List of Today programme guest editors
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:
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:
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
2009 Guest Editors
2010 Guest Editors
2011 Guest Editors
2012 Guest Editors
2013 Guest Editors
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
2018 Guest Editors
2019 guest editors:
2020 Guest Editors
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