Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus and Jamie Oliver are among the seven names taking over.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus and Jamie Oliver will be among seven guests to edit BBC Radio 4's Today programme over Christmas.Ex-cricketer Lord Ian Botham, Sir Jeremy Fleming, head of GCHQ, Dame Sharon White, chair of the John Lewis Partnership, and technologist Anne-Marie Imafidon will also guest edit.
This Christmas will be Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe's first in the UK since she was released from jail in Iran after being arbitrarily detained for six years. Sir Jeremy - the first director of Government Communications Headquarters to edit Today - will look at the opportunities and risks of data, ranging from intelligence to competitive sport.
Ms Imafidon is no stranger to the Today programme, having first appeared on it at the age of 11 when she was interviewed about taking her GCSEs early.
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