There is just a month to go until Christmas, and the BBC has unveiled its Christmas 2025 radio line-up, with a host of famous faces set to make their appearance.
Hollywood stars, TV personalities and even former politicians have made the line up this festive season on BBC Radio 4.
Among the famous faces set to appear are Cate Blanchett, Baroness Theresa May and historian Tom Holland who will guest edit BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this festive season.
Inventor Sir James Dyson and AI entrepreneur Mustafa Suleyman will also appear, as well as daytime chat show host Lorraine Kelly who has been asked for the first time this year.
The festive takeover will kick off on Christmas Eve, with a special guest edit from broadcaster Melvyn Bragg who will tell the background to the classic nativity story.
Sir Dyson’s episode will air on Boxing Day and explore how Britain can get innovative at home while Hollywood star Cate Blanchett will take to the airwaves on December 27 speaking about women in film and the impact AI could have on the film industry in the coming years.
AI expert Mr Suleyman’s guest edit will take place on December 29 and will also delve into a post-superintelligence world.
Theresa May will appear on New Year’s Eve exploring the themes of domestic violence, trust in politics and modern slavery in her guest edit.
Owenna Griffiths, Editor of the Today programme, said: "Every Christmas on Today, a new set of guest editors take up residence and bring with them a wonderful range of new stories, fresh ideas and, hopefully, a sprinkling of joy.
"This year is no exception. In a rapidly changing world, this year's guest editors will help bring illumination and understanding and I'm enormously grateful to all of them for giving up the time to take part."
Elsewhere, other stars will appear on other stations.
TV presenter Lorraine Kelly is set to make her Radio 2 debut by taking over Jeremy Vine’s show and they will also air a celebration of the music of Stevie Wonder, set to be hosted by DJ Trevor Nelson.
Fans can expect a festive edition of Desert Island Discs with Kate Winslet, as well as a celebration of 75 years of The Archers, a new adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse’s Joy in the Morning, and a new performance of T.S. Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral.
