700

0632:
Ambulance workers say plans to answer more emergency calls with vehicles staffed by only one person could put lives at risk.

0635: Taleban forces have fled the town of Musa Qala inÌýAfghanistan leaving it in control of British, American and Afghan troops after a long fight.

0638: Aboriginal leaders in Australia have called for a judge in Queensland to be sacked, after nine men who raped a ten-year-old girl two years ago were not sent to prison.

0640: The government is unveiling its 10-year vision for children, aiming at improving services and quality of life.

0645: The planning process for major infrastructure proposals, like ports and power stations, could be halved under a shake-up unveiled by ministers.

0650: The Oscar winning "the Lives of Others" is showing at this years Havana Film festival. Our correspondent in Cuba, Michael Voss joined the audience.

0655: A new report by the conservation charity World Wide Fund for Nature, warns penguins are under threat from global warming.


0700-0730

0709:ÌýThe acting leader of the Liberal Democrats, Vince Cable, is pressing the government to take steps that would allow it to nationalise the Northern Rock bank.

0712: Nine people who pleaded guilty to raping a 10-year-old girl have avoided prison sentences - causing outrage in Australia today.

0716: The business news.

0719: Pirates have taken control of a ship thought to be carrying tens of thousands of tonnes of benzene off the coast of Somalia.

0722: Leading physicists are angry at what they say is a shortfall of 80 million pounds in their research budget.

0726: The sports news.

0730-0800

0733: General Mike Jackson discusses the situation in Kosovo.

0743: We talk to Andy Stangeway who has spent the last 3 years visiting 162 islands around the coast of Scotland.

0746: Thought For The Day with Vishvapani, a member of the Western Buddhist Order.

0750: Schools in England will be asked to offer more services to parents, under a 10-year government Children's Plan.


0800-0830

0810: We talk to David Cameron whoÌýbelieves banks should not always pass on interest rate increases.

0816: NHS Trusts in England want to answer more emergency calls with vehicles staffed by just one crew member.

0824: There's an interesting book of poetry appearing on the shelves. It's a collection of poems written in Guantanamo Bay.

0829: The sports news.


0830-0900

0834: How often do you see a young girl dressed in skimpy clothes? Should we be worried about the sexualisation of young girls?

0840: The former US presidential candidate John Kerry says that America's climate policy will change whichever new president is elected.

0844: The business news.

0847: An new television network will hit the German airwaves in the new year. The whole channel is devoted to the subject of death.

0852: Fabio Capello today emerged as the favourite to succeed Steve McClaren as England manager.

0855: After 27 years and lots of hype what was the Led Zeppelin concert like last night?

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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!

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.
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.

(26/11/07)
The legendary Jazz saxophonistÌýtalks about his time in prison, phone calls withÌýJohn Coltrane,Ìý9/11 and the ambitions of a Jazz survivor.
(17/11/07)
James Naughtie interviews asks the President of Pakistan when he willÌýlift his country's state of emergency and what he is doing to tackle Islamist Terrorism.
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