Today, colloquially known as the Today programme, is a long-running British morning news and current-affairs radio programme on BBC Radio 4.
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10 Facts About Today programme
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From July 1978, Today programme returned to its previous length and Up to the Hour was dropped.
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Today programme was held in affection by listeners, but became notorious for on-air gaffes .
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In 1970 the Today programme format was changed so that there were two presenters each day.
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Peter Hobday, who had first broadcast on the Today programme in the 1950s, was a regular presenter from the early 1980s and a favourite with listeners because of his relaxed, urbane style.
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In 2001, the Today programme created a system of message boards allowing the users of its web site to challenge thinking on current affairs with all those contributing.
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However, on 16 November 2006 the programme changed its board policy so that only the producers of Today could start a thread, but all contributors could still join in with them.
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Message boards dedicated to the Today programme were discontinued around mid-2008 and listeners were invited to use the general BBC 'Have Your Say' board.
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Today programme found itself in the midst of controversy again in 2002, when its editor Rod Liddle wrote a column in The Guardian that was extremely critical of the Countryside Alliance and which raised questions about his own impartiality.
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On Friday 5 November 2010, the Today programme failed to be transmitted due to 48-hour strike action at the BBC.
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