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Friday 25thÌýApril 2008
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The Office of Fair Trading is naming leading supermarkets it thinks are involved in tobacco price-fixing. Our business editor Robert Peston joins us.

0712 Should schools be required to teach children how to manage their finances. We speak to Sandra Gidley, of the Liberal Democrats.

0715 Our correspondent in Havana, Michael Voss, reports on the lifting of restrictions for people living in Cuba.

0720 The British prisons where the living is easy; so easy, according to one senior prison officer, that the inmates don't want to leave.

0724 Business with Simon Jack.

0727 Sport with Rob Bonnet.

0730-0800

0735
What are the Israelis saying about that Syrian nuclear reactor? Hear from the Israeli government's spokesman, Mark Regev.

0741 Today's papers.

0743ÌýA look that conquered the world. Our arts correspondent, Rebecca Jones, talks to Mary Wilson of the original Supremes.

0748 Thought for the Day with the Right Reverend Lord Harries.

0751 Why the Grangemouth refinery in ScotlandÌýcould shut down. Our Scotland correspondent, Colin Blane reports.


0800-0830

0810
ÌýThe Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams,Ìýon money, lending and faith.

0818 The OFT has announced an investigation into what it calls retail price co-ordination on cigarettes. John Fingleton is its chief executive.

0820ÌýThe winner of the Orwell prize for political writing.

0826 Sport with Rob Bonnet.


0830-0900

0831ÌýMike Thomson with the last of his four reports from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

0840 Business with Simon Jack.

0842
ÌýThe government of Bangladesh wants people to eat more potatoes. Our correspondent Mark Dummett reports from Dhaka.

0849 How do you tackle the problems of anti social behaviour and violence? Our political correspondent Norman Smith has been to ColoradoÌýto find out.

0854 The general secretary of Unite, Tony Woodley, is to address workers at the Grangemouth refinery. We asked him how theÌýdispute could be resolved.

0857 The fuel crisis thatÌýcaught everyone by surprise including the government We speak to Lance Price, formerÌýDowning Street deputy director of communications.
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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, 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.

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 aÌý comeback.
(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.
(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 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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