Victoria Derbyshire
British journalist (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Victoria Antoinette Derbyshire (born 2 October 1968) is a British journalist, newsreader and broadcaster. Her eponymous current affairs and debate programme was broadcast on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel from 2015 until March 2020.[1][2] She has also presented Newsnight and BBC Panorama. She was one of eight women to appear in ITV's The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night – an entertainment documentary to raise awareness of breast cancer. She previously presented the morning news, current affairs and interview programme on BBC Radio 5 Live between 10 am and 12 noon each weekday. She left at the same time as fellow 5 Live broadcasters Richard Bacon and Shelagh Fogarty.
Victoria Derbyshire | |
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Born | Victoria Antoinette Derbyshire (1968-10-02) 2 October 1968 (age 55) Bury, Lancashire, England |
Education | Bury Grammar School for Girls |
Alma mater | University of Liverpool Preston Polytechnic |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, newsreader, television presenter |
Years active | 1993–present |
Employer | BBC |
Television | BBC News at Nine BBC News at One BBC News at Five BBC World News BBC News The Victoria Derbyshire Show Newsnight BBC Weekend News Central Weekend |
Spouse |
Mark Sandell (m. 2018) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Nick Derbyshire (brother) |