BBC 5 live decks the halls

Annabel Croft, Didier Drogba and Jenson Button are part of the festive line-up on BBC Radio 5 live that also includes new documentaries, current affairs and comedy specials.

Croft hosts James – My Alcoholic Friend, tracking down James Brodie who she met while sleeping rough on the streets of London. While journalist Ian McGarry presents In Search of the Real Drogba.

Jenson Button is also reappraised via the documentary, Jenson Button – Champion of the World and Max Rushden debuts on the network with Snapshot Christmas, a whistle stop tour of the UK to find out what the nation is doing on Christmas Day.

Simon Mayo reflects on eight years of shows for the Best of Mayo while former stockbroker Max Keiser looks ahead as he predicts the major economic trends for 2010 in The Keiser’s Business Guide to 2010.