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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: 25/05/2010 - Tuesday's Show

25/05/2010 - Tuesday's Show

BBC Radio Derby - Aleena Naylor's Morning Show, 25/05/2010 - Tuesday's Show

Local winners at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show & the Derby Arts Programmer back from Cannes.

Adam Buss, Deputy Director at Derby's Quad joins Aleena in the studio to discuss his recent visit to the Cannes Film Festival.

There's an appeal for former air, sea and army cadets in Derbyshire to come forward with artefacts, uniforms and photographs as plans to mark 150 years of the organisations come to fruition.

Nigel is with two members of the Derbyshire Bee Keepers Association as new figures show nationally 17 per cent of the insects died over the winter.

Aleena chats to Bob Sweet, the RHS Head of Shows Development about this year's Chelsea Flower show. She also catches up with Dave Nicholson, from Derbyshire Bonsai, having just won a Gold Medal on their first visit to the international renowned show.

She also chats to James Tucker from Stanton Nurseries near Burton - after being shortlisted for the Plant of the Year title with a busy lizzie he's produced.

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