Amol Rajan

BBC Media Editor Amol Rajan says the broadcaster has been left “severely injured, probably scarred” by an independent inquiry that found it covered up “deceitful behaviour” by journalist Martin Bashir to obtain an explosive 1995 interview with Princess Diana. "The BBC as an organisation is found to have withheld information...

Amol Rajan popped up on Radio 4 at 6am like bread from a toaster: “Hello!” It was his first morning joining the presenting team for Today, Radio 4’s flagship news and current affairs programme. Rajan later confessed on Twitter that he had been sickeningly nervous about his first day in his new job, to the extent that he'd had a panic attack the night before, unable to sleep. He calmed down only with the help of a talking-to from his wife and “three massive rums”.

The new host of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme has admitted he had a “full-on panic attack” the night before taking the reins of the flagship show. Amol Rajan, the BBC’s media editor, said he managed only an hour’s sleep and turned to rum the night before arriving for his first shift at the sobering hour of 3.45am.

The BBC's media editor, Amol Rajan, is to join the presenting line-up of Radio 4's Today programme. He will become the fifth presenter of the station's flagship news show, alongside Mishal Husain, Nick Robinson, Martha Kearney and Justin Webb. In a statement, Rajan described Today as "one of the most...

Amol conducts interviews with sharpness and grace, and I’m delighted we’ll be able to showcase that to the widest possible audience across BBC Two and the Today programme. The BBC’s Media Editor, Amol Rajan, is set to host a major new interview series for BBC Two. Amol will bring his trademark insight and flair to the show, which will see him carry out in-depth interviews with high-profile global guests who are shaping the way we live today, from tech barons to business leaders to cultural influencers. The series will be made by BBC Studios and BBC News long form commissions.

The BBC has appointed its media editor, Amol Rajan, as a new presenter on the Today programme. Rajan will become the flagship Radio 4 news show’s fifth presenter, alongside Justin Webb, Mishal Husain, Martha Kearney and Nick Robinson. He will also host a new interview series for BBC Two and a two-part documentary about Prince William and Prince Harry’s relationship with the media.

Radio 4’s flagship current affairs show, Today, has signed up a new presenter – Amol Rajan. The BBC’s media editor will join the programme’s line-up later this spring. He will present alongside Justin Webb, Mishal Husain, Martha Kearney and Nick Robinson – John Humphrys stood down in 2019 after more than 30 years on the show.