Reality TV star could follow Rowan Williams, Thom Yorke and PD James in editing show between Christmas and New Year

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The Today editor memorably questioned whether most female journalists were tough enough to cope with its combative environment. Now BBC Radio 4's Today may have found the ideal woman to handle the peculiar demands of the country's most popular speech radio programme – Katie Price.

Programme-makers have approached the reality TV star, author and model formerly known as Jordan to guest edit one of its programmes between Christmas and New Year.

End-of-year guest editors are a festive tradition on the Radio 4 show stretching back to 2003, with former incumbents including the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, footballer Tony Adams and writer PD James, who gave BBC director general Mark Thompson a grilling during her stint on the programme last year.

Producers have approached Price about taking on the role but the BBC declined to comment on whether she had agreed.

"We haven't finalised the lineup for this year yet," said a BBC News spokeswoman.

A spokesman for Price said it was an "interesting idea" and an "intriguing inquiry" but stressed the proposal remained at an early stage.

"It's a very interesting idea. The show is great and Katie has a lot more to say on all kinds of things," added the spokesman.

Guest editors are responsible for between a third and a half of the programme's output, and are helped to turn their ideas into on-air content by Today's team of producers and reporters who also ensure that it meets the BBC's editorial guidelines.

Other former guest editors include professor Stephen Hawking, author Zadie Smith, Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker and the late writer and director, Anthony Minghella.

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