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Today: 0750 Defence Secretary John Hutton 11 Nov 08
The Defence Secretary, John Hutton, has said that the security of Afghanistan is still vital to Britain's national interest. He will mark Armistice Day by making his first major speech since taking up his job, at a conference called Afghanistan - Worth the Sacrifice. Responding to criticism that Bri ...
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Today: 0745 Rolf remakes Two Little Boys hit 10 Nov 08
Rolf Harris is to re-record his 1969 Christmas number one hit Two Little Boys to help mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I.
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Today: 0810 Are privacy laws being introduced? 10 Nov 08
Daily Mail Editor Paul Dacre has launched an attack on a High Court judge, accusing him of bringing in a privacy law by the back door. Lord Falconer, former Lord Chancellor, and Graham Dudman, the managing editor of the Sun, discuss Mr Dacre's accusation that Mr Justice Eady's decisions, for instanc ...
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Today: Bank of England interest rate cut 08 Nov 08
The main mortgage lenders have started to respond to the government's demand that they should cut their mortgage lending rates. Vince Cable, treasury spokesman for the Liberal Democrats, and Gillian Tett, capital markets editor for the Financial Times, discuss whether the Bank of England is back in ...
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Today: 0810 Political system 'has a problem' 08 Nov 08
There is "institutional racism" in the British political system, according to the head of the UK equality watchdog. Trevor Phillips says that the UK political system is closed to outsiders. Labour MP Sadiq Khan says the system is now more favourable to people from minority backgrounds.
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Today: 0810 'Remarkable result' in Glenrothes 07 Nov 08
Labour is celebrating victory over the SNP in the Glenrothes by-election. Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy and political editor Nick Robinson discuss whether the result is a vote of confidence in Gordon Brown.
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Today: 0715 BA announces 90% fall in profits 07 Nov 08
British Airways has announced a fall in half-year profits of 91.6% to £52m. Chief executive Willie Walsh says the economic turmoil has led to a significant decrease in demand but that the company is still performing well.
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Today: 0845 Historic moment for black America 06 Nov 08
Martin Luther King said that one day he dreamed Americans would not be judged on the colour of their skin but on the content of their character. He made that speech when Barack Obama was only two years old. James Naughtie discusses how the US has come to elect its first ever black president with Dr ...
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Today: 0845 Historic moment for black America 06 Oct 08
Martin Luther King said that one day he dreamed Americans would not be judged on the colour of their skin but on the content of their character. He made that speech when Barack Obama was only two years old. James Naughtie discusses how the US has come to elect its first ever black president with Dr ...
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Today: 0810 'Lack of confidence' in economy 06 Nov 08
The Monetary Policy Committee is expected to make a big cut in the cost of borrowing when they announce their decision on interest rates. Many economists are calling for a cut of up to 1.5%. Economics editor Hugh Pym and John Cridland, deputy director general of business lobbyists the CBI, discuss w ...
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Today: 0830 An 'historic election' 05 Nov 08
What does the election in the United States mean historically? Historians Niall Ferguson, of Harvard University, and Simon Schama, of Columbia University, discuss how the US has come to elect its first ever black president and how it represents a fundamental shift in the national mood.
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Today: 0810 'Change has come to America' 05 Nov 08
Barack Obama has been elected as the first black president of the United States. In his victory speech in Chicago, Mr Obama said change had been a long time coming and said it was time to reclaim the American dream.
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Today: 0730 Peter Mandelson 04 Nov 08
The Prime Minister has been trying to persuade the Gulf States to use some of their oil-wealth to help the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Business secretary Lord Mandelson, who is accompanying Gordon Brown on his trip to the Middle East, discusses how the extra investment can help the IMF.
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Today: 0810 RBS seeks extra £20bn 04 Nov 08
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will attempt to raise £20bn in extra capital. It has also admitted over £6bn of credit crunch write-downs. The new chief executive Stephen Hester signalled it could make a loss this year.
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Today: 0810 'A lot of worried people' at HBOS 03 Nov 08
The merger of two of Britain's biggest banks has come one step closer. Lloyds TSB has set out the details of its takeover offer to shareholders of Halifax Bank Of Scotland. Business editor Robert Peston reports the offer, which if successful may lead to widespread job losses at HBOS.
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Today: 0840 Subbuteo is back 03 Nov 08
For men of a certain age, Subbuteo was the beautiful game in miniature, but can it survive in a modern era of video games? Comedian Arthur Smith and Martin Hobbs, Chairman of the English Subbuteo Table Football Association, discuss the joys of a phenomenon which at its peak captivated millions.
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Today: 0830 US Elections
Who will Florida choose as the next American president? It's the biggest of the swing states, and Barack Obama and John McCain have been to the Sunshine State again and again throughout their campaigns. It's not surprising; the opinion polls say they're in a virtual tie there. In the fight for the s ...
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Today: 0810 Congo
Will UN peacekeepers be able to maintain the fragile peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo? We speak to Foreign Office Minister Mark Malloch Brown, who worked for the UN and was involved in establishing the UN operation in Congo.
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Today: 0810 BBC Trust 31 Oct 08
After Russell Brand's prank telephone calls to actor Andrew Sachs, has the BBC become a broadcaster less willing to offend some viewers and listeners in order to keep others? Chairman of the BBC Trust Sir Michael Lyons discusses the importance of taste and decency to the BBC.
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Today: 0750 George Osborne 31 Oct 08
The Conservatives say the government has got it all wrong with how it plans to deal with the recession. Shadow Chancellor George Osborne is to attack Gordon Brown for "borrowing without limit" to deal with the economic downturn. He discusses his belief that this generation and the next will be left ...
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