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Mary-Ann Ochota is presenting Ancient Ways: The Ridgeway, exploring what’s often known as Britain’s oldest road, connecting Wiltshire to Buckinghamshire. Available from Thursday 29th January on @HistoryHit.

Dr Sian William will appear on Great Lives on Monday 26th January to nominate Anna Freud, daughter of Sigmund and considered by many to be the founder of psychoanalytic child psychology. Listen from 3pm on BBC Radio 4.

Jennie Bond will appear in Secrets of the Royal Traditions on Saturday 24th January, exploring the deep-rooted bond between the monarch and their military forces. Watch from 8:25pm on Channel 5.

Ben Garrod explores the ethics of pet cloning, the limits of genetics and what it truly means to love an animal in Cloning Jack. It airs today at 3pm on BBC Radio 4 and is the Radio Times’ Pick of the Day.

Dr Kasim Ahmed will feature The Traitors: Uncloaked on Friday 16th January. Watch at 9:30pm on BBC One.

Kas will also appear on Morning Live on Wednesday 21st January. Watch from 9:30am on BBC One.

Megan McCubbin features is in the second episode of Gladiators: Epic Pranks. Join Megan as she confuses the Gladiators with a fake birdwatching club and joins a bird-loving conga! Watch now on BBC iPlayer and at 5:40pm on CBBC on Friday 16th January.

Delighted to confirm that award-winning journalist and broadcaster Cathy Newman will be joining Sky News in the coming months. She will front a new flagship politics programme at 7pm, present a new podcast and work on long-form investigations and documentaries.

Congratulations to Cathy!

Tori Herridge is a presenter in the new, six-part series of Digging for Britain, revealing the fascinating world hidden beneath our feet and showcasing the latest finds of dedicated archaeologists. The first episode aired on BBC Two on Wednesday 7th January, uncovering one of the largest Roman cemeteries in Britain as well as Scotland’s first skatepark. Catch up now on BBC iPlayer, with new episodes airing on BBC Two on Wednesdays at 9pm.

Congratulations to Marverine Cole on being awarded an honorary doctorate by Birmingham City University, her alma mater, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to journalism, education and media diversity.

Marverine Cole will present the news on Good Morning Britain from Monday 29th to Wednesday 31st December. Watch from 6am-9am on ITV1.