Today programme: Nick Robinson to take over from James Naughtie
James Naughtie held the role for 21 years

Nick Robinson, the BBC’s political editor, is joining Radio 4’s flagship news show the Today programme.
The broadcaster will replace James Naughtie, who has been a presenter on the programme since 1994.
Naughtie will step down from the role in the autumn, when Robinson will adopt the position.
BBC director-general Tony Hall said Robinson had been a “tireless and inquisitive, acute and open-minded” political editor.
Robinson has fronted the broadcaster’s political coverage for a decade, but recently took time off from his work as a journalist to recover from a lung cancer diagnosis.
His own replacement is yet to be announced, but it is believed that the BBC will replace him with a female journalist. Newsnight's Laura Kuenssberg and Channel 4 News' Cathy Newman are regarded as among the front-runners.
Former The Independent editor Andrew Marr and John Cole, the former deputy editor of The Guardian, previously held the role.
Robinson said: "I cannot remember a time when my morning did not begin with Today - the programme - setting the nation's agenda.
"It's a real honour to be chosen to succeed him. I will miss my privileged perch inside Parliament and outside Downing Street but after a decade as political editor I'm looking forward to hearing someone else's analysis of what our politicians are up to."
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