Has appeared on both news and current affairs programs on television,
including "Nationwide", "Tonight" and Election Budget Specials as
Presenter, and on the "Nine O'Clock News" and "Six O'Clock News" as
newsreader.
Mother of Tom and Harriet.
(March 1988-August 2006) Host and presenter of Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio Four.
She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to Broacasting.