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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: 20/05/2010 - Thursday's Show

20/05/2010 - Thursday's Show

BBC Radio Derby - Aleena Naylor's Morning Show, 20/05/2010 - Thursday's Show

The National Memorial Arboretum prepares for it's 1 millionth visitor & sheep shearing.

Aleena speaks to Charlie Bagot Jewitt, chief executive of the National Memorial Arboretum, as the site near Alrewas prepares for it's one millionth visitor.

We drop in on Tony Maggs at the Honey Pot in Markeaton Craft Village to learn more about his quarter of a century in bee-keeping and how he now supplies would be apiarists with the equipment to establish their own hives.

Chris Johnstone, who works with the RSPB at Carsington Water, drops in to tell us about the "Make Your Nature Count" survey he'd like you to take part in next month, taking an hour out to log all the wildlife that visits your garden in a 60 minute period.

Nigel takes the radiocar to Derby College's Broomfield Hall, where he gate crashes a sheep shearing course and ends up with a ewe between his legs and clippers in his hand.

Political reporter Elly Zaniewicka analyses the contents of the coalition deal, released to the press today.

Plus Nigel visits the Greyhound pub on Friargate as it prepares to reopen after the Derby Brewing Company spends nearly half a million pounds renovating it.

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