Angelina Jolie to discuss 'pressing issues' as she guest edits BBC Radio 4's Today programme

The Hollywood star has already started work in her latest role
Special Envoy: Angelina Jolie, who works with the UN Refugee agency, will guest edit BBC Radio 4's Today programme
Andrew McConnell / UNHCR via Getty Images
Natasha Sporn22 November 2018

Angelina Jolie will take on “pressing issues” as she guest edits BBC Radio 4’s Today programme over the festive period.

The Hollywood A-Lister, who is the special envoy to the UN Refugee Agency, will take charge of the popular current affairs broadcast on December 28.

Jolie, 43, has already started working with the Today programme team and is expected to invite a series of guests onto the show to discuss the global refugee crisis and violence against women in war zones.

A spokesperson for the actress said: “Angelina is grateful for this opportunity to draw on the BBC's global expertise and network to explore practical solutions to a number of pressing issues of our time.

In charge: Angelina Jolie has already started working on her Today broadcast
Getty Images

"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.”

Jolie is among a number of guest editors taking the reins at the BBC Radio 4 show including outgoing Question Time host David Dimbleby who will take over on December 22.

First up: David Dimbleby will take charge of the first festive special
Getty Images

The final guest editor will produce an “outer space” broadcast on New Year’s Day exploring aliens, commercial space flight and a futuristic world where we all live and work in space.

Last year, Prince Harry took over the show for the day, interviewing his father, Prince Charles, and US president Barack Obama.

Previous guest editors include Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, comedian Lenny Henry and actress Carey Mulligan.

Take That will take over BBC Radio 2 on Christmas Day with a two-hour special celebrating their greatest hits to mark their 30th anniversary, while Laura Whitmore will explore faith in the 21st century for a BBC Radio 5 Live special.

Angelina Jolie - style file

1/44

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in