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Any friends of mine were once at the wrong wedding. They walked in a picturesque village, and heard sounds of laughter, popping champagne corks, and music to a pretty garden, where they sat down on fizz and canapés. They learned that the reception they were supposed to attend was at the opposite end of the village only after they saw a table plan. Any second weekend from May to September seemed to have a reception or a hen do during my late 20s and early 30s. I resented the pressure on my purse and closet back in the '90s.

On BBC Radio 4's Today programme, well-known personalities expressing their opinions as guest editors has become a regular fixture. Now, listeners from around the UK have been invited to celebrate 20 years of guest editors on the flagship program. Bosses are only open to communities or groups' between three and six people, and no radio skills are needed.