Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton will be one of the guest editors of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this Christmas. The programme-makers said they hoped the guest editors would bring “novel ideas and unexpected perspectives”. “Since they were first introduced back in 2003, guest editors have become an indispensable annual event, bringing novel ideas and unexpected perspectives to the familiar world of daily news,” Today editor Owenna Griffiths said. Every year, the show invites a series of high-profile guests to helm an edition of the show, with each setting the agenda for one day across the Christmas and New Year period. More details on the exact dates of this year’s guest shows will be announced over the coming weeks.

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