Talk:Today (BBC Radio 4)

message: I was a bit digusted that someone had removed the information on the alternative newsboards under the pretence of "advertising", afterall what is the article about the today programme but advertising? Moreover, having seen the number of posts on at least one of the alternative boards I did half wonder whether it might deserve an entry on its own. To only mention the BBC boards without giving at least a link to the alternative boards would be biased and misleading, particularly as there is a chance that the alternative boards may be more successful than the BBC's own in house board.
So, I've reistated the information about the alternative boards, I've corrected one link, and I  believe there is at least one other board that was set up which I don't have a link.
If anything it is possible the prominence given to the BBC's own inhouse board may prove to be excessive as the new format is not proving popular and the alternative boards appear to have seen a marked increase in posts.
--Mike 09:57, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The board itself has less than 200 members. Considering this is a long-running early morning news that has been around for almost 50 years, a forum with only 157 members is pretty small. Also, quoting random users in a discussion thread contradicts our reliable sources guidelines. Respectfully, who is i.moore, lucíllã døry or (darryl) to be included in a Wikipedia article? Also, are there any reliable source claiming the users left for alternative forums? If not, that last section can be considered original research, or even advertisement. -- ReyBrujo 22:27, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Alternative Newsboards

message: Hello, I'm new to this. I love Wikipedia, but I have not tried to contribute yet.
I'd like to suggest that this article should have a reference added to 'The Ten-Past Eight', the political interviews that usually take place at that time and which have evolved quite a political significance. I was prompted to sugest this by last week's with Mr Blair.
KitEwing 10:57, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: What type of reference - do you have suggestions? 213.249.162.132 09:52, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Big 8.10 Interview

message: "Today was launched on the BBC's Home Service on October 28, 1957..." But the first presenter (Alan Skempton) is given dates of 1956-1958. JH (talk page) 21:05, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Modified Alan Skempton's dates of presentation according to your information Dsmith1usa 08:41, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Date discrepancy

message: I decided that it was high time that Jack de Manio had an article, so I've created one. It's only a stub, and additions would be welcome. JH (talk page) 20:42, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Jack de Manio]]

message: Does anyone have any thoughts on merging the controversy and criticism sections.  It strikes me that the two headings are similar enough that having them seperate makes no sense. Uvghifds (talk) 15:26, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Headings 

message: Omission?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.254.147.220 (talk) 16:29, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: No, CG was never a presenter in the way that Montague, Naughtie, et al are, but Wikipedia has an article on Charlotte Green. Philip Cross (talk) 17:06, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Charlotte Green 

message: Do we have a source for the statement in the lede that this is "often-criticised"? Tigerboy1966  06:23, 24 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Religious slot

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Why is it that the table of presenters has a box on the right-hand side saying "Main presenter"? I think this is rather superfluous. My own personal view is that we could put in a list, rather than a table, of main presenters  - presenting this as a list could help us to see when former presenters, such as Evan Davis, did the programme. 81.140.1.129 (talk) 22:22, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Query about the table of main presenters

message: According to UK Business Insider, the Manchester Evening News and BBC Newbeat, the continuing broadcast of the Today programme is considered by the Trident nuclear fleet to be proof that British civilisation continues to endure. Is this notable enough to be included? ~dom Kaos~ (talk) 10:15, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trident submarine fleet 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I think it might be an idea if the second paragraph mentioned that Sarah Sands became editor of the programme in 2017. Vorbee (talk) 19:12, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Sarah Sands

message: This article could mention how, in March 2018, it was announced that Sarah Montague will leave the Today programme to start work on The World at One, and Martha Kearney will then become a co-presenter of Today. Vorbee (talk) 10:18, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Sarah Montague to swap roles in 2018

message: Martha Kearney will now need to be added to the list of current presenters. Vorbee (talk) 12:04, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Martha Kearney

message: The infobox in the top right hand corner has information on the current presenters of the programme. Could it also have information on past presenters of the programme, just how info-boxes on pop groups often have information on both present and past members of a group? This would help to clarify that Sarah Montague used to present the programme. Vorbee (talk) 10:48, 28 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Infobox in top right-hand corner

message: Somewhere in this article, it could be mentioned that from Monday to Friday, the programme has puzzles on it. It never gives us the answers, though. Vorbee (talk) 09:18, 20 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Puzzles

message: In the box in the top right-hand corner where this article lists hosts, it could include Simon Jack. It could put him in the list of current presenters  - Simon Jack continues to present the programme, as he did on February 18 2020. Vorbee (talk) 07:25, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I think we should keep it restricted to the regular presenters rather than anyone who presents the programme. Sarah Smith (news reporter) has presented Today a few times and she isn't there. Tigerboy1966  07:46, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Simon Jack