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Episodes from Today broadcast in 2011

December
  1. 31/12/2011
    Guest editor Stewart Lee investigates myths, music, super-size comedy and Mark E Smith.
  2. 30/12/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  3. 29/12/2011
    Guest edited by Sir Victor Blank, and examining leadership, communication and altruism.
  4. 28/12/2011
    With James Naughtie and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  5. 27/12/2011
    With Justin Webb and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  6. 26/12/2011
    With Justin Webb and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  7. 24/12/2011
    With John Humphrys and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day
  8. 23/12/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  9. 22/12/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  10. 21/12/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  11. 20/12/2011
    Debating criticisms of HMRC, eurozone collapse, foster care, perfect names and encores.
  12. 19/12/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  13. 17/12/2011
    Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
  14. 16/12/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
  15. 15/12/2011
    Debating the lasting effect of war on soldiers, dangerous dogs and the badger cull.
  16. 14/12/2011
    Debating domestic abuse, SNP criticism of the EU veto, and bookshelf arrangement.
  17. 13/12/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  18. 12/12/2011
    Debating the EU veto, RBS failings, the Durban deal and humanity's greatest invention.
  19. 10/12/2011
    George Osborne and Lord Heseltine on the UK's EU treaty 'veto'.
  20. 09/12/2011
    Digesting the political consequences of Cameron's veto in EU treaty negotiations.
  21. 08/12/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  22. 07/12/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
  23. 06/12/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
  24. 05/12/2011
    Debating life science funding, eurozone integration, extradition, Russia and War Horse.
  25. 03/12/2011
    John Prescott on climate talks, the latest on the eurozone, plus the Watford focus group.
  26. 02/12/2011
    Debating public sector pay, prayers in council meetings, bank bonuses and weasel numbers.
  27. 01/12/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
November
  1. 30/11/2011
    George Osborne and Ed Balls on the economy and strikes, plus Oscar Wilde's new memorial.
  2. 29/11/2011
    Debating the Autumn Statement, climate change talks, Stalin's daughter and Stonehenge lit.
  3. 28/11/2011
    How the North of England views the economy, plus Art Garfunkel on his voice and Paul Simon
  4. 26/11/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
  5. 25/11/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  6. 24/11/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  7. 23/11/2011
    Debating Caesarean sections, elderly care, Egypt protests and the perfect pub.
  8. 22/11/2011
    Debating cancer care, executive pay, Egypt, doing good, plus Kate Bush on her new album.
  9. 21/11/2011
    With Foreign Secretary William Hague on Egypt and Ed Balls on the economy.
  10. 19/11/2011
    The future of sick pay. Are pensions too costly? And does E still equal mc squared?
  11. 18/11/2011
    Including Weather, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  12. 17/11/2011
    Debating migrant workers, the war on drugs, self harm and Syria.
  13. 10/11/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  14. 16/11/2011
    With former border boss Brodie Clark and debating smoking in cars and K2.
  15. 15/11/2011
    Alan Johnson on border security, an Afghan woman's ordeal plus a scientific take on Turner
  16. 14/11/2011
    The outlook for jobs. What will Leveson achieve? Plus Lenny Henry on Shakespeare.
  17. 12/11/2011
    The clampdown in Syria, Italy's continuing crisis, and Abbey Road at 80.
  18. 11/11/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  19. 10/11/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  20. 09/11/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  21. 08/11/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  22. 07/11/2011
    With John Humphrys in Athens reporting on the future of Greece.
  23. 05/11/2011
    John Humphrys gauges the mood in Athens, plus Johnny Depp on his ambition to play Hamlet.
  24. 04/11/2011
    With Barclays' Bob Diamond, Chancellor George Osborne and Jose Manuel Barroso.
  25. 03/11/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  26. 02/11/2011
    Analysing the Greek referendum on the eurozone deal, and the protests at St Paul's.
  27. 01/11/2011
    Debating the Greek referendum, the C of E and protests, and August baby blues.
October
  1. 31/10/2011
    With James Naughtie and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  2. 29/10/2011
    Debating the C of E's attitude to protesters, ChildLine at 25 and camels' milk ice-cream.
  3. 28/10/2011
    Debating rising executive pay, crime maps and the market reaction to the eurozone deal.
  4. 27/10/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  5. 26/10/2011
    Debating the eurozone crisis, breast cancer screening, and the life of Hurricane Higgins.
  6. 25/10/2011
    With Michael Gove on the EU referendum rebellion and debating global population.
  7. 24/10/2011
    Hague on Tory rebels, Prof Brian Cox on quantum physics and Emma Thompson discusses Burma.
  8. 22/10/2011
    The latest on the euro debt crisis talks and Libya, plus the power of the All Black haka.
  9. 21/10/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  10. 20/10/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  11. 19/10/2011
    Debating if elderly people should leave big empty homes and compensation for egg donors.
  12. 18/10/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  13. 17/10/2011
    Is there anything the government can do to keep our energy bills down?
  14. 15/10/2011
    Ofsted's new head vows to tackle coasting and incompetent teachers.
  15. 14/10/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  16. 13/10/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  17. 12/10/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  18. 11/10/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  19. 10/10/2011
    Examining allegations surrounding Dr Liam Fox, plus is the UK becoming more civil?
  20. 08/10/2011
    With Evan Davis and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  21. 07/10/2011
    With James Naughtie and Justin Webb.
  22. 06/10/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  23. 05/10/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  24. 04/10/2011
    With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
  25. 03/10/2011
    With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  26. 01/10/2011
    With John Humphrys and Justin Webb; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
September
  1. 30/09/2011
    Eric Pickles on bin collections, a Bahraini doctor alleges torture, plus a modern Iliad.
  2. 29/09/2011
    Are NHS emergency surgery patients being unduly put at risk?
  3. 28/09/2011
    With Evan Davis and James Naughtie. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  4. 27/09/2011
    Are some cancer drugs worth the cost? Plus the place of altruism in sport.
  5. 26/09/2011
    Ed Balls outlines his prescription for the British economy.
  6. 24/09/2011
    With John Humphrys and James Naughtie; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  7. 23/09/2011
    With John Humphrys and James Naughtie. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
  8. 22/09/2011
    With John Humphrys and James Naughtie. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
  9. 21/09/2011
    Treasury Chief Sec Danny Alexander on balancing deficit reduction and growth.
  10. 20/09/2011
    Nick Clegg on the economy, plus musician Ry Cooder on taking on the bankers.
  11. 19/09/2011
    With Evan Davis and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  12. 17/09/2011
    With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  13. 16/09/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  14. 15/09/2011
    Justin Webb examines widely differing French attitudes to the euro debt crisis.
  15. 14/09/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  16. 13/09/2011
    Discussing proposed parliamentary boundary changes, plus saving Roald Dahl's shed.
  17. 12/09/2011
    With John Humphrys and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  18. 10/09/2011
    Remembering 9/11 a decade on, featuring a major interview with Tony Blair.
  19. 09/09/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  20. 08/09/2011
    Ed Balls on the economy, plus John Humphrys on how British Muslims were affected by 9/11.
  21. 07/09/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  22. 06/09/2011
    Reflecting on last night's riots debate, plus should court sentencing be televised?
  23. 05/09/2011
    With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
  24. 03/09/2011
    Is the government going to backtrack on planning rules? Plus Madonna on her new film.
  25. 02/09/2011
    David Cameron reflects on an eventful summer, plus do former soldiers make good teachers?
  26. 01/09/2011
    William Hague on Libya, plus can our social networks help us if we face terminal illness?
August
  1. 31/08/2011
    Are UK banks 'disingenuous' about reform? Plus Wooton Bassett, and the transfer window.
  2. 30/08/2011
    Investigating a mass grave in Libya, plus home ownership and English history.
  3. 29/08/2011
    Examining Libya, the future of the British high street and the travails of Usain Bolt.
  4. 27/08/2011
    The latest from Libya, plus the role of central banks and the Notting Hill carnival.
  5. 26/08/2011
    With the latest from Libya, and debating obesity and why our politicians lie.
  6. 25/08/2011
    With Evan Davis and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  7. 24/08/2011
    With the latest from Libya, plus the future of cheques and counting species.
  8. 23/08/2011
    Latest on the battle for Tripoli, plus Pedro Almodovar and Anders Breivik's defence lawyer
  9. 22/08/2011
    All the latest on the fighting in Libya, as rebel forces enter Tripoli.
  10. 20/08/2011
    With Evan Davis and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
  11. 19/08/2011
    Debating whether an economic crisis is near and if cutting rioters' benefits is ethical.
  12. 18/08/2011
    With Evan Davis and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  13. 17/08/2011
    Debating enterprize zones, the Goodman letter, gap years and jellyfish.
  14. 16/08/2011
    Debating exemplary justice for rioters, rail fare rises and stabilising the eurozone.
  15. 15/08/2011
    Zero tolerance policing, university places and how Gorbachev became a reformer.
  16. 13/08/2011
    Should rioters be prevented from claiming benefits? Plus Robert Robinson remembered.
  17. 12/08/2011
    Investigating the riots from Tottenham, north London, where violence first erupted.
  18. 11/08/2011
    With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  19. 10/08/2011
    With Boris Johnson on the London riots, plus debating UK growth forecasts and the Mr Men.
  20. 09/08/2011
    With John Humphrys, Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  21. 08/08/2011
    With John Humphrys and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  22. 06/08/2011
    The US credit rating downgrade, and 'the world's hardest crossword'.
  23. 05/08/2011
    Debating a political and economic crisis in the eurozone, life on Mars and the news boom.
  24. 04/08/2011
    With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  25. 03/08/2011
    With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
  26. 02/08/2011
    Debating the US debt deal, teenage drug rehab, and the true history of the Titanic.
  27. 01/08/2011
    With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
July
  1. 30/07/2011
    Debating tax cuts, blue sky thinking, and recreational drugs in sport.
  2. 29/07/2011
    Debating threats to ME scientists, delayed operations and satirising the Commons.
  3. 28/07/2011
    Investigating why some children go to school not knowing their own name.
  4. 27/07/2011
    Debating the Olympic legacy, probation service paperwork and the Catholic confession.
  5. 26/07/2011
    With John Humphrys and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  6. 25/07/2011
    Debating Anders Behring Breivik, and compassion in the record industry.
  7. 23/07/2011
    With the latest on the gun and bomb attack in Norway.
  8. 22/07/2011
    Debating the eurozone deal, the death of Lucian Freud and how to become highbrow.
  9. 21/07/2011
    Debating the Greek crisis, university scholarships, and the secret of satire.
  10. 20/07/2011
    Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, the Sun's Trevor Kavanagh and author PD James on hacking.
  11. 19/07/2011
    With Lord Kinnock and Acpo president Sir Hugh Orde on the post-hacking establishment.
  12. 18/07/2011
    Debating the resignation of Met chief Sir Paul Stephenson and decision to cut Army troops.
  13. 16/07/2011
    Debating the recognition of Libyan rebels, banking stress tests and winning the lottery.
  14. 15/07/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  15. 15/07/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  16. 14/07/2011
    Nick Clegg on phone hacking, debating animal testing, and Bobby Fischer.
  17. 13/07/2011
    Debating the police treatment over phone hacking and whether Italy is heading for a crisis
  18. 12/07/2011
    Debating phone hacking and the BBC's move north.
  19. 11/07/2011
    Debating the future of 752 Southern Cross care homes and News International's BSkyB bid.
  20. 09/07/2011
    Exploring power and the papers, humanitarian crisis in East Africa and the sound of F1.
  21. 08/07/2011
    Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Yesterday in Parliament.
  22. 07/07/2011
    With Boris Johnson and the PCC on phone hacking, and John McCain on Afghanistan.
  23. 06/07/2011
    Debating the ramifications of the phone hacking scandal and boring classical music.
  24. 05/07/2011
    Debating voicemail hacking, drought in the Horn of Africa and creativity in science.
  25. 04/07/2011
    Debating who pays for elderly care, police reform and the UK's love for Ronald Reagan.
  26. 02/07/2011
    With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague.
  27. 01/07/2011
    Debating end-of-life care, bribery, employing Britons and the Royal Box.
June
  1. 30/06/2011
    Discussing strikes, the EU budget and North Korean prison camps.
  2. 29/06/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  3. 28/06/2011
    The car insurance industry's "dirty little secret", plus Spacey and Mendes at the Old Vic.
  4. 27/06/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  5. 25/06/2011
    High-level criticism of the Milly Dowler case, plus Columbo actor Peter Falk remembered.
  6. 24/06/2011
    With Paul Simon, reaction to the Greek bail-out plan and Googling extremism.
  7. 23/06/2011
    Debating Lords reform, Afghan withdrawal and what Greece means for the EU.
  8. 22/06/2011
    What now for the Greek economy? Plus European arrest warrants, and your favourite number.
  9. 21/06/2011
    Will Greece default on its debts? Plus a backdown on sentences, and DLT on his Burmese fan
  10. 20/06/2011
    Debating elderly home care in England, plus John Simpson meets Aung San Suu Kyi.
  11. 18/06/2011
    Is the UK facing a summer of discontent? Plus Greece's debt rollover and an Archers relic.
  12. 17/06/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  13. 16/06/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  14. 15/06/2011
    Debating banking reform, strikes and POW escapism.
  15. 14/06/2011
    Debating doctor pressure on NHS reform, plus blood donation and goodbye TV Centre.
  16. 13/06/2011
    With Evan Davis and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  17. 11/06/2011
    The fears of Southern Cross care homes staff and residents, plus can sport promote peace?
  18. 10/06/2011
    Debating droughts, welfare to work and the Ed Balls letters.
  19. 09/06/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  20. 08/06/2011
    Debating the National Crime Agency, energy prices and conspiracy theories.
  21. 07/06/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  22. 06/06/2011
    With Sarah Montague and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  23. 04/06/2011
    Debating fears over the sexualisation of children. Plus Lamont and Darling on the economy.
  24. 03/06/2011
    Debating E. coli, private involvement in the health service and caring for the vulnerable.
  25. 02/06/2011
    Debating an immigration 'amnesty', the war on drugs, and if pop music is stuck on repeat.
  26. 01/06/2011
    Debating interest-only mortgages, James Naughtie's DNA and problems at Southern Cross.
May
  1. 31/05/2011
    With Justin Webb and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  2. 30/05/2011
    James Naughtie, from Cairo, explores the Arab Spring as it turns into a difficult summer.
  3. 28/05/2011
    Sharon Shoesmith on her appeal victory, plus James Naughtie in Cairo on the "Arab spring".
  4. 27/05/2011
    John Simpson on Ratko Mladic, plus Christine Lagarde explains why she should head the IMF.
  5. 26/05/2011
    Discussing Scottish sectarianism, elderly care and modern chivalry.
  6. 25/05/2011
    Debating ash cloud overreaction, Obama-Cameron politics and "structured reality" TV.
  7. 24/05/2011
    Debating Obama in Britain, privacy and the Commons, and more ash cloud chaos.
  8. 23/05/2011
    Alex Salmond on independence, Bob Dylan on addiction, and the privacy debate continues.
  9. 21/05/2011
    With Henry Kissinger on the Middle East and China and debating whether Armageddon is nigh.
  10. 20/05/2011
    Debating media privacy, Obama and Israel, and science fact and science fiction.
  11. 19/05/2011
    Debating Britain's expensive trains, the crisis in Syria and a growing dot com bubble.
  12. 18/05/2011
    Debating Clegg's opposition to NHS reform and police fears of government 'revenge'.
  13. 17/05/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  14. 16/05/2011
    Debating Tracey Emin's art, Nato in Libya and the power of emotion.
  15. 14/05/2011
    Are EU countries backtracking on open borders? Plus the 'perfect' Eurovision song.
  16. 13/05/2011
    Debating the Pakistan bomb attack, the UK border agency and gay role models.
  17. 12/05/2011
    With the US Attorney General on Bin Laden and Stephen Fry on classical music.
  18. 11/05/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  19. 10/05/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  20. 09/05/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  21. 07/05/2011
    Discussing the 7/7 inquest, the AV referendum and the impact of the elections.
  22. 06/05/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  23. 05/05/2011
    Debating the precedent set by Bin Laden's death, plus can the world support 10bn people?
  24. 04/05/2011
    With Ed Miliband on AV, BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten and Mohammed El Baradei.
  25. 03/05/2011
    Cameron and Clegg on AV and local elections, plus the myth behind Bin Laden.
  26. 02/05/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
April
  1. 30/04/2011
    Debating shared national moments, Egyptian alliances and female conductors.
  2. 29/04/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  3. 28/04/2011
    Debating why the UN didn't condemn Syria, AV and PR and the royal wedding down under.
  4. 27/04/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  5. 26/04/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  6. 25/04/2011
    Has the row over the AV referendum damaged the coalition?
  7. 23/04/2011
    What does disagreement over internships mean for the coalition's aims on social mobility?
  8. 22/04/2011
    Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain live at the South Bank Centre.
  9. 21/04/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  10. 20/04/2011
    Debating a rise in NHS waiting times, mission creep in Libya and living to 100.
  11. 19/04/2011
    With David Cameron on his first election since becoming prime minister.
  12. 18/04/2011
    With Taoiseach Enda Kenny on the Irish economy and debating aid access to Libya.
  13. 16/04/2011
    Is there a stalemate in Libya? Plus teaching West Country accents to US actors.
  14. 15/04/2011
    Debating middle age loneliness, the Greek debt crisis and the alternative to Gaddafi.
  15. 14/04/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  16. 13/04/2011
    With detained Chinese artists Ai Weiwei's wife Lu Qing and William Hague on Libya.
  17. 12/04/2011
    Can government help people become happier? Plus Gagarin's first space flight remembered.
  18. 11/04/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  19. 09/04/2011
    Can News International draw a line under the phone-hacking scandal?
  20. 08/04/2011
    Discussing drinking and cancer risk, training Libyan fighters, and NI's shifting politics.
  21. 07/04/2011
    Debating Portugal's economic crisis, rising rates of depression and striking teachers.
  22. 06/04/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  23. 05/04/2011
    Debating the Social Mobility Strategy, plus an interview with Saif al Islam Gaddafi.
  24. 04/04/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  25. 02/04/2011
    Liam Fox on avoiding a stalemate in Libya, plus Prince William forgoes a wedding ring.
  26. 01/04/2011
    With the latest from Ivory Coast, the cracks in the Libyan regime; and what is 3D radio?
March
  1. 31/03/2011
    With Labour leader Ed Miliband and debating Moussa Koussa, Irish banks and Princess Diana.
  2. 30/03/2011
    With Zadie Smith on libraries, plus debating policing cuts and Japan aid concerns.
  3. 29/03/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  4. 28/03/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  5. 26/03/2011
    Debating today's anti-cuts march in London, plus is this 'the golden age of the placard'?
  6. 25/03/2011
    Could Portugal derail the eurozone? And Tom Stoppard on his campaign against censorship.
  7. 24/03/2011
    George Osborne on the Budget, plus Angela Lansbury remembers Elizabeth Taylor.
  8. 23/03/2011
    Stephanie Flanders, Robert Peston and Nick Robinson preview today's Budget.
  9. 22/03/2011
    Are politicians and the military at loggerheads over Libya?
  10. 21/03/2011
    William Hague on the Libya attacks, plus Twitter turns five.
  11. 19/03/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
  12. 18/03/2011
    Debating what will happen now that the UN has given backing to military action in Libya.
  13. 17/03/2011
    Debating if the world has left it too late in Libya, and science and the meaning of life.
  14. 16/03/2011
    Debating Japan's nuclear fears and whether Colonel Gaddafi's army is approaching Benghazi.
  15. 15/03/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  16. 14/03/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  17. 12/03/2011
    Fear of a possible meltdown at a Japanese nuclear plant.
  18. 11/03/2011
    Latest on the Japan earthquake and debating whether 'three parent IVF' should be allowed.
  19. 10/03/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  20. 09/03/2011
    Debating SEN reform, plus BBC chairman Sir Michael Lyons and director Mike Leigh.
  21. 08/03/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  22. 07/03/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  23. 05/03/2011
    Can the UK learn from the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan? Plus the West End's top dog.
  24. 04/03/2011
    With Sir Howard Davies, author Margaret Atwood and 7/7 survivor Tim Coulson.
  25. 03/03/2011
    Debating BSkyB's move on Sky News, vocational education and UFO sightings.
  26. 02/03/2011
    With Lord Ashdown on Libya, plus Afghan treasures and James Naughtie's Scottishness.
  27. 01/03/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
February
  1. 28/02/2011
    Liam Fox on Libya, Colin Firth's Oscar win and Patrick Moore on the 700th Sky at Night.
  2. 26/02/2011
    Debating the UK's Libya evacuation operation, plus the grammar of tweeting.
  3. 25/02/2011
    Debating if the world should act in Libya, computers in exams and eating red meat.
  4. 24/02/2011
    With William Hague on the emergency evacuation from Libya, plus RBS boss Stephen Hester.
  5. 23/02/2011
    Debating the international response to Libya, divorce mediation and sporting heroism.
  6. 22/02/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  7. 21/02/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day with Rabbi Lionel Blue.
  8. 19/02/2011
    Protests continue in Bahrain and Libya, plus Barclays' corporation tax bill.
  9. 18/02/2011
    The AV debate hits its stride and what the Middle East protests mean for radical Islamism.
  10. 17/02/2011
    The latest on protests in the Arab world, IDS on welfare reform and the Anna Nicole opera.
  11. 16/02/2011
    Featuring Eric Pickles on council pay and Justin Webb's report on US 'declinism'.
  12. 15/02/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  13. 14/02/2011
    Analysing David Cameron's Big Society relaunch, plus last night's Bafta winners.
  14. 12/02/2011
    The latest on the Egyptian revolution and its potential impact on the Middle East.
  15. 11/02/2011
    Debating what might happen next in Egypt, cuts in neuroscience and the Gurkha dilemma.
  16. 10/02/2011
    Debating votes for prisoners, university funding, plus Obama's first term reaches half way
  17. 09/02/2011
    Debating the balance of power in justice, baptism services and the importance of chemistry
  18. 08/02/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  19. 07/02/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  20. 05/02/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
  21. 04/02/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  22. 03/02/2011
    With cuts to buses, the US view on Egypt and the protests' consequences for Israel.
  23. 02/02/2011
    With the Egyptian government view on the protests, and reaction to Pfizer's UK pull-out.
  24. 01/02/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
January
  1. 31/01/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  2. 29/01/2011
    The latest from Cairo. Plus, is Davos just a cynical exercise by the super-rich?
  3. 28/01/2011
    With Tony Blair on Egypt, Bill Gates on eradicating polio, and has pop gone posh?
  4. 27/01/2011
    Debating phone hacking, employment tribunals and George Soros on the future of the Euro.
  5. 26/01/2011
    Debating economic contraction, Rupert Murdoch and the future of control orders.
  6. 25/01/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  7. 24/01/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  8. 22/01/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
  9. 21/01/2011
    Debating Ed Balls' appointment and Tony Blair at the Iraq Inquiry.
  10. 20/01/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  11. 19/01/2011
    Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
  12. 18/01/2011
    Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day, Yesterday in Parliament.
  13. 17/01/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  14. 17/01/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
  15. 15/01/2011
    Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
  16. 14/01/2011
    Including Weather, Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Thought for the Day.
  17. 13/01/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  18. 13/01/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  19. 12/01/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  20. 12/01/2011
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
  21. 11/01/2011
    Debating union battlelines, Max Mosley on his legal battle and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
  22. 11/01/2011
    Debating union battlelines, Max Mosley on his legal battle and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
  23. 10/01/2011
    Nick Clegg explains his plans for the year ahead, plus how can we prepare to meet ET?
  24. 10/01/2011
    Nick Clegg explains his plans for the year ahead, plus how can we prepare to meet ET?
  25. 08/01/2011
    Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
  26. 07/01/2011
    Debating if the bonfire of the quangos was 'botched', control orders and the Ashes victory
  27. 07/01/2011
    Debating if the bonfire of the quangos was 'botched', control orders and the Ashes victory
  28. 06/01/2011
    Investigating falling pay, death row drugs sold from the UK, plus the US in Afghanistan.
  29. 06/01/2011
    Investigating falling pay, death row drugs sold from the UK, plus the US in Afghanistan.
  30. 05/01/2011
    Debating employment tribunals, beds getting bigger and pianist-turned-poet Alfred Brendel.
  31. 05/01/2011
    Debating employment tribunals, beds getting bigger and pianist-turned-poet Alfred Brendel.
  32. 04/01/2011
    With George Osborne on the VAT increase and Haiti one year on from the earthquake.
  33. 04/01/2011
    With George Osborne on the VAT increase and Haiti one year on from the earthquake.
  34. 03/01/2011
    Debating house prices, opposition to free schools and the latest on the Australian floods.
  35. 03/01/2011
    Debating house prices, opposition to free schools and the latest on the Australian floods.
  36. 01/01/2011
    Debating the year 2010, the crisis in Ivory Coast, and how to increase organ donation.

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