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Kate Williams has teamed up with Mattel for the release of their collectible Queen Elizabeth Barbie doll to commemorate her 96th birthday and this year’s Platinum Jubilee. They are two of the world’s most recognizable women

Huge congratulations to Dani Sinha for making the Asian Women of Achievement 2022 awards shortlist in the media category

Congratulations to Cathy Newman, Jon Snow, Lucrezia Millarini, Nina Hossain and Sian Williams for being longlisted in the TRIC Awards News Presenter category – vote here: https://tric.org.uk/public-poll/

Easter can be a stressful time of year, there’s always something to do – cooking, organising, keeping everyone entertained but, what about you? Well, don’t panic, Angela Rippon has teamed up with Maltesers to bring you some much needed R&R with a series of baking meditation videos designed to soothe you with sweetness, calm you with cocoa and get you to chill with chocolate. Introducing…..Maltesers Meditations.

Life Changing with Jane Garvey is back this week. Jane talks to remarkable people with extraordinary stories and discovers the transformative moment that has reshaped their life in surprising ways. The programme airs Wednesdays at 9am on BBC Radio 4 and will be available on demand on BBC Sounds.

Next week, Adam Boulton takes the wheel for Times Radio’s drivetime cover the biggest stories of the day from 4pm Monday to Thursday.

We’re delighted to announce that Dr. Saleyha Ahsan is joining Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins as the on-screen doctor. The new series starts Sunday 10th at 9pm

Martin Lewis will be presenting a cost of living special on Good Morning Britain from 7am this Wednesday 30th March. With the cost of living soaring and the Chancellor’s Spring Statement recently released, Martin will aim to cut through the noise to deliver the best advice on personal finance and money saving tips.

Past Forward: A Century of Sound, hosted by Greg Jenner, returns to BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds at 1:45pm for the next two weeks. Starting Monday 21st March, Past Forward uses a random date generator to alight somewhere in the BBC’s vast archive over the past 100 years. Greg hears an archive clip for the first time at the top of the programme, and uses it as a starting point in a journey towards the present day.

 Both Jenni Murray and Samira Ahmed will be trying to come up with the most niche answers possible this Saturday evening at 8pm on BBC One’s Pointless.