The Today programme on BBC Radio 4 in the UK hands over the editorship of the flagship programme to notable outsiders for the week between Christmas and New Year. This is the full list of the individuals involved since the practice was started in 2003 by Peter Hanington.
2003 guest editors: Monica Ali Norman Tebbit Thom Yorke Gillian Reynolds Stephen Hawking
2004 guest editors: Bono Richard Branson Anthony Minghella Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York Onora O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve
2005 guest editors: David Blunkett Anna Ford Queen Noor of Jordan Steve Chandra Savale, member of the band Asian Dub Foundation Sir John Bond, Chairman of HSBC
2006 guest editors: Yoko Ono Sir Clive Woodward Zac Goldsmith Rowan Williams Allan Leighton
2007 Guest Editors Stella Rimington Damon Albarn Peter Hennessy Sir Martin Evans Richard Lewis, Samantha Gainard and Paul Amphlett of Dyfed-Powys Police as nominated by Today Programme Listeners
2008 Guest Editors Zadie Smith Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor Jarvis Cocker Sir Win Bischoff Zaha Hadid
2009 Guest Editors Martin Rees David Hockney Tony Adams PD James Robert Wyatt Shirley Williams
2010 Guest Editors
Diana Athill Colin Firth Sam Taylor Wood Richard Ingrams Dame Clara Furse
2011 Guest Editors
Sebastian Coe Mo Ibrahim Tracey Emin Sir Victor Blank Baroness Boothroyd Stewart Lee
2012 Guest Editors
Mass Observation Sir Paul Nurse Melinda Gates Dame Ann Leslie Benjamin Zephaniah Al Murray
2013 Guest Editors
Sir Tim Berners Lee Michael Palin Eliza Manningham Buller Antony Jenkins PJ Harvey
2014 Guest Editors
John Bercow Tracey Thorn Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury Lenny Henry Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss
2015 Guest Editors
Michael Sheen Sir Bradley Wiggins Miriam González Durántez David Adjaye Baroness Jane Campbell Lord Browne
2016 Guest Editors Nicola Adams Carey Mulligan Helena Morrissey Sally Davies John Shields, a member of the programme's staff, edited a broadcast from Hull, looking forward to Hull UK City of Culture 2017
2017 Guest Editors Tamara Rojo Prince Harry Ben Okri Baroness Trumpington AI Robot
2018 Guest Editors David Dimbleby Kamila Shamsie Martha Lane Fox Angelina Jolie Chidera Eggerue Andrew Roberts Outer Space
2019 guest editors:
Grayson Perry Brenda Hale Greta Thunberg George the Poet Charles Moore
2020 Guest Editors
Lewis Hamilton Prue Leith Margaret Atwood Evan Spiegel Sir Jeremy Farrar Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin
2021 Guest Editors
Raheem Sterling General Sir Nick Carter Mina Smallman James Rebanks Dr Jane Goodall Jacky Wright Lord Dobbs
2022 Guest Editors Ian Botham Jamie Oliver Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Björn Ulvaeus Sir Jeremy Fleming Anne-Marie Imafidon Dame Sharon White 2023 Guest Editors
Andrew Malkinson Ellie Goulding Dame Emma Walmsley Hanif Kureishi James May Jason Arday Nicola Fox
2024 Source: Frank Cottrell-Boyce 24th December 2025 Dwayne Fields 26th December 2025 Sir Sajid Javid 27th December 2025 Irene Tracey 28th December 2025 Baroness Floella Benjamin OM DBE 30th December 2025 Dame Laura Kenny 31st December 2025
2025 Source: Melvyn Bragg 24th December 2025 James Dyson 26th December 2025 Cate Blanchett 27th December 2025 Mustafa Suleyman 29th December 2025 Tom Holland 30th December 2025 Theresa May 31st December 2025
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