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Thursday 6thÌýMarchÌý2008
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07:09
Can Nick Clegg recover from the Lib Dem referendum revolt? We speak to Liberal Democrat MEP Chris Davies.

0712:
The MOD spend millions of pounds every year keeping homes empty incase service families need them. Angus Crawford reports.

0720:
Greg Wood has the latest news on the state of the housing market.

0725:
What's caused the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to go on strike for the first time?

0730: England's cricketers haven't done quite so well in the second day of their test against New Zealand; Garry Richardson has the sports news.

0730-0800

0732:
Successful school placement rates are divided across the country. Steph Neal is headteacher of an inner london primary school.

0735: The humanitarian situation in Gaza is worse now than when the Israelis first occupied in 1967. Dr Mona Al Farra writes a blog about living in Gaza city and tells us what life is really like.

0740:
A look at today's papers.

0743:
Should a huge block of 1970s concrete flats be regarded as a 'masterpiece'?

0745:
Thought for the day with Anne Atkins.

0750:
As 18-year-old Samantha Madgin tried to intervene in an argument, she was stabbed to death by a 15 year old girl, high on vodka and cocaine. Spurned on by what they witnessed at the court case Samantha's parents are calling on the government to tackle the growing problem of violent teenage crime.


0800-0830

0810:
Home Secretary Jacqui SmithÌýconfirms that foreign nationals will require ID cards this year.

0820: George A Romero
is the director of the cult horror classic Night Of The Living Dead, he tells cult film expert Xavier Mendik that he never imagined the style of the film would be imitated for decades to come.

0825:
Sporting news from Garry Richardson.


0830-0900

0832:
Shortly after the president of Somalia told the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú he would clear his country of "al-Qaeda terrorists", the US launched missiles at what it said was a terrorist base. World Affairs correspondent Mark DoyleÌýreports fromÌýthe outskirts of Mogadishu.

0836:
Greg Wood has the latest business news and staff at John Lewis will be celebrating today.

0839: With Crufts just about to kick off we ask what the current canine trends are.

0842:
The future of Jodrell Bank, Britain's leading observatory, is under threat due to government cuts in science funding.

0845:
With 80% of Gaza's population dependent on food aid, the humanitarian situation is worse than ever before. Israeli government spokesman Mark RegevÌýexplains whyÌýIsreal feels it'sÌýhostilities are justified.

0848:
How should the international argument over whaling be resolved? Our reporter Chris Hogg hasÌývisited the Japanese whaling town of Wada.

0852
: Shadow Attorney General Dominic Grieve tells us what the conservatives make of the government's revised timetable for ID cards?
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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!

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.

(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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