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The first edition of Today was broadcast on 28 October 1957, on the Home Service. The news and current affairs programme began life as a breakfast-time magazine, presented in two, 20-minute segments by Alan Skempton. The first show included items called Briefing a Pilot at London Airport, First Night at Liverpool, The Sale of Napoleon's Letters, and reviews of the latest gramophone records. The Today programme gradually became more serious. It now attracts 6 million listeners a week and is said to set the day's news agenda.
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