Today (BBC Radio 4)

Today, also called The Today Programme, is a British early-morning news radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It started in 1957 on the BBC Home Service. It is broadcast Monday to Friday 6:00a.m. to 9:00a.m.; and 7:00a.m. to 9:00a.m. on Saturdays. It is one of the most popular programmes on BBC Radio 4. There are political interviews and reports; and also the religious "Thought for the Day". It was voted the most influential news programme in Britain. Around 7 million people listen to it every week.