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Aleena Naylor's Morning Show

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A mix of lifestyle, showbiz, consumer and food and drink features, with great guests.

Having arrived at BBC Radio Derby in the 1990s on a work placement, Aleena always fancied working on mid-morning as a producer, so went off to study journalism. 

But fate lent a hand and she arrived on the other side of the studio glass as a presenter. 

After almost three years on the lunchtime show, she was relieved to be able to eat her sandwich at a more leisurely pace, rather then getting indigestion during the one o'clock news. 

However, her passion for good food followed her into the programme, with regular appearances from guest chefs and celebrity cooks. 

In fact she's determined to celebrate the things that unite us all, from eating and sleeping to the place we call home, but Aleena believes the spice of life lies in the differences between us - and it's an area she's keen to explore. 

We thought her knowledge of Derbyshire and East Staffordshire was bordering on the encyclopaedic, but she says she's keen to expand it even further on the mid-morning programme. 

On Sundays, Aleena presents Take Two - a collection of highlights from BBC Radio Derby's last seven days. 

Outside of work Aleena and her partner are keen scuba divers, exploring wrecks and reefs around the UK coast and love to take their black Labrador long walks in the Peak.

Aleena Naylor's Morning Show: 17/05/2010 - Monday's Show

17/05/2010 - Monday's Show

BBC Radio Derby - Aleena Naylor's Morning Show, 17/05/2010 - Monday's Show

The award winning canal side tearooms & Aleena begins to walk along the River Derwent.

Long Eaton businessman Roger Webster tells Aleena why he's calling on the government to accelerate its nationwide broadband roll-out programme before, he fears, we fall behind the rest of the world.

Aleena visits the Lock House Tea Rooms at Trent Lock near Long Eaton, where owner Terry has just picked up the tea councils excellence award for the ninth year running.

Sally visit Calke Abbey to discover more about the BBC's "Bee Part of It" project and learns how to build a beehive at the National Trust estate.

Aleena heads to Ladybower to begin her "I'm Up For It" challenge, walking the Derwent Valley Heritage Way. She starts off getting some advice from Peak Park Ranger Paul Wetton about the route. Then she heads off on the first five mile leg accompanied by her friend Sara & their two dogs.

And with more than three weeks until the World Cup, Sally visits the Mickleover pub, already decked in St George's flags and sporting it's own life-sized model of Beckham on the roof.

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