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"A bum-legged old man and a drunk... that all you got?"

"That's what I've got."

This line from Rio Bravo (reviewed here) came to mind when watching 24 hours in the life of Today. Radio 4's flagship news programme routinely annoys the hell out of me; every morning, without fail, my wife shouts at John Humphrys and his sanctimonious interviewing style.

But it is the best thing we've got in terms of in-depth news analysis and commentary. And so, for that, it's worth sticking by it.

(As an aside, I suspect that this video was Evan Davies's idea; if so, it shows in snippet form what a difference he's made to the programme having joined it as a presenter.)

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