Angelina Jolie is to guest edit BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, joining the likes of broadcaster David Dimbleby and the author Kamila Shamsie in being given the chance to take control of the flagship news and current affairs show.
“She has already begun working with the Today programme team, and is looking forward to engaging a broad and diverse range of voices in the programme.”
She will also “explore themes of justice, accountability and international leadership, hearing directly from refugees and survivors of conflict themselves”.
The BBC also announced a series of radio specials for the holiday period, including comedian Stewart Lee guest hosting Radio 3’s Late Junction, the Archers performing Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, and comedian Matt Lucas hosting a live Christmas Day celebration on Radio 2.