I cried after presenting my first Today programme

Amol and Nick are two of the BBC’s most experienced journalists. In this bonus episode of The Today Podcast they talk through their first day presenting Radio 4’s Today.They remember the emotion of those first mornings as well as their favourite moments on the UK’s most influential radio news programme.Also: find out what happens when a guest oversleeps and why Nick found himself running between Downing Street and a studio when Today was on air.Subscribe to The Today Podcast to get Amol and Nick's take on the biggest stories of the week every Thursday. With insights from behind the scenes of the programme.Get in touch by sending us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 4346 or email Today@bbc.co.ukThe Today Podcast is presented by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson. The producers are Tom Smithard and Stephanie Mitcalf. The editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Louisa Lewis. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths.

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Conversations about tomorrow, from Today.Every week Amol Rajan talks to radicals, pioneers and innovators from all over the world. From populism and climate change, to economics and AI... How can their radical ideas help you win the future?Amol Rajan is a presenter of the Today programme on BBC Radio 4. He is also the host of University Challenge on BBC One. Before that, Amol was media editor at the BBC and editor at The Independent.Episodes of Radical with Amol Rajan will be published on Thursdays on BBC Sounds. It will also be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Thursdays at 11pm. Visualised versions of the podcast will also be available on BBC iPlayer and YouTube.Radical with Amol Rajan is a Today Podcast.